SHORT TERM FANTASY OUTLOOK AND WEEKLY RANKINGS

Marcus Walden is projected for 1.6 fantasy points in 2 games which projects to being the #44 ranked reliever. This may be a week you want to sit Marcus Walden. 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 Tyler Clippard but behind Chad Green. Week 4 will not be as good based on projected rank (#62). He is projected for 0.95 fantasy points.

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REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Marcus Walden may be worth a roster spot in deeper leagues or may be a decent waiver wire pick up. His 20.83 projected fantasy points puts him at #69 behind Trevor Gott and ahead of Brusdar Graterol. He has averaged 0.71 fantasy points in his past 70 games, which is more than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 0.42 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#73) is worse than his rank based on total fantasy points. Marcus Walden is expected to come up short of last season's #41 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.