Royals' Drew Waters in dugout Friday

Kansas City Royals outfielder Drew Waters is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against left-hander Marco Gonzales and the Seattle Mariners.

What It Means:

Michael Taylor will replace Waters in center field and hit sixth.

Taylor has a $2,300 salary on Friday and numberFire’s models project him for 8.4 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Royals’ implied total (3.96) is No. 12 in the majors today.