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Fantasy: Week 10 positional rankings

Ignacio Piatti - Montreal Impact - Fantasy


Reid, Mike and Blayne are joined by Parker Cleveland from Dirty South Soccer to chat about Round 9 and debate who currently is the best team in MLS (injuries or not). They then move into their discussion of games and player recommendation for the upcoming Round 10 and drop more hints about the special MAY The 4th Episode that will drop later this week.



Week 10 of MLS Fantasy features several enticing matchups to target for fantasy points. Letā€™s take a closer look at the top players at each position.


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Goalkeepers


Alex Bono saved a penalty and earned nine points in Week 9 despite conceding two goals. Up next is a Philadelphia attack that showed signs of life in a 3-2 win over D.C. United last week but have yet to score a goal on the road in 2018. With Toronto playing in the first game of the week (Friday, 8 pm ET | TSN 1/3/4/5 ā€” Full TV & streaming info), using Bono off the bench as a ā€œKeeperooā€ option will be a popular play amongst sharp players this week.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
Alex Bono
TOR
vs. PHI
$6.3
2 
Tim Melia
SKC
vs. COL
$6.8
3
Evan Bush
MTL
vs. NE
$7.9
4 
Tyler Miller
LAFC
vs. DAL
$7.1
5 
Joe Bendik
ORL
vs. RSL
$5.9
6
Andrew Tarbell
SJ
vs. POR
$5.9
7
Bobby Shuttleworth
MIN
vs. VAN
$5.0
8
Sean Johnson
NYC
at RBNY
$7.2
9 
Joe Willis
HOU
vs. LA
$5.5
10
Luis Robles
RBNY
vs. NYC
$6.0

Defenders

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Sporting Kansas City's Graham Zusi could easily be a difference maker on both ends of the field this week. | USA Today Sports Images


Graham Zusi remains at the top of the heap as the top scoring fantasy defender in a good matchup at home against Colorado (Saturday, 8:30 pm ETā€” Full TV & streaming info). Right behind him is Laurent Ciman, who has eclipsed double-digit fantasy points in three straight with a goal in back-to-back games.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Graham Zusi
SKC
vs. COL
$9.5
2
Laurent Ciman
LAFC
vs. DAL
$8.8
3
Ike Opara
SKC
vs. COL
$7.1
4
Victor Cabrera
MTL
vs. NE
$8.2
5
Gregory van der Wiel
TOR
vs. PHI
$5.1
6
Matt Besler 
SKC
vs. COL
$7.7
7
Steven Beitashour
LAFC
vs. DAL
$8.5
8
Auro
TOR
vs. PHI
$4.0
9
Kim Kee-Hee 
SEA
vs. CLB
$5.0
10
Walker Zimmerman
LAFC
vs. DAL
$6.1
11
Francisco Calvo 
MIN
vs. VAN 
$5.8
12
Ben Sweat
NYC
at RBNY
$7.5
13
Nouhou Tolo
SEA
vs. CLB
$4.5
14
Lamine Sane
ORL
vs. RSL
$5.6
15
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez
ATL
at CHI
$5.3
16
Harrison Afful
CLB
at SEA
$6.3
17
Alvas Powell
POR
at SJ
$6.5
18
Kemar Lawrence 
RBNY
vs. NYC
$4.8
19
Kevin Ellis
CHI
vs. ATL
$4.7
20
Anton Nedyalkov
DAL
at LAFC
$8.5

Midfielders


Nicolas Lodeiro was held to less than eight points for the first time all season in Week 9, but is in a good bounce back spot at home against Columbus (Saturday, 4 pm ET ā€” Full TV & streaming info). Ignacio Piatti was also quiet last week, but heā€™s back home vs. New England (Saturday, 1 pm ET | TVAS ā€” Full TV & streaming info) where he struck for a hat trick two weeks ago and should continue to see opportunities make his mark on the score sheet as Montrealā€™s primary attacking threat.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Nicolas Lodeiro
SEA
vs. CLB
$12.1
2
Ignacio Piatti
MTL
vs. NE
$12.2
3
Miguel Almiron
ATL
at CHI
$13.3
4
Sacha Kljestan
ORL
vs. RSL
$11.4
5
Victor Vazquez
TOR
vs. PHI
$10.0
6
Johnny Russell
SKC
vs. COL
$9.8
7
Romain Alessandrini 
LA
at HOU
$9.2
8
Kaku
RBNY
vs. NYC
$9.3
9
Diego Valeri
POR
at SJ
$10.0
10
Maxi Moralez
NYC
at RBNY
$9.7
11
Benny Feilhaber
LAFC
vs. DAL
$10.2
12
Magnus Eriksson
SJ
vs. POR
$10.1
13
Federico Higuain
CLB
at SEA
$9.3
14
Justin Meram
ORL
vs. RSL
$6.1
15
Joao Plata
RSL
at ORL
$11.0
16
Ezequiel Barco
ATL
at CHI
$8.0
17
Yoshimar Yotun
ORL
vs. RSL
$9.9
18
Jonathan Osorio
TOR
vs. PHI
$6.9
19
Daniel Royer
RBNY
vs. NYC
$7.0
20
Vako
SJ
vs. POR
$9.7
21
Albert Rusnak
RSL
at ORL
$9.8
22
Cristian Roldan
SEA
vs. CLB
$9.1
23
Ibson
MIN
vs. VAN
$9.0
24
Bastian Schweinsteiger
CHI
vs. ATL
$10.9
25
Saphir Taider
MTL
vs. NE
$7.1
26
Danny Hoesen
SJ
vs. POR
$7.7
27
Daniel Salloi
SKC
vs. COL
$8.0
28
Pedro Santos
CLB
at SEA
$8.4
29
Santiago Mosquera
DAL
at LAFC
$5.2
30
Chris Mueller
ORL
vs. RSL
$5.5

Forwards

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Sebastian Giovinco of Toronto FC could have a big day against the Union | USA Today Sports Images


Sebastian Giovinco has yet to score a regular-season goal through four games despite firing off five or more shots in each game. The lack of production has driven his price down to $9.0, which is an absolute steal for the sky-high fantasy upside he comes with. With Toronto looking to kickstart their run up the Eastern Conference, it would be no surprise to see Giovinco open his 2018 account at home against Philadelphia and he warrants serious captain consideration this week.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Sebastian Giovinco
TOR
vs. PHI
$9.0
2
Carlos Vela
LAFC
vs. DAL
$13.0
3
Alberth Elis
HOU
vs. LA
$11.2
4
David Villa
NYC
at RBNY
$10.7
5
Darwin Quintero
MIN
vs. VAN
$10.5
6
Bradley Wright-Phillips 
RBNY
vs. NYC
$10.9
7
Nemanja Nikolic
CHI
vs. ATL
$9.4
8
Dom Dwyer
ORL
vs. RSL
$11.5
9
Josef Martinez
ATL
at CHI
$10.5
10
Romell Quioto
HOU
vs. LA
$7.0
11
Clint Dempsey 
SEA
vs. CLB
$8.0
12
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
LA
at HOU
$9.6
13
Diego Rossi
LAFC
vs. DAL
$12.2
14
Mauro Manotas
HOU
vs. LA
$9.6
15
Cristian Penilla
NE
at MTL
$9.8
16
Will Bruin
SEA
vs. CLB
$8.1
17
Gyasi Zardes
CLB
at SEA
$8.2
18
Fanendo Adi
POR
at SJ
$7.6
19
Ola Kamara
LA
at HOU
$6.8
20
Mason Toye
MIN
vs. VAN
$4.0