REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Expect Alex Avila to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 223.37 projected fantasy points puts him at #29 behind Tyler Flowers and ahead of Danny Jansen. He has averaged 1.87 fantasy points in his past 63 games, which is less than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 2.57 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#28) is better than his rank based on total fantasy points. In 63 games last season he was the #42 ranked catcher.

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START EM ALERT: ALEX AVILA WEEK 3 AND 4 FANTASY OUTLOOK

Alex Avila is projected for 9.85 fantasy points in 4 games in week 3 which ranks him as the #25 projected catcher for the week and a starter for most fantasy teams. 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 Tucker Barnhart but behind Welington Castillo. Week 4 will be better based on projected rank (#18). He is projected for 10.48 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.