In this episode, Reid,Jason, Mike, and Andrew break down some of the most important fantasy moments from Round 1 and give their game-by-game preview for Round 2.
The Opening Weekend Challenge started MLS Fantasy with a bang, ended with a hush, and provided every Fantasy manager with valuable information about potential player point production. Using this new information, I’ve modified my original top 50 player rankings ahead of Round Two, the official start to the Fantasy season.
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All prices in millions
* - injured player
Overall Player Rankings
Player |
Position |
Team |
Price |
---|---|---|---|
1. <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/sebastian-giovinco">Sebastian Giovinco</a> |
FWD |
TOR |
$12 |
2. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/diego-valeri">Diego Valeri</a> |
MID |
POR |
$10 |
3. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/nicolas-lodeiro">Nicolas Lodeiro</a> |
MID |
SEA |
$11 |
4. <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/ignacio-piatti">Ignacio Piatti</a> |
MID |
MTL |
$10 |
5. <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/mauro-diaz">Mauro Diaz</a>* |
MID |
DAL |
$10 |
6. <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/sacha-kljestan">Sacha Kljestan</a> |
MID |
NY |
$10 |
7. <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/david-villa">David Villa</a> |
FWD |
NYC |
$10 |
8. <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/ola-kamara">Ola Kamara</a> |
FWD |
CLB |
$10 |
9. <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/benny-feilhaber">Benny Feilhaber</a> |
MID |
SKC |
$10 |
10. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/fanendo-adi">Fanendo Adi</a> |
FWD |
POR |
$9.5 |
11. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/giovani-dos-santos">Giovani dos Santos</a> |
FWD |
LA |
$10 |
12. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/clint-dempsey">Clint Dempsey</a> |
FWD |
SEA |
$9.5 |
13. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/bradley-wright-phillips">B. Wright-Phillips</a> |
FWD |
NY |
$10 |
14. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/cyle-larin">Cyle Larin</a> |
FWD |
ORL |
$9.0 |
15. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/kaka">Kaká</a>* |
MID |
ORL |
$10 |
16. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/jozy-altidore">Jozy Altidore</a> |
FWD |
TOR |
$9.5 |
17. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/maxi-moralez">Maxi Moralez</a> |
MID |
NYC |
$9 |
18. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/osvaldo-alonso">Osvaldo Alonso</a> |
MID |
SEA |
$9.5 |
19. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/kevin-molino">Kevin Molino</a> |
MID |
MIN |
$9.5 |
20. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/chris-wondolowski">Chris Wondolowski</a> |
FWD |
SJ |
$8.5 |
21. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/ethan-finlay">Ethan Finlay</a> |
MID |
CLB |
$9 |
22. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/michael-bradley">Michael Bradley</a> |
MID |
TOR |
$9 |
23. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/erick-torres">Erick Torres</a> |
FWD |
HOU |
$8.5 |
24. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/justin-meram">Justin Meram</a> |
MID |
CLB |
$9.5 |
25. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/patrick-mullins">Patrick Mullins</a> |
FWD |
DC |
$8.5 |
26. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/david-accam">David Accam</a> |
FWD |
CHI |
$9.5 |
27. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/kei-kamara">Kei Kamara</a> |
FWD |
NE |
$9.5 |
28. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/joao-plata">Joao Plata</a> |
FWD |
RSL |
$9 |
29. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/jack-harrison">Jack Harrison</a> |
MID |
NYC |
$7.5 |
30. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/matteo-mancosu">Matteo Mancosu</a> |
FWD |
MTL |
$8 |
31. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/romell-quioto">Romell Quioto</a> |
FWD |
HOU |
$8.5 |
32. <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/sebastian-blanco">Sebastian Blanco</a> |
MID |
POR |
$9 |
33. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/nemanja-nikolic">Nemanja Nikolic</a> |
FWD |
CHI |
$9.5 |
34. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/dominique-badji">Dominique Badji</a> |
FWD |
COL |
$6.5 |
35. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/patrick-nyarko">Patrick Nyarko</a> |
MID |
DC |
$8 |
36. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/sebastian-lletget">Sebastian Lletget</a> |
MID |
LA |
$7.5 |
37. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/yamil-asad">Yamil Asad</a> |
MID |
ATL |
$8.5 |
38. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/kellyn-acosta">Kellyn Acosta</a> |
MID |
DAL |
$7 |
39. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/juninho">Juninho</a> |
MID |
CHI |
$7.5 |
40. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/alphonso-davies">Alphonso Davies</a> |
DEF |
VAN |
$4.5 |
41. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/albert-rusnak">Albert Rusnak</a> |
MID |
RSL |
$9 |
42. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/clint-irwin">Clint Irwin</a> |
GK |
TOR |
$5.5 |
43. <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/harrison-afful">Harrison Afful</a> |
DEF |
CLB |
$6 |
44. <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/walker-zimmerman">Walker Zimmerman</a> |
DEF |
DAL |
$6.5 |
45. <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/axel-sjoberg">Axel Sjoberg</a> |
DEF |
COL |
$6.5 |
46. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/florian-jungwirth">Florian Jungwirth</a> |
DEF |
SJ |
$5.5 |
47. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/drew-moor">Drew Moor</a> |
DEF |
TOR |
$6 |
48. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/david-bingham">David Bingham</a> |
GK |
SJ |
$6 |
49. <a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/ike-opara">Ike Opara</a> |
DEF |
SKC |
$5 |
50. <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/vytautas-andriuskevicius">Vytas</a> |
DEF |
POR |
$6 |
Adjustments
Several forwards moved up the ranks, most notably Dempsey, Larin and Adi who all had excellent games. Additionally, each has quality players providing service and I think that makes them top 15 quality. Most midfielders stayed in similar positions, but Finlay and Meram moved into my top 25 after a strong showing against Chicago. It’s possible that Meram will become the higher ranked of the two, but Finlay is currently the one who is scoring.
Additions
The following players were added to the list: Torres, Accam, Quioto, Asad, Acosta, Rusnak, Davies, Irwin, Jungwirth, Moor, Bingham, and Vytas. I liked what I saw from these players during Round 1 and think they have good fantasy potential going forward.
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