Randal Grichuk on Blue Jays' bench Friday

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Randal Grichuk is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against right-hander Michael Pineda and the Minnesota Twins.

What It Means:

Grichuk is out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Corey Dickerson is starting in center field over Grichuk and hitting sixth Friday.

numberFire’s models project Dickerson for 9.8 FanDuel points and he has a $2,400 salary on Friday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Blue Jays have an implied total of 5.3 runs. Pineda is registering a 20.4 strikeout percentage and a 4.7 walk percentage (top 4% of the league) this season, with a 4.82 xERA and a .332 xwOBA.