REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Expect Amed Rosario to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 341.39 projected fantasy points puts him at #22 behind Kevin Newman and ahead of Niko Goodrum. He has averaged 2.52 fantasy points in his past 157 games. Our projected per game average is virtually the same. He is projected to average 2.48 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#61) is worse than his rank based on total fantasy points. He is slightly overrated if you compare his ownership based rank with his projection rank. At 49%, he is the #20 most highly owned shortstop. Amed Rosario is expected to come up short of last season's #12 fantasy position rank.

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PROJECTING A DOWN WEEK 3 FOR AMED ROSARIO WITH FEWER FPS THAN CARLOS CORREA

Amed Rosario is projected for 13.38 fantasy points in 6 games in week 3 which ranks him as the #28 projected shortstop 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 Brandon Crawford but behind Carlos Correa. Week 4 will be better based on projected rank (#18). He is projected for 14.73 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.