DAILY FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND PLAY OR FADE ADVICE
He is projected for 12.7 FanDuel points and 9.5 points on DraftKings. Based on the player pool average points per dollar he is worth +$279 more than $4.1K on FanDuel and +$475 more than $4.9K 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 (OF) 8/12 RANK | PROJECTION | SALARY |
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#3 David Peralta | 13.8 FD Points | $3800 |
#4 Aaron Judge | 13.1 FD Points | $4000 |
#5 Juan Soto | 12.7 FD Points | $4100 |
#6 Justin Upton | 12.6 FD Points | $3300 |
#7 Melky Cabrera | 12.4 FD Points | $2400 |
DRAFTKINGS (OF) 8/12 RANK | PROJECTION | SALARY |
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#3 George Springer | 10.3 DK Points | $5200 |
#4 Aaron Judge | 9.6 DK Points | $4400 |
#5 Juan Soto | 9.5 DK Points | $4900 |
#6 Michael Brantley | 9.4 DK Points | $4300 |
#7 Melky Cabrera | 9.4 DK Points | $3100 |
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REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK
Expect Juan Soto to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 141.68 projected fantasy points puts him at #7 behind Ronald Acuna and ahead of Marcell Ozuna. He has averaged 3.49 fantasy points in his past 222 games, which is slightly more than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 3.29 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#15) is worse than his rank based on total fantasy points. He is owned in 100% of fantasy leagues so everyone expects him to be an elite outfielder. He is projected to be very good, but not one of the very best at his position. Juan Soto is expected to slightly improve on this season-to-date's #8 fantasy position rank.
REST OF SEASON RANK (OF) | PROJECTION | FANTASY STATS SINCE 2018 |
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#5 Mookie Betts (100% OWN) | 151 FP, 3.78 per game | 594 FP, 136 gp, 4.36 per game (#1) |
#6 Ronald Acuna (100% OWN) | 143 FP, 3.58 per game | 376 FP, 111 gp, 3.39 per game (#4) |
#7 Juan Soto (100% OWN) | 142 FP, 3.29 per game | 387 FP, 115 gp, 3.37 per game (#6) |
#8 Marcell Ozuna (99% OWN) | 139 FP, 3.32 per game | 395 FP, 148 gp, 2.67 per game (#33) |
#9 Rhys Hoskins (100% OWN) | 135 FP, 3.29 per game | 485 FP, 152 gp, 3.19 per game (#11) |
PROJECTING A DOWN WEEK 21 FOR JUAN SOTO WITH FEWER FPS THAN MARCELL OZUNA
Juan Soto is projected for 19.77 fantasy points in 6 games in week 21 which ranks him as the #16 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 Anthony Santander but behind Marcell Ozuna. Week 22 will be better based on projected rank (#8). He is projected for 21.95 fantasy points.
8/12 TO 8/18 RANK (OF) | PROJECTION | ROS FP PROJ AVG |
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#14 Shohei Ohtani | 20 FP (69% ST) | 3.02 FP |
#15 Marcell Ozuna | 19.9 FP (82% ST) | 3.32 FP |
#16 Juan Soto | 19.8 FP (89% ST) | 3.29 FP |
#17 Anthony Santander | 19.5 FP (36% ST) | 2.74 FP |
#18 Kole Calhoun | 19.3 FP (59% ST) | 2.8 FP |
8/19 TO 8/25 RANK (OF) | PROJECTION | ROS FP PROJ AVG |
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#6 Austin Meadows | 22.7 FP (82% ST) | 3.14 FP |
#7 Christian Yelich | 22.4 FP (82% ST) | 4 FP |
#8 Juan Soto | 22 FP (89% ST) | 3.29 FP |
#9 Thomas Pham | 21.7 FP (79% ST) | 3.01 FP |
#10 Marcell Ozuna | 21.4 FP (82% ST) | 3.32 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.
JUAN SOTO | FP | HR | RBI | R | BB | SB |
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Rest of 2019 | 142 | 8.9 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 3.0 |
-- Per Game (43 Proj) | 3.3 | 0.21 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.07 |
8/12 to 8/18 (5.7 Games) | 19.8 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.41 |
8/19 to 8/25 (6.7 Games) | 22.0 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.49 |
2019 Season | 388 | 24 | 77 | 69 | 75 | 10 |
-- Per Game (107 GP) | 3.6 | 0.22 | 0.72 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.09 |
2018 to 2019 | 776 | 45 | 145 | 145 | 154 | 15 |
-- Per Game (222 GP) | 3.5 | 0.20 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.07 |