Reid, Mike and Blayne breakdown the most important fantasy takeaways from Round 17 and help everyone narrow down that Round 18 player pool by quickly reviewing all of the upcoming games.
With four weeks remaining in the MLS Fantasy spring season, Week 18 presents a good opportunity to makes some moves on the leaderboard. Let’s take a closer look at the top players to target at each position.
Goalkeepers
Brad Guzan | USA Today Sports Images
Brad Guzan faces a reeling Orlando City squad on Saturday (7 pm ET | ESPN — Full TV & streaming info) who have lost seven straight and have been shut out in three of their last four contests.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Brad Guzan |
ATL |
vs. ORL |
$6.9 |
2 |
Tyler Miller |
LAFC |
vs. PHI |
$5.0 |
3 |
Jon Kempin |
CLB |
vs. RSL |
$5.0 |
4 |
Matt Turner |
NE |
vs. DC |
$6.3 |
5 |
Brian Rowe |
VAN |
vs. COL |
$4.4 |
6 |
Bryan Meredith |
SEA |
vs. POR |
$4.5 |
7 |
Evan Bush |
MTL |
vs. SKC |
$8.6 |
8 |
Alex Bono |
TOR |
vs. RBNY |
$7.4 |
9 |
Richard Sanchez |
CHI |
vs. NYC |
$5.7 |
10 |
Bobby Shuttleworth |
MIN |
vs. DAL |
$7.3 |
Defenders
Laurent Ciman | USA Today Sports Images
Laurent Ciman bagged his third goal of the season in Week 17, racking up 16 points in the process and highlighting his ability to earn both attacking and defensive fantasy points.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Laurent Ciman |
LAFC |
vs. PHI |
$10.3 |
2 |
Graham Zusi |
SKC |
vs. MTL |
$12.0 |
3 |
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez |
ATL |
vs. ORL |
$7.3 |
4 |
Lalas Abubakar |
CLB |
vs. RSL |
$10.5 |
5 |
Steven Beitashour |
LAFC |
vs. PHI |
$8.6 |
6 |
Harrison Afful |
CLB |
vs. RSL |
$8.8 |
7 |
Nouhou Tolo |
SEA |
vs. POR |
$6.8 |
8 |
Justin Morrow |
TOR |
vs. RBNY |
$5.4 |
9 |
Michael Parkhurst |
ATL |
vs. ORL |
$8.3 |
10 |
Matt Hedges |
DAL |
at MIN |
$7.7 |
11 |
Franco Escobar |
ATL |
vs. ORL |
$6.0 |
12 |
Kim Kee-Hee |
SEA |
vs. POR |
$7.2 |
13 |
Mikey Ambrose |
ATL |
vs. ORL |
$6.6 |
14 |
Chad Marshall |
SEA |
vs. POR |
$6.0 |
15 |
Edgar Castillo |
COL |
at VAN |
$6.8 |
16 |
Rod Fanni |
MTL |
vs. SKC |
$7.6 |
17 |
Doneil Henry |
VAN |
vs. COL |
$5.3 |
18 |
Reggie Cannon |
DAL |
at MIN |
$8.2 |
19 |
Anton Tinnerholm |
NYC |
at CHI |
$7.0 |
20 |
Kemar Lawrence |
RBNY |
at TOR |
$8.2 |
Midfielders
Miguel Almiron | USA Today Sports Images
Miguel Almiron’s production has seen a significant dropoff over the last several rounds, but a home matchup against a struggling Orlando side is too good to pass up in Week 18. Despite topping double digits just once over his last eight games, Almiron remains the top point-scorer in all of MLS Fantasy.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Miguel Almiron |
ATL |
vs. ORL |
$13.1 |
2 |
Nicolas Lodeiro |
SEA |
vs. POR |
$11.8 |
3 |
Ignacio Piatti |
MTL |
vs. SKC |
$11.1 |
4 |
Federico Higuain |
CLB |
vs. RSL |
$10.5 |
5 |
Maxi Moralez |
NYC |
at CHI |
$12.5 |
6 |
Ezequiel Barco |
ATL |
vs. ORL |
$8.4 |
7 |
Romain Alessandrini |
LA |
at SJ |
$9.2 |
8 |
Victor Vazquez |
TOR |
vs. RBNY |
$10.7 |
9 |
Kaku |
RBNY |
at TOR |
$12.3 |
10 |
Aleksandar Katai |
CHI |
vs. NYC |
$10.0 |
11 |
Diego Fagundez |
NE |
vs. DC |
$10.0 |
12 |
Diego Valeri |
POR |
at SEA |
$11.3 |
13 |
Danny Hoesen |
SJ |
vs. LA |
$10.6 |
14 |
Johnny Russell |
SKC |
at MTL |
$9.6 |
15 |
Albert Rusnak |
RSL |
at CLB |
$10.2 |
16 |
Benny Feilhaber |
LAFC |
vs. PHI |
$9.8 |
17 |
Borek Dockal |
PHI |
at LAFC |
$10.2 |
18 |
Lee Nguyen |
LAFC |
vs. PHI |
$7.5 |
19 |
Daniel Salloi |
SKC |
at MTL |
$11.0 |
20 |
Saphir Taider |
MTL |
vs. SKC |
$10.3 |
21 |
Cristian Techera |
VAN |
vs. COL |
$8.4 |
22 |
Vako |
SJ |
vs. LA |
$8.3 |
23 |
Teal Bunbury |
NE |
vs. DC |
$10.3 |
24 |
Julian Gressel |
ATL |
vs. ORL |
$9.0 |
25 |
Alphonso Davies |
VAN |
vs. COL |
$7.2 |
26 |
Roland Lamah |
DAL |
at MIN |
$8.4 |
27 |
Felipe |
VAN |
vs. COL |
$9.4 |
28 |
Magnus Eriksson |
SJ |
vs. LA |
$7.0 |
29 |
Alexander Ring |
NYC |
at CHI |
$10.1 |
30 |
Jonathan Osorio |
TOR |
vs. RBNY |
$9.7 |
Forwards
Josef Martinez | USA Today Sports Images
Despite several good looks, Josef Martinez somehow failed to add to his league-leading goal tally in Week 17. He’s in a good spot to get back on track at home against an Orlando City back line that has let in 10 goals over their last three games. Also high on the fantasy radar is Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who’s struck for a brace in each of his last two starts and is up against a leaky San Jose defense on Saturday (10 pm ET | UniMás — Full TV & streaming info) who have conceded nine goals over their last three home games.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Josef Martinez |
ATL |
vs. ORL |
$11.2 |
2 |
Sebastian Giovinco |
TOR |
vs. RBNY |
$11.4 |
3 |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
LA |
at SJ |
$8.7 |
4 |
Adama Diomande |
LAFC |
vs. PHI |
$8.3 |
5 |
Gyasi Zardes |
CLB |
vs. RSL |
$9.1 |
6 |
Cristian Penilla |
NE |
vs. DC |
$8.9 |
7 |
Kei Kamara |
VAN |
vs. COL |
$8.2 |
8 |
Bradley Wright-Phillips |
RBNY |
at TOR |
$10.8 |
9 |
Maxi Urruti |
DAL |
at MIN |
$9.3 |
10 |
Darwin Quintero |
MIN |
vs. DAL |
$8.5 |
11 |
Ola Kamara |
LA |
at SJ |
$8.7 |
12 |
Clint Dempsey |
SEA |
vs. POR |
$5.3 |
13 |
Nemanja Nikolic |
CHI |
vs. NYC |
$5.4 |
14 |
Chris Wondolowski |
SJ |
vs. LA |
$6.6 |
15 |
Will Bruin |
SEA |
vs. POR |
$7.4 |
16 |
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi |
NYC |
at CHI |
$8.6 |
17 |
Diego Rossi |
LAFC |
vs. PHI |
$9.0 |
18 |
Dom Dwyer |
ORL |
at ATL |
$9.5 |
19 |
Darren Mattocks |
DC |
at NE |
$8.0 |
20 |
Christian Ramirez |
MIN |
vs. DAL |
$6.5 |
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