REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Expect Kirby Yates to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 221.52 projected fantasy points puts him at #16 behind Brad Hand and ahead of Ian Kennedy. He has averaged 5.07 fantasy points in his past 60 games, which is more than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 3.81 fantasy points. His rank based on average projected points is the same as his rank based on total fantasy points. He is overrated if you compare his ownership based rank with his projection rank. At 93%, he is the #6 most highly owned reliever. Kirby Yates is expected to come up short of last season's #3 fantasy position rank.

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KIRBY YATES WEEK 3 AND 4 FANTASY OUTLOOK

Kirby Yates is projected for 8.61 fantasy points in 2 games in week 3 which ranks him as the #19 projected reliever 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 Taylor Rogers but behind Brad Hand. Week 4 will be slightly worse based on projected rank (#22). He is projected for 7.36 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.