DRAFT ADVICE AND POSITION RANK

Based on our latest pre-season projection, you can expect Nelson Cruz will be an elite fantasy starter. His 566.12 projected fantasy points puts him ahead of Freddie Freeman making him our #1 ranked first baseman. He has averaged 3.98 fantasy points in his past 120 games. Our projected per game average is virtually the same. He is projected to average 3.88 fantasy points. He is underrated if you compare his ownership based rank with his projection rank. At 98%, he is the #10 most highly owned first baseman. Nelson Cruz is expected to improve on last season's #10 fantasy position rank.

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NELSON CRUZ WEEK 1 AND 2 FANTASY OUTLOOK

Nelson Cruz is projected for 13.51 fantasy points in 4 games the rest of the week which is good enough to be the #1 ranked first baseman 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 the highest ranked first baseman the rest of the week, ahead of Yordan Alvarez. Week 2 will be slightly worse based on projected rank (#3). He is projected for 21.82 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.