Reid, Mike, Blayne and Parker sit down to talk about some of the most exciting and fantasy relevant evens from Round 3 and preview the few games being played over the Round 4 international break. Everyone get into the reddit questions this week and they have a long discussion about Prices Changes, the impacts of Rolling Transfers, and Mike's system for Building Team Value. They wrap everything up in the usual way with a game by game breakdown. It's a longer episode, but the middle discussion touches on several hot topics in the Fantasy Community right now!
A condensed schedule filled with international absences and byes puts several under-the-radar players on the MLS Fantasy map in Week 4.
Goalkeepers
Luis Robles notched a clean sheet in his 2018 home debut and now heās back at Red Bull Arena facing a shorthanded Minnesota United attack on Saturday (7 pm ET; TV & streaming info). If youāre short on funds consider Vancouver Whitecaps FC'sStefan Marinovic, who is in a similar spot on Saturday against an LA Galaxy team that has been hit hard by international call-ups, injuries and suspensions (10 pm ET; TSN1 ā full TV & streaming info).
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Luis Robles |
RBNY |
vs. MIN |
$6.4 |
2 |
Stefan Marinovic |
VAN |
vs. LA |
$4.9 |
3 |
Jon Kempin |
CLB |
vs. DC |
$4.5 |
4 |
Jimmy Maurer |
DAL |
vs. POR |
$5.0 |
5 |
Tim Howard |
COL |
vs. SKC |
$5.3 |
6 |
Matt Turner |
NE |
vs. NYC |
$4.7 |
7 |
Sean Johnson |
NYC |
at NE |
$7.0 |
8 |
Tim Melia |
SKC |
at COL |
$4.9 |
9 |
Jake Gleeson |
POR |
at DAL |
$4.5 |
10 |
David Ousted |
DC |
at CLB |
$4.4 |
Defenders
Lalas Abubakar leads all defenders with 27 points through Week 3, good for sixth overall and placing him ahead of several fantasy monsters including Miguel Almiron, Federico Higuain and Ignacio Piatti. His price has risen $500,000 each week and he should be in line for another hefty salary bump with a good outing against D.C. United on Saturday (6 pm ET; TV & streaming info).
Rank |
Playe |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Lalas Abubakar |
CLB |
vs. DC |
$6.0 |
2 |
Graham Zusi |
SKC |
at COL |
$6.5 |
3 |
Tim Parker |
RBNY |
vs. MIN |
$5.6 |
4 |
Jonathan Mensah |
CLB |
vs. DC |
$7.0 |
5 |
Reto Ziegler |
DAL |
vs. POR |
$5.8 |
6 |
Aaron Maund |
VAN |
vs. LA |
$4.8 |
7 |
Aaron Long |
RBNY |
vs. MIN |
$4.6 |
8 |
Matt Hedges |
DAL |
vs. POR |
$5.8 |
9 |
Milton Valenzuela |
CLB |
vs. DC |
$6.5 |
10 |
Connor Lade |
RBNY |
vs. MIN |
$5.5 |
11 |
Harrison Afful |
CLB |
vs. DC |
$6.5 |
12 |
Jake Nerwinski |
VAN |
vs. LA |
$4.5 |
13 |
Marlon Hairston |
COL |
vs. SKC |
$5.8 |
14 |
Marcel de Jong |
VAN |
vs. LA |
$4.7 |
15 |
Ben Sweat |
NYC |
at NE |
$6.0 |
16 |
Aurelien Collin |
RBNY |
vs. MIN |
$5.0 |
17 |
Jose Aja |
VAN |
vs. LA |
$4.7 |
18 |
Kyle Duncan |
RBNY |
vs. MIN |
$5.0 |
19 |
Tommy Smith |
COL |
vs. SKC |
$4.9 |
20 |
Anton Nedyalkov |
DAL |
vs. POR |
$6.0 |
Midfielders
With the condensed player pool, a case could be made for any of the Top 5 midfielders to be listed at the top in Week 4. Higuain managed just three points in a 0-0 draw at Philadelphia in Week 3, but heās in a nice bounce back spot at home against D.C. United and Pipa should see multiple opportunities to make his mark on the scoresheet.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Federico Higuain |
CLB |
vs. DC |
$11.2 |
2 |
Mauro Diaz |
DAL |
vs. POR |
$10.4 |
3 |
Alejandro "Kaku" Romero Gamarra |
RBNY |
vs. MIN |
$9.1 |
4 |
Felipe Gutierrez |
SKC |
at COL |
$9.2 |
5 |
Maximiliano Moralez |
NYC |
at NE |
$10.5 |
6 |
Pedro Santos |
CLB |
vs. DC |
$9.1 |
7 |
Daniel Royer |
RBNY |
vs. MIN |
$8.5 |
8 |
Diego Valeri |
POR |
at DAL |
$10.0 |
9 |
Johnny Russell |
SKC |
at COL |
$8.4 |
10 |
Alphonso Davies |
VAN |
vs. LA |
$7.0 |
11 |
Jack Price |
COL |
vs. SKC |
$7.0 |
12 |
Jesus Medina |
NYC |
at NE |
$10.0 |
13 |
Diego Fagundez |
NE |
vs. NYC |
$8.1 |
14 |
Michael Barrios |
DAL |
vs. POR |
$8.5 |
15 |
Sean Davis |
RBNY |
vs. MIN |
$6.5 |
16 |
Yordy Reyna |
VAN |
vs. LA |
$8.0 |
17 |
Luciano Acosta |
DC |
at CLB |
$7.9 |
18 |
Roland Lamah |
DAL |
vs. POR |
$8.0 |
19 |
Carlos Rivas |
RBNY |
vs. MIN |
$8.0 |
20 |
Johan Blomberg |
COL |
vs. SKC |
$7.9 |
21 |
Kelyn Rowe |
NE |
vs. NYC |
$7.0 |
22 |
Cristian Martinez |
CLB |
vs. DC |
$4.5 |
23 |
Teal Bunbury |
NE |
vs. NYC |
$6.0 |
24 |
Cristian Techera |
VAN |
vs. LA |
$9.0 |
25 |
Vincent Bezecourt |
RBNY |
vs. MIN |
$6.5 |
26 |
Yamil Asad |
DC |
at CLB |
$8.2 |
27 |
Artur |
CLB |
vs. DC |
$8.7 |
28 |
Yangel Herrera |
NYC |
at NE |
$8.0 |
29 |
Sebastian Blanco |
POR |
at DAL |
$8.7 |
30 |
Ethan Finlay |
MIN |
at RBNY |
$8.7 |
Forwards
Bradley Wright-Phillips has seen limited minutes through the first three weeks of regular season due to CCL play, but heās in a smashing spot to open his 2018 account at home against Minnesota in Week 4. Notably absent from this weekās rankings is David Villa, who left several fantasy managers hanging after an unforeseen late scratch in Week 3. Heās a game-time call for Saturday, but it doesnāt sound like NYCFC will be quick to rush him back on the Gillette Stadium turf on Saturday (1:30 pm ET; TV & streaming info).
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Bradley Wright-Phillips |
RBNY |
vs. MIN |
$9.4 |
2 |
Kei Kamara |
VAN |
vs. LA |
$9.3 |
3 |
Maxi Urruti |
DAL |
vs. POR |
$8.8 |
4 |
Gyasi Zardes |
CLB |
vs. DC |
$9.7 |
5 |
Dominique Badji |
COL |
vs. SKC |
$7.6 |
6 |
Cristian Penilla |
NE |
vs. NYC |
$7.3 |
7 |
Anthony Blondell |
VAN |
vs. LA |
$6.5 |
8 |
Darren Mattocks |
DC |
at CLB |
$7.7 |
9 |
Jack McBean |
COL |
vs. SKC |
$5.6 |
10 |
Joe Mason |
COL |
vs. SKC |
$7.5 |
11 |
Samuel Armenteros |
POR |
at DAL |
$7.0 |
12 |
Ismael Tajouri |
NYC |
at NE |
$6.0 |
13 |
Gerso Fernandes |
SKC |
at COL |
$6.0 |
14 |
Khiry Shelton |
SKC |
at COL |
$5.6 |
15 |
Christian Ramirez |
MIN |
at RBNY |
$8.0 |
16 |
Fanendo Adi |
POR |
at DAL |
$8.9 |
17 |
Juan Agudelo |
NE |
vs. NYC |
$7.0 |
18 |
Jo Inge Berget |
NYC |
at NE |
$7.5 |
19 |
Cristian Colman |
DAL |
vs. POR |
$7.0 |
20 |
Niki Jackson |
COL |
vs. SKC |
$4.5 |
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