Royals' MJ Melendez sitting versus lefty Thursday

What It Means

With left-handed pitcher Reid Detmers on the mound for Los Angeles tonight, the Royals will shift Melendez to the bench. Dairon Blanco will start in left field instead and has a $2,100 salary on FanDuel.

Our model projects Melendez for 444 more plate appearances this season, with 15 home runs, 51 runs, 48 RBI, 5 stolen bases and a .232 batting average the rest of the way.