Fantasy: Week 28 positional rankings

Schuyler Redpath

Reid and Mike make the most of this light week by sitting down with 2018 Spring season champion Tod Modisette and chat about his road to victory and what he learned along the way. Even with this great interview, they still provide all the basics including a Round 27 review, the Injury/Call-Up News, and a preview of all of the games in Round 28.

A condensed Week 28 has just four games on the docket due to the international break, forcing fantasy managers to get creative with just seven teams to select from. New York City FC stick out as the team to target with two home games, but Portland and Sporting Kansas City also have favorable matchups to consider this week. Let’s take a closer look at this week’s positional rankings to help your team climb up the leaderboards.

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Goalkeepers

Sean Johnson has kept a clean sheet in three of his last four home games, and even with NYC missing some key ingredients to their defense he stands a good chance to register another shutout with a pair of home games against New England (Wednesday; 7 pm ET | TV & streaming info) and D.C. United (Saturday; 4:55 pm ET | Univision, Twitter — Full TV & streaming info).

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Sean Johnson	NYC	vs. NE, vs. DC	$6.7
2	Tim Melia	SKC	vs. ORL	$8.5
3	Steve Clark	POR	vs. COL	$5.3
4	Bill Hamid	DC	at NYC	$7.5
5	Tim Howard	COL	at POR	$6.0
6	Matt Turner	NE	at NYC	$5.2
7	Joe Bendik	ORL	at SKC	$4.9

Defenders

Anton Tinnerholm notched his fifth assist of the season last week, highlighting his ability to contribute both attacking and defensive fantasy points. Also high on the radar in Week 28 is Ronald Mataritta, who could be playing higher up the field with NYC short on attackers due to injuries and international call-ups.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Anton Tinnerholm	NYC	vs. NE, vs. DC	$7.8
2	Ronald Matarrita	NYC	vs. NE, vs. DC	$4.4
3	Ben Sweat	NYC	vs. NE, vs. DC	$4.8
4	Sebastien Ibeagha	NYC	vs. NE, vs. DC	$5.9
5	Graham Zusi	SKC	vs. ORL	$10.0
6	Larrys Mabiala	POR	vs. ORL	$7.9
7	Matt Besler	SKC	vs. ORL	$9.5
8	Andreu Fontas	SKC	vs. ORL	$6.0
9	Jorge Villafana	POR	vs. COL	$7.0
10	Zarek Valentin	POR	vs. COL	$6.8
11	Liam Ridgewell	POR	vs. COL	$6.5
12	Seth Sinovic	SKC	vs. ORL	$7.5
13	Joe Scally	NYC	vs. NE, vs. DC	$4.0
14	Julio Cascante	POR	vs. COL	$6.3
15	Edgar Castillo	COL	at POR	$7.9
16	Scott Sutter	ORL	at SKC	$6.6
17	Andrew Farrell	NE	at SKC	$6.0
18	Tommy Smith	COL	at POR	$5.9
19	Bill Tuiloma	POR	vs. COL	$4.1
20	Jonathan Spector	ORL	at SKC	$4.5

Midfielders

Maxi Moralez is level with Miguel Almiron as the highest scoring midfielder in MLS Fantasy, and with two attractive home games this week he’s set to jump Josef Martinez to become the highest scoring player overall.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Maxi Moralez	NYC	vs. NE, vs. DC	$10.9
2	Valentin Castellanos	NYC	vs. NE, vs. DC	$6.5
3	Alexander Ring	NYC	vs. NE, vs. DC	$6.8
4	Diego Valeri	POR	vs. COL	$12.5
5	Thomas McNamara	NYC	vs. NE, vs. DC	$5.0
6	Kwame Awuah	NYC	vs. NE, vs. DC	$4.1
7	Felipe Gutierrez	SKC	vs. ORL	$6.8
8	Sebastian Blanco	POR	vs. COL	$8.0
9	Ilie Sanchez	SKC	vs. ORL	$9.8
10	Yohan Croizet	SKC	vs. ORL	$5.0
11	Luciano Acosta	DC	at NYC	$10.5
12	Roger Espinoza	SKC	vs. ORL	$8.9
13	Diego Chara	POR	vs. COL	$8.4
14	Dairon Asprilla	POR	vs. COL	$8.4
15	Yamil Asad	DC	at NYC	$9.7
16	Kelyn Rowe	NE	at NYC	$8.5
17	Diego Fagundez	NE	at NYC	$9.4
18	Andres Flores	POR	vs. COL	$4.0
19	Juan Agudelo	NE	at NYC	$6.3
20	Lawrence Olum	POR	vs. COL	$4.0
21	Cristhian Paredes	POR	vs. COL	$5.5
22	Jack Price	COL	at POR	$5.5
23	Sacha Kljestan	ORL	at SKC	$9.0
24	Johan Blomberg	COL	at POR	$5.2
25	Wilfried Zahibo	NE	at NYC	$6.4
26	Russell Canouse	DC	at NYC	$6.8
27	Ulises Segura	DC	at NYC	$4.5
28	Dillon Serna	COL	at POR	$4.6
29	Josue Colman	ORL	at SKC	$6.0
30	Gianluca Busio	SKC	vs. ORL	$5.5

Forwards

David Villa was kept in check last week but he’s in prime position to bounce back with home games against New England and D.C. in Week 28. He has 10 goals in 14 starts this season and — while roster rotation is always a concern on a double-game week — there’s a good chance Villa features in both games due to NYC’s thinned-out attack.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	David Villa	NYC	vs. NE, vs. DC	$9.1
2	Jonathan Lewis	NYC	vs. NE, vs. DC	$4.7
3	Gerso Fernandes	SKC	vs. ORL	$7.4
4	Wayne Rooney	DC	at NYC	$11.3
5	Samuel Armenteros	POR	vs. COL	$7.2
6	Krisztian Nemeth	SKC	vs. ORL	$5.5
7	Cristian Penilla	NE	at NYC	$8.8
8	Dom Dwyer	ORL	at SKC	$9.4
9	Lucas Melano	POR	vs. COL	$7.0
10	Teal Bunbury	NE	at NYC	$7.7
11	Giles Barnes	COL	at POR	$6.0
12	Shkelzen Gashi	COL	at POR	$5.0
13	Yannick Boli	COL	at POR	$6.5
14	Jack McBean	COL	at POR	$4.8
15	Stefano Pinho	ORL	at SKC	$4.0
16	Jeremy Ebobisse	POR	vs. COL	$4.5
17	Bruno Miranda	DC	at NYC	$5.0

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