REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Expect Carlos Martinez to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 46.94 projected fantasy points puts him at #55 behind Luke Weaver and ahead of Joey Lucchesi. He has averaged 3.83 fantasy points in his past 48 games, which is more than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 1.81 fantasy points. His rank based on average projected points is the same as his rank based on total fantasy points. He is underrated if you compare his ownership based rank with his projection rank. At 66%, he is the #65 most highly owned starting pitcher. Carlos Martinez is expected to come up short of last season's #5 fantasy position rank.

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SIT EM ALERT: CARLOS MARTINEZ PROJECTED FOR FEWER FPS THAN CARLOS CARRASCO IN WEEK 3

Carlos Martinez is projected for 1.47 fantasy points in one game in week 3 which ranks him as the #61 projected starting pitcher for the week and a starter for most fantasy teams. This is projected to be a below average game with fewer fantasy points than he is projected to average per game the rest of the season. He is ranked above Dustin May but behind Carlos Carrasco. Week 4 will not be as good based on projected rank (#120). He is projected for -0.09 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.