SHORT TERM FANTASY OUTLOOK AND WEEKLY RANKINGS

Nick Castellanos is projected for 17.94 fantasy points in 6 games in week 3 which ranks him as the #27 projected outfielder 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 Eloy Jimenez but behind Kole Calhoun. Week 4 will be better based on projected rank (#18). He is projected for 18.08 fantasy points.

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REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Expect Nick Castellanos to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 466.8 projected fantasy points puts him at #11 behind Ronald Acuna and ahead of Bryce Harper. He has averaged 3.13 fantasy points in his past 151 games, which is slightly less than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 3.39 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#18) is worse than his rank based on total fantasy points. He is slightly overrated if you compare his ownership based rank with his projection rank. At 98%, he is the #8 most highly owned outfielder. Nick Castellanos is expected to improve on last season's #16 fantasy position rank.

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.