REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Expect Bryce Harper to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 464.44 projected fantasy points puts him at #12 behind Nick Castellanos and ahead of Max Kepler. He has averaged 3.33 fantasy points in his past 157 games. Our projected per game average is virtually the same. He is projected to average 3.28 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#28) is worse than his rank based on total fantasy points. He is underrated if you compare his ownership based rank with his projection rank. At 92%, he is the #24 most highly owned outfielder. Bryce Harper is expected to come up slightly short of last season's #10 fantasy position rank.

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PROJECTING A DOWN WEEK 3 FOR BRYCE HARPER WITH FEWER FPS THAN JOC PEDERSON

Bryce Harper is projected for 18.77 fantasy points in 6 games in week 3 which ranks him as the #18 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 George Springer but behind Joc Pederson. Week 4 will be better based on projected rank (#4). He is projected for 21.83 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.