Fantasy: Diego Valeri rises to No. 1 in the top 50 rankings

Diego Valeri - Portland Timbers - Fantasy coat

Goals, Goals, Goals. That was the theme of Round 2 in MLS Fantasy. If you invested heavily in offense, then you had a great week, if not, well there’s always Round 3.


Below is my updated list of the top 50 MLS Fantasy players. This list is not designed to focus just on the upcoming fantasy round, but instead looks at where players my fall in the overall rankings.


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All prices in millions
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Overall Player Rankings

Player
Position
Team
Price
1.&nbsp;<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/diego-valeri">Diego Valeri</a>
MID
POR
$10.1
2.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/sebastian-giovinco">Sebastian Giovinco</a>
FWD
TOR
$11.9
3. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/nicolas-lodeiro">Nicolas Lodeiro</a>
MID
SEA
$11.1
4.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/ignacio-piatti">Ignacio Piatti</a>
MID
MTL
$10.2
5.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/david-villa">David Villa</a>
FWD
NYC
$10.2
6.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/sacha-kljestan">Sacha Kljestan</a>
MID
NY
$10
7.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/benny-feilhaber">Benny Feilhaber</a>
MID
SKC
$10
8.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/ola-kamara">Ola Kamara</a>
FWD
CLB
$10.1
9. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/fanendo-adi">Fanendo Adi</a>
FWD
POR
$9.4
10. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/maxi-moralez">Maxi Moralez</a>
MID
NYC
$9.2
11. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/clint-dempsey">Clint Dempsey</a>
FWD
SEA
$9.4
12.&nbsp;<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/cyle-larin">Cyle Larin</a>
FWD
ORL
$9
13. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/giovani-dos-santos">Giovani dos Santos</a>
FWD
LA
$9.9
14.&nbsp;<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/bradley-wright-phillips">B. Wright-Phillips</a>
FWD
NY
$10
15.&nbsp;<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/osvaldo-alonso">Osvaldo Alonso</a>
MID
SEA
$9.5
16.&nbsp;<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/jozy-altidore">Jozy Altidore</a>
FWD
TOR
$9.6
17. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/chris-wondolowski">Chris Wondolowski</a>
FWD
SJ
$8.6
18.&nbsp;<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/romell-quioto">Romell Quioto</a>
FWD
HOU
$8.6
19. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/erick-torres">Erick Torres</a>
FWD
HOU
$8.5
20.&nbsp;<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/michael-bradley">Michael Bradley</a>
MID
TOR
$9.1
21. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/david-accam">David Accam</a>
FWD
CHI
$9.5
22. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/miguel-almiron">Miguel Almiron</a>
MID
ATL
$9.2
23.&nbsp;<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/joao-plata">Joao Plata</a>
FWD
RSL
$9
24. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/kei-kamara">Kei Kamara</a>
FWD
NE
$9.5
25. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/matteo-mancosu">Matteo Mancosu</a>
FWD
MTL
$8
26.&nbsp;<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/justin-meram">Justin Meram</a>
MID
CLB
$9.5
27.&nbsp;<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/jack-harrison">Jack Harrison</a>
MID
NYC
$7.5
28.&nbsp;<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/ethan-finlay">Ethan Finlay</a>
MID
CLB
$9
29.&nbsp;<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/yamil-asad">Yamil Asad</a>
MID
ATL
$8.5
30.&nbsp;<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/kevin-molino">Kevin Molino</a>
MID
MIN
$9.6
31.&nbsp;<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/nemanja-nikolic">Nemanja Nikolic</a>
FWD
CHI
$9.5
32. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/alberth-elis">Alberth Elis</a>
FWD
HOU
$8.5
33.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/sebastian-blanco">Sebastian Blanco</a>
FWD
CHI
$9.5
34. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/sebastian-lletget">Sebastian Lletget</a>
MID
LA
$7.5
35. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/patrick-mullins">Patrick Mullins</a>
FWD
DC
$8.4
36. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/josef-martinez">Josef Martinez</a>
FWD
ATL
$9.2
37.&nbsp;<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/patrick-nyarko">Patrick Nyarko</a>
MID
DC
$8
38. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/anibal-godoy">Anibal Godoy</a>
MID
SJ
$7.2
39. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/juninho">Juninho</a>
MID
CHI
$7.5
40. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/dominique-badji">Dominique Badji</a>
FWD
COL
$6.4
41. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/kellyn-acosta">Kellyn Acosta</a>
MID
DAL
$6.9
42. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/luis-robles">Luis Robles</a>
GK
NY
$6.1
43.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/walker-zimmerman">Walker Zimmerman</a>
DEF
DAL
$6.5
44.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/axel-sjoberg">Axel Sjoberg</a>
DEF
COL
$6.5
45.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/harrison-afful">Harrison Afful</a>
DEF
CLB
$5.8
46. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/nick-lima">Nick Lima</a>
DEF
SJ
$4.6
47. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/tim-melia">Tim Melia</a>
GK
SKC
$5.6
48. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/drew-moor">Drew Moor</a>
DEF
TOR
$5.9
49. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/ike-opara">Ike Opara</a>
DEF
SKC
$5.2
50. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/alphonso-davies">Alphonso Davies</a>
DEF
VAN
$4.5

Adjustments


Mauro Diaz and Kaká have been removed from this list due to their long-term injury status. I still have faith that both players will have a big impact for their teams when they return, but until then, they have to make way for others. I’ve also been impressed with the attack coming from Houston and Atlanta so several of their players have risen up my list and are now included.


The biggest change to this list is that Giovinco is no longer my No. 1 overall player. Diego Valeri has risen to the top because the Portland offense just looks fierce. Giovinco has fallen to No. 2 but only because he’s not likely to be called up for national team duty.


Additions


The following players were added to the list: Almiron, Elis, Martinez, Godoy, Robles, Lima and Melia.


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