DAILY FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND PLAY OR FADE ADVICE
He is projected for 10.5 FanDuel points and 7.9 points on DraftKings. Based on the player pool average points per dollar he is worth +$243 more than $3.3K on FanDuel and +$183 more than $4.2K on DraftKings. Their may be other options (see below) who are even better values, but barring a significant lineup change consider him a strong daily fantasy play. Below are how he ranks based on projected fantasy points on both DFS platforms. Look for players with more FPs at lower salaries.
| FANDUEL (3B) 8/27 RANK | PROJECTION | SALARY |
|---|
| #9 Matt Carpenter | 11.2 FD Points | $2900 |
| #10 Josh Donaldson | 10.7 FD Points | $3600 |
| #11 Giovanny Urshela | 10.5 FD Points | $3300 |
| #12 Miguel Sano | 10.4 FD Points | $3800 |
| #13 Justin Turner | 10.1 FD Points | $3400 |
| DRAFTKINGS (3B) 8/27 RANK | PROJECTION | SALARY |
|---|
| #9 Matt Carpenter | 8.4 DK Points | $4300 |
| #10 Josh Donaldson | 8 DK Points | $4900 |
| #11 Giovanny Urshela | 7.9 DK Points | $4200 |
| #12 Alex Bregman | 7.7 DK Points | $4800 |
| #13 Justin Turner | 7.7 DK Points | $4500 |
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REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK
Expect Giovanny Urshela to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 53.56 projected fantasy points puts him at #24 behind Carlos Sanchez and ahead of Matt Duffy. He has averaged 2.87 fantasy points in his past 123 games, which is less than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 3.45 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#6) is better than his rank based on total fantasy points. He is overrated if you compare his ownership based rank with his projection rank. At 89%, he is the #13 most highly owned third baseman. Giovanny Urshela is expected to come up short of this season-to-date's #14 fantasy position rank.
| REST OF SEASON RANK (3B) | PROJECTION | FANTASY STATS SINCE 2018 |
|---|
| #22 Todd Frazier (9% OWN) | 56 FP, 2.49 per game | 278 FP, 115 gp, 2.41 per game (#14) |
| #23 Carlos Sanchez (3% OWN) | 54 FP, 2.17 per game | 333 FP, 154 gp, 2.16 per game (#20) |
| #24 Giovanny Urshela (89% OWN) | 54 FP, 3.45 per game | 21 FP, 15 gp, 1.4 per game (#31) |
| #25 Matt Duffy (3% OWN) | 53 FP, 2.21 per game | 300 FP, 131 gp, 2.29 per game (#16) |
| #26 Cheslor Cuthbert (3% OWN) | 53 FP, 2.36 per game | 50 FP, 30 gp, 1.68 per game (#29) |
START GIOVANNY URSHELA IN WEEK 23... AHEAD OF RIO RUIZ
Giovanny Urshela is projected for 11.76 fantasy points in 4 games the rest of the week in week 23 which ranks him as the #18 projected third 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 Rio Ruiz but behind Evan Longoria the rest of the week. Week 24 will not be as good based on projected rank (#26). He is projected for 10.82 fantasy points.
| 8/27 TO 9/1 RANK (3B) | PROJECTION | ROS FP PROJ AVG |
|---|
| #16 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (99% OWN) | 12.7 FP (73% ST) | 2.98 FP |
| #17 Evan Longoria (31% OWN) | 12 FP (21% ST) | 2.66 FP |
| #18 Giovanny Urshela (89% OWN) | 11.8 FP (73% ST) | 3.45 FP |
| #19 Rio Ruiz (1% OWN) | 11.3 FP (1% ST) | 2.4 FP |
| #20 Cheslor Cuthbert (3% OWN) | 11.1 FP (2% ST) | 2.36 FP |
| 9/2 TO 9/8 RANK (3B) | PROJECTION | ROS FP PROJ AVG |
|---|
| #24 Michael Brosseau (6% OWN) | 11.2 FP (3% ST) | 3 FP |
| #25 Cheslor Cuthbert (3% OWN) | 11.1 FP (2% ST) | 2.36 FP |
| #26 Giovanny Urshela (89% OWN) | 10.8 FP (73% ST) | 3.45 FP |
| #27 Martin Prado (1% OWN) | 10.3 FP | 1.95 FP |
| #28 Marco Hernandez (0% OWN) | 9.9 FP | 3.4 FP |
FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND ACTUAL STATS
The tables below show projected stats (totals and averages) for the rest of the season and upcoming weeks. Also included are actual stats from the current and last season.
| GIOVANNY URSHELA | FP | HR | RBI | R | BB | SB |
|---|
| Rest of 2019 | 54 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| -- Per Game (16 Proj) | 3.4 | 0.19 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.31 | 0.02 |
| 8/26 to 9/1 (3.5 Games) | 11.8 | 0.68 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.87 | 0.06 |
| 9/2 to 9/8 (3 Games) | 10.8 | 0.59 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.89 | 0.06 |
| 2019 Season | 332 | 18 | 67 | 64 | 21 | 1 |
| -- Per Game (108 GP) | 3.1 | 0.17 | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.19 | 0.01 |
| 2018 to 2019 | 354 | 19 | 70 | 70 | 23 | 1 |
| -- Per Game (123 GP) | 2.9 | 0.15 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.19 | 0.01 |