SHORT TERM FANTASY OUTLOOK AND WEEKLY RANKINGS

Trea Turner is projected for 14.73 fantasy points in 6 games in week 3 which ranks him as the #24 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 J.P. Crawford but behind Jose Iglesias. Week 4 will be better based on projected rank (#13). He is projected for 16.76 fantasy points.

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REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Expect Trea Turner to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 411.96 projected fantasy points puts him at #10 behind Carlos Correa and ahead of Adalberto Mondesi. He has averaged 3.36 fantasy points in his past 122 games, which is more than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 2.78 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#34) 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 98%, he is the #5 most highly owned shortstop. Trea Turner is expected to come up slightly short of last season's #9 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.