Fantasy: Week 19 positional rankings

Reid (via the traveling MLSFI studio) is joined by Mike and Blayne to review the important Fantasy takeaways from Round 18 and prep for the upcoming massive Round 19 DGW which start TUESDAY! Mike and Blayne get distracted by an early episode rant about the fantasy value of Minnesota players and everyone weighs in on what kind of future production we can expect from LAFC wonder forward Adama Diomande. They then break down Round 19 focusing on the DGW teams before wrapping up with a preview of the MLSFI H2H playoffs!

Week 19 of MLS Fantasy features 11 teams playing twice which means double the fantasy points just in time to make a run up the leaderboard. Here are the top players at each position, with an emphasis on players who play two games this week.

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Goalkeepers

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David Bingham | USA Today Sports Images

Despite a struggling defense, LA Galaxy 'keeper David Bingham has been posting strong fantasy scores and is one of three goalkeepers who have two home games this week.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	David Bingham	LA	vs. DC, vs. CLB	$8.5
2	Joe Willis	HOU	vs. LAFC, vs. MIN	$6.1
3	Nick Rimando	RSL	vs. SKC, vs. DAL	$7.2
4	Tyler Miller	LAFC	at HOU, vs. ORL	$6.6
5	Tim Melia	SKC	at RSL, vs. TOR	$10.5
6	Tim Howard	COL	vs. SEA, at MTL	$4.8
7	Jesse Gonzalez	DAL	vs. ATL, at RSL	$8.0
8	Brad Guzan	ATL	at DAL, at PHI	$7.4
9	Alex Bono	TOR	at MIN, at SKC	$7.4
10	Stefan Frei	SEA	at COL, at NE	$7.3

Defenders

Laurent Ciman is the only starting defender averaging over seven fantasy points per game and with LAFC hosting an Orlando City attack (Saturday, 4:30 pm ET | FOX — Full TV & Streaming info) that have been shutout in three straight, there’s a good chance he continues to produce.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Laurent Ciman	LAFC	at HOU, vs. ORL	$10.8
2	Graham Zusi	SKC	at RSL, vs. TOR	$11.5
3	Matt Hedges	DAL	vs. ATL, at RSL	$8.2
4	Justen Glad	RSL	vs. SKC, vs. DAL	$7.9
5	Jorgen Skjelvik	LA	vs. DC, vs. CLB	$7.4
6	Walker Zimmerman	LAFC	vs. HOU, vs. ORL	$9.2
7	Tommy Smith	COL	vs. SEA, at MTL	$6.2
8	Leandro Gonzalez Pirez	ATL	at DAL, at PHI	$7.8
9	Edgar Castillo	COL	vs. SEA, at MTL	$7.3
10	Steven Beitashour	LAFC	at HOU, vs. ORL	$8.8
11	Justin Morrow	TOR	at MIN, at SKC	$5.0
12	DaMarcus Beasley	HOU	vs. LAFC, vs. MIN	$6.2
13	Chad Marshall	SEA	at COL, at NE	$6.5
14	Matt Besler	SKC	at RSL, vs. TOR	$10.0
15	Philippe Senderos	HOU	vs. LAFC, vs. MIN	$7.0
16	Ashley Cole	LA	vs. DC, vs. CLB	$6.7
17	Nicolas Hasler	TOR	at MIN, at SKC	$5.8
18	Michael Ciani	LA	vs. DC, vs. CLB	$6.8
19	Ike Opara	SKC	at RSL, at TOR	$10.0
20	Joao Moutinho	LAFC	at HOU, vs. ORL	$4.0

Midfielders

Romain Alessandrini returned to the Galaxy lineup in Week 18 with a goal and with two home games in Week 19 he jumps out as arguably the top midfielder to pick if we can avoid roster rotation.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Romain Alessandrini	LA	vs. DC, vs. CLB	$9.4
2	Miguel Almiron	ATL	at DAL, at PHI	$12.6
3	Nicolas Lodeiro	SEA	at COL, at NE	$12.3
4	Tomas Martinez	HOU	vs. LAFC, vs. MIN	$9.7
5	Albert Rusnak	RSL	vs. SKC, vs. DAL	$10.4
6	Lee Nguyen	LAFC	at HOU, vs. ORL	$7.0
7	Johnny Russell	SKC	at RSL, vs. TOR	$9.4
8	Benny Feilhaber	LAFC	at HOU, vs. ORL	$10.3
9	Daniel Salloi	SKC	at RSL, vs. TOR	$11.0
10	Jonathan Osorio	TOR	at MIN, at SKC	$10.2
11	Roland Lamah	DAL	vs. ATL, at RSL	$7.9
12	Ezequiel Barco	ATL	at DAL, at PHI	$8.9
13	Michael Bradley	TOR	at MIN, at SKC	$9.5
14	Ilie	SKC	at RSL, vs. TOR	$10.0
15	Boniek Garcia	HOU	vs. LAFC, vs. MIN	$7.9
16	Damir Kreilach	RSL	vs. SKC, vs. DAL	$7.6
17	Roger Espinoza	SKC	at RSL, vs. TOR	$9.1
18	Sam Nicholson	COL	vs. SEA, at MTL	$4.9
19	Chris Pontius	LA	vs. DC, vs. CLB	$5.0
20	Mark-Anthony Kaye	LAFC	at HOU, vs. ORL	$8.3
21	Rasmus Schuller	MIN	vs. TOR, at HOU	$8.8
22	Joao Plata	RSL	vs. SKC, vs. DAL	$8.9
23	Julian Gressel	ATL	at DAL, at PHI	$9.5
24	Kyle Beckerman	RSL	vs. SKC, vs. DAL	$7.2
25	Cristian Roldan	SEA	at COL, at NE	$7.2
26	Sebastian Saucedo	RSL	vs. SKC, vs. DAL	$6.4
27	Osvaldo Alonso	SEA	at COL, at MTL	$6.4
28	Perry Kitchen	LA	vs. DC, vs. CLB	$6.3
29	Victor Rodriguez	SEA	at COL, at NE	$6.3
30	Alexi Gomez	MIN	vs. TOR, at HOU	$5.3

Forwards

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Adama Diomande is chased by Lalas Abubakar of Crew SC | USA Today Sports Images

LAFC's Adama Diomande has been red hot with seven goals over his last four games and he has a pair of matchups that could have goals in store, including a home game versus a reeling Orlando City squad on Saturday.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Adama Diomande	LAFC	at HOU, vs. ORL	$8.8
2	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	LA	vs. DC, vs. CLB	$9.2
3	Alberth Elis	HOU	vs. LAFC, vs. MIN	$9.9
4	Sebastian Giovinco	TOR	at MIN, at SKC	$10.9
5	Josef Martinez	ATL	at DAL, at PHI	$11.7
6	Romell Quioto	HOU	vs. LAFC, vs. MIN	$10.0
7	Mauro Manotas	HOU	vs. LAFC, vs. MIN	$7.4
8	Darwin Quintero	MIN	vs. TOR, at HOU	$8.2
9	Maxi Urruti	DAL	vs. ATL, at RSL	$8.8
10	Ola Kamara	LA	vs. DC, vs. CLB	$8.7
11	Clint Dempsey	SEA	at COL, at NE	$5.5
12	Dominique Badji	COL	vs. SEA, at MTL	$6.7
13	Jefferson Savarino	RSL	vs. SKC, vs. DAL	$6.5
14	Will Bruin	SEA	at COL, at NE	$7.1
15	Diego Rossi	LAFC	at HOU, vs. ORL	$9.0
16	Corey Baird	RSL	vs. SKC, vs. DAL	$6.2
17	Latif Blessing	LAFC	at HOU, vs. ORL	$5.7
18	Christian Ramirez	MIN	vs. TOR, at HOU	$6.5
19	Hector Villalba	ATL	at DAL, at PHI	$5.9
20	Joe Mason	COL	vs. SEA, at MTL	$4.0

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