REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Expect Mike Tauchman to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 441.99 projected fantasy points puts him at #18 behind Marcell Ozuna and ahead of Giancarlo Stanton. He has averaged 2.65 fantasy points in his past 84 games, which is less than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 3.1 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#51) is worse than his rank based on total fantasy points. He is underrated if you compare his ownership based rank with his projection rank. At 81%, he is the #35 most highly owned outfielder. Mike Tauchman is expected to improve on last season's #84 fantasy position rank.

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START EM ALERT: MIKE TAUCHMAN PROJECTED TO FINISH AHEAD OF KYLE SCHWARBER IN WEEK 3

Mike Tauchman is projected for 21.27 fantasy points in 7 games which is good enough to be the #11 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 Kyle Schwarber but behind Giancarlo Stanton. Week 4 will not be as good based on projected rank (#21). He is projected for 17.56 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.