REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Expect Sean Manaea to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 87.26 projected fantasy points puts him at #25 behind Zack Wheeler and ahead of Kyle Hendricks. He is projected to average 2.95 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 #33 most highly owned starting pitcher. He only played 5 games last season.

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PROJECTING A DOWN WEEK 3 FOR SEAN MANAEA WITH FEWER FPS THAN LUIS CASTILLO

Sean Manaea is projected for 3.04 fantasy points in 2 games in week 3 which ranks him as the #31 projected starting pitcher for the week and a starter for most fantasy teams. His per game projected fantasy production is the same as his rest of season per game projection. He is ranked above Bryse Wilson but behind Luis Castillo. Week 4 will be better based on projected rank (#21). He is projected for 4.56 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.