REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Based on our latest projection, you can expect Christian Yelich to be an elite fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 584.96 projected fantasy points puts him at #2 behind Mike Trout and ahead of Mookie Betts. He has averaged 4.32 fantasy points in his past 130 games, which is slightly more than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 4.02 fantasy points. His rank based on average projected points is the same as his rank based on total fantasy points. He is underrated if you compare his ownership based rank with his projection rank. At 97%, he is the #16 most highly owned outfielder. Christian Yelich is expected to slightly improve on last season's #5 fantasy position rank.

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CHRISTIAN YELICH WEEK 3 AND 4 FANTASY OUTLOOK

Christian Yelich is projected for 22.41 fantasy points in 6 games which is good enough to be the #7 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 Kevin Pillar but behind Ketel Marte. Week 4 will be a very good week and he is projected to be the number one outfielder. He is projected for 27.83 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.