Reid, Mike and Blayne sit down just hours after the end of Round 12 to review the unexpected results and meh DGW performances. A random question from Mike leads to a surprise conversation about Columbus before the guys touch on the fantasy impact of the upcoming U.S. Open Cup Round 4 and the World Cup. Everything wraps up with their preview of Round 13 which includes Blayne asking the fantasy community to change his nind about a player selection.
Week 13 of MLS Fantasy features several matchups worth targeting for fantasy points. Let’s take a look at the top players at each position.
Goalkeepers
Ryan Meara filled in admirably for usual New York Red Bulls starter Luis Robles in Week 12, coming up with some highlight-reel saves against Atlanta’s high-octane attack and picking up six fantasy points in the process. If Robles remains out through injury, Meara is one of the best values at the position in a home game on Saturday vs. a Philadelphia attack (7 pm ET; TV & streaming info) that has been shut out in four of five road games this season.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Ryan Meara |
RBNY |
vs. PHI |
$4.9 |
2 |
Tim Melia |
SKC |
vs. CLB |
$8.3 |
3 |
Clint Irwin |
TOR |
vs. DAL |
$5.0 |
4 |
Tyler Miller |
LAFC |
vs. DC |
$8.1 |
5 |
Stefan Frei |
SEA |
vs. RSL |
$7.2 |
6 |
David Bingham |
LA |
vs. SJ |
$6.5 |
7 |
Joe Bendik |
ORL |
vs. CHI |
$5.4 |
8 |
Tim Howard |
COL |
vs. POR |
$5.6 |
9 |
Bobby Shuttleworth |
MIN |
vs. MTL |
$6.5 |
10 |
Brian Rowe |
VAN |
vs. NE |
$4.2 |
Defenders
Ike Opara has scored at least five points in each of his last seven games | USA Today Sports Images
Graham Zusi’s price continues to rise, but considering only Miguel Almiron, Carlos Vela and Maxi Moralez have more points than Zusi, his $5 million increase since the start of the season is justified.
Rank |
Playe |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Graham Zusi |
SKC |
vs. CLB |
$11.0 |
2 |
Ike Opara |
SKC |
vs. CLB |
$8.6 |
3 |
Laurent Ciman |
LAFC |
vs. DC |
$10.3 |
4 |
Michael Murillo |
RBNY |
vs. PHI |
$7.7 |
5 |
Auro |
TOR |
vs. DAL |
$5.5 |
6 |
Steven Beitashour |
LAFC |
vs. DC |
$9.0 |
7 |
Aaron Long |
RBNY |
vs. PHI |
$7.9 |
8 |
Eriq Zavaleta |
TOR |
vs. DAL |
$6.2 |
9 |
Francisco Calvo |
MIN |
vs. MTL |
$7.3 |
10 |
Kendall Waston |
VAN |
vs. NE |
$5.6 |
11 |
Matt Besler |
SKC |
vs. CLB |
$9.2 |
12 |
Gregory van der Wiel |
TOR |
vs. DAL |
$6.6 |
13 |
Tim Parker |
RBNY |
vs. PHI |
$6.9 |
14 |
Chad Marshall |
SEA |
vs. RSL |
$5.7 |
15 |
Mohamed El-Munir |
ORL |
vs. CHI |
$6.8 |
16 |
Kelvin Leerdam |
SEA |
vs. RSL |
$4.8 |
17 |
Lamine Sane |
ORL |
vs. CHI |
$6.7 |
18 |
Ronald Matarrita |
NYC |
at HOU |
$5.1 |
19 |
Harrison Afful |
CLB |
at SKC |
$7.3 |
20 |
Edgar Castillo |
COL |
vs. POR |
$5.6 |
Midfielders
Kaku has come alive with two goals and seven assists over his last four games, averaging 12.5 fantasy points per game in that span. Last year he was an MLS Fantasy darling, but Romain Alessandrini’s production has seen a significant dropoff this season. He did deliver 13 fantasy points in his last home outing and at $8.2 million he’ll be hard to pass on in the Cali Clasico on Friday (11 pm ET; UniMás — Full TV & streaming info).
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Kaku |
RBNY |
vs. PHI |
$10.8 |
2 |
Romain Alessandrini |
LA |
vs. SJ |
$8.2 |
3 |
Johnny Russell |
SKC |
vs. CLB |
$10.4 |
4 |
Sacha Kljestan |
ORL |
vs. CHI |
$10.5 |
5 |
Ignacio Piatti |
MTL |
at MIN |
$12.8 |
6 |
Victor Vazquez |
TOR |
vs. DAL |
$9.4 |
7 |
Diego Valeri |
POR |
at COL |
$11.5 |
8 |
Daniel Royer |
RBNY |
vs. PHI |
$7.9 |
9 |
Justin Meram |
ORL |
vs. CHI |
$5.9 |
10 |
Federico Higuain |
CLB |
at SKC |
$10.2 |
11 |
Maxi Moralez |
NYC |
at HOU |
$10.6 |
12 |
Daniel Salloi |
SKC |
vs. CLB |
$9.5 |
13 |
Magnus Wolff Eikrem |
SEA |
vs. RSL |
$4.2 |
14 |
Jonathan Osorio |
TOR |
vs. DAL |
$8.4 |
15 |
Albert Rusnak |
RSL |
at SEA |
$11.0 |
16 |
Mauro Diaz |
DAL |
at TOR |
$10.9 |
17 |
Felipe |
VAN |
vs. NE |
$7.7 |
18 |
Saphir Taider |
MTL |
at MIN |
$7.8 |
19 |
Yordy Reyna |
VAN |
vs. NE |
$5.0 |
20 |
Benny Feilhaber |
LAFC |
vs. DC |
$9.3 |
21 |
Sean Davis |
RBNY |
vs. PHI |
$8.4 |
22 |
Alexander Ring |
NYC |
at HOU |
$10.2 |
23 |
Jonathan dos Santos |
LA |
vs. SJ |
$7.5 |
24 |
Cristian Roldan |
SEA |
vs. RSL |
$8.6 |
25 |
Danny Hoesen |
SJ |
at LA |
$8.4 |
26 |
Josue Colman |
ORL |
vs. CHI |
$5.5 |
27 |
Sebastian Blanco |
POR |
at COL |
$9.0 |
28 |
Tomas Martinez |
HOU |
vs. NYC |
$8.6 |
29 |
Chris Mueller |
ORL |
vs. CHI |
$7.0 |
30 |
Florian Valot |
RBNY |
vs. PHI |
$8.5 |
Forwards
Only Miguel Almiron has scored more fantasy points than Carlos Vela in 2018 | USA Today Sports Images
Carlos Vela continues to deliver the fantasy goods, with seven or more points in four straight weeks. A home game vs. D.C. United on Saturday (10 pm ET; TV & streaming info) presents another good chance to collect points before Vela departs for the World Cup.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Carlos Vela |
LAFC |
vs. DC |
$13.2 |
2 |
Sebastian Giovinco |
TOR |
vs. DAL |
$10.0 |
3 |
Bradley Wright-Phillips |
RBNY |
vs. PHI |
$12.4 |
4 |
David Villa |
NYC |
at HOU |
$10.8 |
5 |
Ola Kamara |
LA |
vs. SJ |
$8.3 |
6 |
Alberth Elis |
HOU |
vs. NYC |
$10.9 |
7 |
Darwin Quintero |
MIN |
vs. MTL |
$10.0 |
8 |
Kei Kamara |
VAN |
vs. NE |
$8.7 |
9 |
Diego Rossi |
LAFC |
vs. DC |
$11.0 |
10 |
Clint Dempsey |
SEA |
vs. RSL |
$7.0 |
11 |
Nemanja Nikolic |
CHI |
at ORL |
$7.9 |
12 |
Romell Quioto |
HOU |
vs. NYC |
$8.5 |
13 |
Maxi Urruti |
DAL |
at TOR |
$8.6 |
14 |
Khiry Shelton |
SKC |
vs. CLB |
$4.8 |
15 |
Latif Blessing |
LAFC |
vs. DC |
$6.6 |
16 |
Mauro Manotas |
HOU |
vs. NYC |
$8.4 |
17 |
Christian Ramirez |
MIN |
vs. MTL |
$8.4 |
18 |
Dominique Badji |
COL |
vs. POR |
$8.4 |
19 |
Gyasi Zardes |
CLB |
at SKC |
$8.8 |
20 |
Cristian Penilla |
NE |
at VAN |
$9.6 |
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