REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Expect Ronald Acuna to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 471.78 projected fantasy points puts him at #10 behind Ketel Marte and ahead of Nick Castellanos. He has averaged 3.57 fantasy points in his past 155 games, which is slightly more than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 3.27 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#33) is worse than his rank based on total fantasy points. He is owned in 100% of fantasy leagues so everyone expects him to be an elite outfielder. He is not projected for elite value. Ronald Acuna is expected to come up short of last season's #6 fantasy position rank.

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START EM ALERT: RONALD ACUNA PROJECTED TO FINISH AHEAD OF STARLING MARTE IN WEEK 3

Ronald Acuna is projected for 23.18 fantasy points in 7 games which is good enough to be the #4 ranked outfielder and a must start for most owners. This is projected to be a better than average week with more fantasy points per game than he is projected to average per game the rest of the season. He is ranked above Starling Marte but behind Cody Bellinger. Week 4 will be slightly worse based on projected rank (#5). He is projected for 21.32 fantasy points.

FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND ACTUAL STATS

The tables below show projected stats (totals and averages) for the rest of the season and upcoming weeks. Below the projection are actual stats from last season.