2 years agoKansas City Royals rookie shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. is not in the starting lineup on Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles. Witt will get his first breather of the month. The 21-year-old prospect got off to a cold start in his first taste of major league pitching and is slashing .233/.282/.438 overall with seven home runs, 29 RBI, 32 runs scored and 10 stolen bases in 55 games. He's gone 7-for-25 (.280) with two RBI and three stolen bases in seven games over the last week, and Witt remains an everyday fantasy play because of his power/speed upside. Nicky Lopez is starting at shortstop and is hitting ninth on Saturday against Orioles right-hander Tyler Wells. Lopez is still searching for his first home run of the season and has a .212 average in 179 at-bats, so he's a low-upside DFS target.--Keith Hernandez - RotoBaller
Source: Baseball Press