SHORT TERM FANTASY OUTLOOK AND WEEKLY RANKINGS

Hunter Pence is projected for 14.15 fantasy points in 5 games in week 3 which ranks him as the #29 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 Christian Walker but behind Khris Davis. Week 4 will not be as good based on projected rank (#37). He is projected for 12.22 fantasy points.

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REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

You can expect Hunter Pence to be a good bench player who will start in certain weeks the rest of the season. His 310.05 projected fantasy points puts him at #39 behind Brandon Belt and ahead of Eric Thames. He has averaged 3.19 fantasy points in his past 83 games, which is more than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 2.7 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#60) is worse than his rank based on total fantasy points. Hunter Pence is expected to come up short of last season's #33 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.