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Fantasy: Week 12 positional rankings

Reid, Michael, and Blayne get together to review Round 11 and console each other for unfortunate captain performances. Before getting into they Round 12 player targets, they take a moment to talk about DGW Burnout and if there has been any change in the standard teams to pick against.




Another big double-game week means another opportunity to shake things up on the leaderboards with just four weeks left in the MLS Fantasy spring season. Letā€™s dive right in to the top players at each position for Week 12, with a focus on players from the nine teams that play twice this week.


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Goalkeepers

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Tyler Miller | USA Today Sports Images


Tyler Miller has kept a clean sheet in back-to-back outings for LAFC. Heā€™ll now have two shots at shutout points against a shorthanded FC Dallas attack that has only scored two goals across their last three matches.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
Tyler Miller
LAFC
vs. DAL, at DAL
$7.4
2 
Stefan Frei
SEA
vs. ORL, at PHI
$7.5
3 
Joe Willis
HOU
vs. POR, vs. DC
$6.6
4 
Brian Rowe
ORL
at SEA, vs. CIN
$6.7
5 
Brad Guzan
ATL
at VAN, at RBNY
$8.3
6
Maxime Crepeau
VAN
vs. ATL, at SKC
$7.8
7
Bill Hamid
DC
at TOR, at HOU
$7.8
8
Quentin Westberg
TOR
vs. DC, at RSL
$5.3
9
Jimmy Maurer
DAL
at LAFC, vs. LAFC
$5.0
10
Tim Melia
SKC
vs. VAN
$6.4

Defenders

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Walker Zimmerman | USA Today Sports Images


Walker Zimmermanā€™s 7.0 fantasy points per game (FPPG) average is tied for top billing among all DGW defenders, and a double-digit fantasy point haul should be in order for the center back. LAFC has a real possibility of earning clean sheet points against Dallas this week.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Walker Zimmerman
LAFC
vs. DAL, at DAL
$10.0
2
Kelvin Leerdam
SEA
vs. ORL, at PHI
$8.0
3
Ali Adnan
VAN
vs. ATL, at SKC
$6.7
4
Reto Ziegler
DAL
at LAFC, vs. LAFC
$8.5
5
Steven Beitashour
LAFC
vs. DAL, at DAL
$8.5
6
Eddie Segura
LAFC
vs. DAL, at DAL
$8.3
7
Brad Smith
SEA
vs. ORL, at PHI
$7.8
8
Doneil Henry
VAN
vs. ATL, at SKC
$8.3
9
Jordan Harvey
LAFC
vs. DAL, at DAL
$7.9
10
Kim Kee-hee
SEA
vs. ORL, at PHI
$7.2
11
Justin Morrow
TOR
vs. DC, at RSL
$6.6
12
Steve Birnbaum
DC
at TOR, at HOU
$8.7
13
Maynor Figueroa
HOU
vs. POR, vs. DC
$6.9
14
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez
ATL
at VAN, at RBNY
$6.6
15
Miles Robinson
ATL
at VAN, at RBNY
$8.3
16
Ryan Hollingshead
DAL
at LAFC, vs. LAFC
$6.8
17
Adam Lundkvist
HOU
vs. POR, vs. DC
$5.2
18
Matt Hedges
DAL
at LAFC, vs. LAFC
$7.6
19
Ruan
ORL
at SEA, vs. CIN
$5.7
20
Joao Moutinho
ORL
at SEA, vs. CIN
$5.7

Midfielders

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Alejandro Pozuelo | USA Today Sports Images


Alejandro Pozuelo came through with 14 points in Torontoā€™s Week 11 DGW, and you should expect more of the same from the Spanish maestro if he avoids squad rotation. Just below Pozuelo in the rankings, itā€™s worth noting that both Nicolas Lodeiro and Eduard Atuesta are one yellow card away from suspension.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Alejandro Pozuelo
TOR
vs. DC, at RSL
$13.3
2
Nicolas Lodeiro
SEA
vs. ORL, at PHI
$10.9
3
Eduard Atuesta
LAFC
vs. DAL, at DAL
$10.7
4
Tomas Martinez
HOU
vs. POR, vs. DC
$8.9
5
Memo Rodriguez
HOU
vs. POR, vs. DC
$6.9
6
Cristian Roldan
SEA
vs. ORL, at PHI
$9.8
7
Mark-Anthony Kaye
LAFC
vs. DAL, at DAL
$11.0
8
Pity Martinez
ATL
vs. VAN, RBNY
$8.4
9
Inbeom Hwang
VAN
vs. ATL, at SKC
$7.6
10
Michael Bradley
TOR
vs. DC, at RSL
$9.7
11
Luciano Acosta
DC
at TOR, at HOU
$9.8
12
Michael Barrios
DAL
at LAFC, vs. LAFC
$9.1
13
Julian Gressel
ATL
at VAN, at RBNY
$9.4
14
Boniek Garcia
HOU
vs. POR, vs. DC
$6.7
15
Jonathan Osorio
TOR
vs. DC, at RSL
$10.1
16
Eric Remedi
ATL
at VAN, RBNY
$5.8
17
Bryan Acosta
DAL
at LAFC, vs. LAFC
$7.4
18
Jon Erice
VAN
vs. ATL, at SKC
$6.6
19
Junior Moreno
DC
at TOR, at HOU
$8.0
20
Paul Arriola
DC
at TOR, at HOU
$8.4
21
Matias Vera
HOU
vs. POR, vs. DC
$5.7
22
Russell Canouse
DC
at TOR, at HOU
$6.6
23
Chris Mueller
ORL
vs. SEA, vs. CIN
$6.0
24
Pablo Aranguiz
DAL
at LAFC, vs. LAFC
$5.8
25
Lass Bangoura
VAN
vs. ATL, at SKC
$5.3
26
Lucas Venuto
VAN
vs. ATL, at SKC
$5.5
27
Lucas Rodriguez
DC
at TOR, at HOU
$7.7
28
Marky Delgado
TOR
vs. DC, at RSL
$6.6
29
Harry Shipp
SEA
vs. ORL, at PHI
$4.8
30
Nani
ORL
at SEA, vs. CIN
$10.8

Forwards

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Carlos Vela | USA Today Sports Images


Carlos Vela has been on a tear all season and scored his league-leading 12th goal in Week 11. The LAFC forward will have two chances to pad his stats this week against an injury-riddled FC Dallas unit that has shipped five goals across their last two games.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Carlos Vela
LAFC
vs. DAL, at DAL
$14.4
2
Alberth Elis
HOU
vs. POR, vs. DC
$11.3
3
Mauro Manotas
HOU
vs. POR, vs. DC
$11.2
4
Josef Martinez
ATL
at VAN, at RBNY
$10.2
5
Wayne Rooney
DC
at TOR, at HOU
$10.7
6
Latif Blessing
LAFC
vs. DAL, at DAL
$8.8
7
Raul Ruidiaz
SEA
vs. ORL, at PHI
$10.1
8
Diego Rossi
LAFC
vs. DAL, at DAL
$9.4
9
Jozy Altidore
TOR
vs. DC, at RSL
$11.3
10
Jordan Morris
SEA
vs. ORL, at PHI
$7.3
11
Adama Diomande
LAFC
vs. DAL, at DAL
$7.9
12
Fredy Montero
VAN
vs. ATL, at SKC
$8.3
13
Jesus Ferreira
DAL
at LAFC, vs. LAFC
$6.4
14
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
LA
vs. COL
$12.8
15
Christian Ramirez
LAFC
vs. DAL, at DAL
$6.3
16
Dom Dwyer
ORL
at SEA, vs. CIN
$7.5
17
Hector Villalba
ATL
at VAN, at RBNY
$7.9
18
Tesho Akindele
ORL
at SEA, vs. CIN
$5.7
19
Jordan Hamilton
TOR
vs. DC, at RSL
$5.6
20
Zdenek Ondrasek
DAL
at LAFC, vs. LAFC
$5.7