C.J. Abrams called up, starting Monday for Nationals

Washington Nationals infielder C.J. Abrams is in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against right-hander Marcus Stroman and the Chicago Cubs.

What It Means:

The Nationals recalled Abrams from Triple-A Rochester on Monday and placed Luis Garcia (groin) on the 10-day injured list. He will start at shortstop and bat seventh. Ildemaro Vargas will move to third base in place of an idle Maikel Franco.

Abrams has a $2,000 salary on Monday and numberFire’s models project him for 7.8 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Nationals’ implied total (3.73) is No. 16 out of 26 active teams today.