DRAFT ADVICE AND POSITION RANK

Lane Thomas is not projected to be worth a roster spot. His 228.13 projected fantasy points puts him at #143 behind Rosell Herrera and ahead of Billy McKinney. He has averaged 1.81 fantasy points in his past 26 games, which is less than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 2.82 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#114) is better than his rank based on total fantasy points. In 26 games last season he was the #157 ranked outfielder.

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LANE THOMAS WEEK 1 AND 2 FANTASY OUTLOOK

Lane Thomas is projected for 3.95 fantasy points in 2 games the rest of the week in week 1 which only ranks him as the #160 projected outfielder and not a fantasy relevant player. 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 Brent Rooker but behind Bubba Starling the rest of the week. Week 2 will be better based on projected rank (#124). He is projected for 8.89 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.