SHORT TERM FANTASY OUTLOOK AND WEEKLY RANKINGS

Kyle Schwarber is projected for 21.1 fantasy points in 7 games which is good enough to be the #12 ranked outfielder and a must start for most owners. 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 David Peralta but behind Mike Tauchman. Week 4 will not be as good based on projected rank (#23). He is projected for 17.38 fantasy points.

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REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Expect Kyle Schwarber to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 420.1 projected fantasy points puts him at #27 behind Mark Canha and ahead of Lourdes Gurriel. He has averaged 2.94 fantasy points in his past 155 games. Our projected per game average is virtually the same. He is projected to average 3.04 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#62) is worse than his rank based on total fantasy points. He is overrated if you compare his ownership based rank with his projection rank. At 95%, he is the #21 most highly owned outfielder. Kyle Schwarber is expected to come up short of last season's #18 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.