Reid, Mike and Blayne sit down to review all the highs and lows from the Round 14 double-game week including the impact red cards had on several teams. After they get that out of their system they start breaking down Round 15 and point out which teams will benefit most from the upcoming Round 4 of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup.
Week 15 of MLS Fantasy is upon us, which means we have seven weeks left in the Spring season to move up the leaderboard. Let’s take a look at the top players at each position that could help your team gain some ground.
Goalkeepers
Joe Willis and the Houston Dynamo host a reeling Colorado side on Saturday (9 pm ET; TV & Streaming info) that have lost seven straight and have failed to score in any of their last three road games.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Joe Willis |
HOU |
vs. COL |
$5.1 |
2 |
Jesse Gonzalez |
DAL |
vs. MTL |
$6.5 |
3 |
David Bingham |
LA |
vs. RSL |
$7.5 |
4 |
Stefan Frei |
SEA |
vs. DC |
$6.9 |
5 |
Andrew Tarbell |
SJ |
vs. LAFC |
$4.8 |
6 |
Richard Sanchez |
CHI |
vs. NE |
$6.1 |
7 |
Brian Rowe |
VAN |
vs. ORL |
$4.2 |
8 |
Jon Kempin |
CLB |
vs. RBNY |
$4.4 |
9 |
Sean Johnson |
NYC |
vs. ATL |
$6.7 |
10 |
Andre Blake |
PHI |
vs. TOR |
$8.1 |
Defenders
Graham Zusi has been stellar again as part of the Sporting backline | USA TODAY Sports
Despite no goals, assists or clean sheets, Graham Zusi came away with eight points in Week 14 and he continues to show why he’s easily the top defender in the game.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Graham Zusi |
SKC |
at POR |
$12.0 |
2 |
Alejandro Fuenmayor |
HOU |
vs. COL |
$7.3 |
3 |
Ryan Hollingshead |
DAL |
vs. MTL |
$4.5 |
4 |
Nouhou Tolo |
SEA |
vs. DC |
$6.5 |
5 |
Johan Kappelhof |
CHI |
vs. NE |
$7.0 |
6 |
Reto Ziegler |
DAL |
vs. MTL |
$7.7 |
7 |
Kelvin Leerdam |
SEA |
vs. DC |
$4.9 |
8 |
Reggie Cannon |
DAL |
vs. MTL |
$8.3 |
9 |
Matt Hedges |
DAL |
vs. MTL |
$6.9 |
10 |
Anton Tinnerholm |
NYC |
vs. ATL |
$6.0 |
11 |
Ike Opara |
SKC |
at POR |
$9.6 |
12 |
Auro |
TOR |
at PHI |
$6.5 |
13 |
Adam Lundkvist |
HOU |
vs. COL |
$5.0 |
14 |
Chad Marshall |
SEA |
vs. DC |
$5.3 |
15 |
Harrison Afful |
CLB |
vs. RBNY |
$8.3 |
16 |
Brek Shea |
VAN |
vs. ORL |
$4.0 |
17 |
Michael Ciani |
LA |
vs. RSL |
$5.8 |
18 |
Jose Aja |
VAN |
vs. ORL |
$6.6 |
19 |
Nick Lima |
SJ |
vs. LAFC |
$5.2 |
20 |
Edgar Castillo |
COL |
at HOU |
$5.8 |
Midfielders
Mauro Diaz turned in a pair of strong performances in Week 14, notching two assists and totaling 16 points in 160 minutes of action. His eight assists put him just one back of the league lead, and a home matchup versus Montreal (Saturday, 8 pm ET | TVAS — Full TV & streaming info) has him slightly ahead of Miguel Almiron this week.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Mauro Diaz |
DAL |
vs. MTL |
$10.4 |
2 |
Miguel Almiron |
ATL |
at NYC |
$14.6 |
3 |
Diego Valeri |
POR |
vs. SKC |
$12.1 |
4 |
Romain Alessandrini |
LA |
vs. RSL |
$9.2 |
5 |
Aleksandar Katai |
CHI |
vs. NE |
$8.5 |
6 |
Federico Higuain |
CLB |
vs. RBNY |
$10.2 |
7 |
Victor Vazquez |
TOR |
at PHI |
$9.2 |
8 |
Yordy Reyna |
VAN |
vs. ORL |
$5.7 |
9 |
Tomas Martinez |
HOU |
vs. COL |
$8.9 |
10 |
Maxi Moralez |
NYC |
vs. ATL |
$11.5 |
11 |
Cristian Techera |
VAN |
vs. ORL |
$7.4 |
12 |
Borek Dockal |
PHI |
vs. TOR |
$9.2 |
13 |
Ignacio Piatti |
MTL |
at DAL |
$11.8 |
14 |
Danny Hoesen |
SJ |
vs. LAFC |
$9.2 |
15 |
Ezequiel Barco |
ATL |
at NYC |
$8.7 |
16 |
Sacha Kljestan |
ORL |
at VAN |
$9.5 |
17 |
Vako |
SJ |
vs. LAFC |
$7.2 |
18 |
Johnny Russell |
SKC |
at POR |
$9.9 |
19 |
Yamil Asad |
DC |
at SEA |
$8.2 |
20 |
Benny Feilhaber |
LAFC |
at SJ |
$9.1 |
21 |
Magnus Eriksson |
SJ |
vs. LAFC |
$8.2 |
22 |
Roland Lamah |
DAL |
vs. MTL |
$9.4 |
23 |
Sebastian Blanco |
POR |
vs. SKC |
$9.7 |
24 |
Sebastian Lletget |
LA |
vs. RSL |
$6.0 |
25 |
Bastian Schweinsteiger |
CHI |
vs. NE |
$6.5 |
26 |
Santiago Mosquera |
DAL |
vs. MTL |
$7.3 |
27 |
Felipe |
VAN |
vs. ORL |
$8.7 |
28 |
Boniek Garcia |
HOU |
vs. COL |
$6.9 |
29 |
Saphir Taider |
MTL |
at DAL |
$8.8 |
30 |
Diego Fagundez |
NE |
at CHI |
$9.3 |
Forwards
Alberth Elis is on a hot scoring streak for the Dynamo | USA TODAY Sports
Alberth Elis has four goals over his last four games and now he gets a dream matchup at home against a Colorado defense that has shipped at least two goals in each of their last four games.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Alberth Elis |
HOU |
vs. COL |
$10.9 |
2 |
Sebastian Giovinco |
TOR |
at PHI |
$11.0 |
3 |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
LA |
vs. RSL |
$8.2 |
4 |
David Villa |
NYC |
vs. ATL |
$11.8 |
5 |
Romell Quioto |
HOU |
vs. COL |
$9.5 |
6 |
Maxi Urruti |
DAL |
vs. MTL |
$9.6 |
7 |
Josef Martinez |
ATL |
at NYC |
$9.7 |
8 |
Bradley Wright-Phillips |
RBNY |
at CLB |
$12.3 |
9 |
Nemanja Nikolic |
CHI |
vs. NE |
$6.9 |
10 |
Kei Kamara |
VAN |
vs. ORL |
$7.7 |
11 |
Ola Kamara |
LA |
vs. RSL |
$9.1 |
12 |
Mauro Manotas |
HOU |
vs. COL |
$7.4 |
13 |
Gyasi Zardes |
CLB |
vs. RBNY |
$9.8 |
14 |
Diego Rossi |
LAFC |
at DAL |
$10.0 |
15 |
Chris Wondolowski |
SJ |
vs. LAFC |
$5.1 |
16 |
Cristian Penilla |
NE |
at CHI |
$9.5 |
17 |
Clint Dempsey |
SEA |
vs. DC |
$6.0 |
18 |
Samuel Armenteros |
POR |
vs. SKC |
$5.0 |
19 |
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi |
NYC |
vs. ATL |
$8.0 |
20 |
Dom Dwyer |
ORL |
at VAN |
$11.0 |
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