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Fantasy: Week 33 positional rankings

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With so few games in Round 33, Reid, Mike and Blayne take the opportunity to start thinking about the 2019 fantasy season and review some of the more interesting suggestions they have heard so far. They also try out a new open format for player reviews and it turns into a heated discussion about who should win Newcomer of the Year. Where do you fall? Listen to the show and then let us know your thoughts. But don't forget, games start on FRIDAY at 10 pm ET!



The FIFA international window brings us to a condensed Week 33 of MLS Fantasy, with just four games to build a team around this week. With international absences in mind, letā€™s take a closer look at the top players at each position.


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Goalkeepers


New England's Brad Knighton has conceded two or more goals in three straight games, but heā€™s in a good bounceback spot at home against Orlando City on Saturday. The Lions have been shut out in four straight games and will also be missing key pieces of their attack in Yoshi Yotun (international duty) and Dom Dwyer (yellow-card accumulation).

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
Brad Knighton
NE
vs. ORL
$7.0
2 
Bobby Shuttleworth
MIN
vs. COL
$4.4
3
Tyler Miller
LAFC
vs. HOU
$8.9
4 
Bill Hamid
DC
vs. DAL
$7.9
5 
Jesse Gonzalez
DAL
at DC
$5.4
6
Joe Willis
HOU
at LAFC
$6.4
7
Tim Howard
COL
at MIN
$5.6
8
Joe Bendik
ORL
at NE
$4.5

Defenders


Walker Zimmerman has three goals over his last three outings, highlighting his ability to contribute attacking points as a towering target on LAFC set pieces. A home game against Houston on Friday presents another opportunity for Zimmerman to deliver.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Walker Zimmerman
LAFC
vs. HOU
$8.0
2
Michael Mancienne
NE
vs. ORL
$6.9
3
Steven Beitashour
LAFC
vs. HOU
$8.6
4
Frederic Brillant
DC
vs. DAL
$6.0
5
Reto Ziegler
DAL
at DC
$9.3
6
Matt Hedges
DAL
at DC
$8.4
7
Michael Boxall
MIN
vs. COL
$7.0
8
Jordan Harvey
LAFC
vs. HOU
$8.0
9
Jalil Anibaba
NE
vs. ORL
$5.7
10
Steve Birnbaum
DC
vs. DAL
$8.8
11
Edgar Castillo
COL
at MIN
$6.6
12
Brent Kallman
MIN
vs. COL
$4.8
13
Ryan Hollingshead
DAL
at DC
$4.4
14
Jerome Thiesson
MIN
vs. COL
$4.0
15
Eric Miller
MIN
vs. COL
$4.0
16
Danilo Silva
LAFC
vs. HOU
$5.6
17
Dejan Jakovic
LAFC
vs. HOU
$5.9
18
Joseph Mora
DC
vs. DAL
$6.7
19
Marquinhos Pedroso
DAL
at DC
$7.3
20
DaMarcus Beasley
HOU
at LAFC
$6.1

Midfielders


Luciano Acosta saw his run of three straight double-digit point games come to a halt last week, but he continues to be an integral part of the D.C. United attack as they make a push for a spot in the Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Luciano Acosta
DC
vs. DAL
$12.5
2
Lee Nguyen
LAFC
vs. HOU
$9.9
3
Miguel Ibarra
MIN
vs. COL
$7.9
4
Yamil Asad
DC
vs. DAL
$9.3
5
Benny Feilhaber
LAFC
vs. HOU
$7.7
6
Diego Fagundez
NE
vs. ORL
$6.9
7
Michael Barrios
DAL
at DC
$10.9
8
Juan Agudelo
NE
vs. ORL
$4.9
9
Paul Arriola
DC
vs. DAL
$8.5
10
Tomas Martinez
HOU
at LAFC
$9.5
11
Santiago Mosquera
DAL
at DC
$9.5
12
Kelyn Rowe
NE
vs. ORL
$5.8
13
Aaron Kovar
LAFC
vs. HOU
$5.0
14
Zoltan Steiber
DC
vs. DAL
$6.4
15
Luis Caicedo
NE
vs. ORL
$5.9
16
Rasmus Schuller
MIN
vs. COL
$8.4
17
Victor Ulloa
DAL
at DC
$8.2
18
Ibson
MIN
vs. COL
$7.1
19
Ulises Segura
DC
vs. DAL
$5.0
20
Junior Moreno
DC
vs. DAL
$6.9
21
Sacha Kljestan
ORL
at NE
$7.0
22
Maximiano
MIN
vs. COL
$5.2
23
Alexi Gomez
MIN
vs. COL
$5.7
24
Andre Horta
LAFC
vs. HOU
$5.0
25
Boniek Garcia
HOU
at LAFC
$5.8
26
Roland Lamah
DAL
at DC
$6.9
27
Scott Caldwell
NE
vs. ORL
$5.8
28
Russell Canouse
DC
vs. DAL
$7.6
29
Jack Price
COL
at MIN
$6.9
30
Pablo Aranguiz
DAL
at DC
$5.5

Forwards


Darwin Quintero has a goal or an assist in 11 of his last 12 games, and he should be licking his chops at home against a Colorado Rapids side that have been outscored 22-1 during their current seven-game losing streak.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Darwin Quintero
MIN
vs. COL
$14.3
2
Wayne Rooney
DC
vs. DAL
$12.8
3
Carlos Vela
LAFC
vs. HOU
$12.6
4
Cristian Penilla
NE
vs. ORL
$7.9
5
Angelo Rodriguez
MIN
vs. COL
$7.6
6
Adama Diomande
LAFC
vs. HOU
$8.0
7
Diego Rossi
LAFC
vs. HOU
$9.5
8
Maximiliano Urruti
DAL
at DC
$9.3
9
Teal Bunbury
NE
vs. ORL
$5.7
10
Mauro Manotas
HOU
at LAFC
$9.4
11
Dominique Badji
DAL
at DC
$5.6
12
Shkelzen Gashi
COL
at MIN
$4.0
13
Marco Urena
LAFC
vs. HOU
$4.8
14
Christian Ramirez
LAFC
vs. HOU
$7.2
15
Darren Mattocks
DC
vs. DAL
$4.1

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