SHORT TERM FANTASY OUTLOOK AND WEEKLY RANKINGS

Eric Hosmer is projected for 14.84 fantasy points in 6 games in week 3 which ranks him as the #25 projected first baseman 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 Justin Smoak but behind Evan White. Week 4 will not be as good based on projected rank (#36). He is projected for 12.54 fantasy points.

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REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Expect Eric Hosmer to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 385.47 projected fantasy points puts him at #15 behind Joey Votto and ahead of Justin Smoak. He has averaged 2.49 fantasy points in his past 160 games. Our projected per game average is virtually the same. He is projected to average 2.61 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#64) is worse than his rank based on total fantasy points. He is slightly underrated if you compare his ownership based rank with his projection rank. At 76%, he is the #17 most highly owned first baseman. Eric Hosmer is expected to slightly 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.