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Fantasy: Week 16 positional rankings


Reid and Mike are joined by Minnesota United writer and podcaster Steve McPherson to preview the start of the 2019 Fall MLS Fantasy Season. They start with a quick review of the Price and Team Value reset before touching on some of the players who they think have the most potential value. After that, they just into the biggest news of the Round, a reminder of Gold & Open Cup absences and impacts. They wrap things up by sharing the players who they are currently targeting for Round 16. It's a great refresher to help both returning and new players get Fantasy Ready before the weekend!



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Week 16 marks the beginning of the MLS Fantasy Fall season, which means a fresh start with scores and pricing reset. If you missed out on the Spring season, thereā€™s still time to sign up for the Fall season to make a run at fantasy glory and the $1500 Grand Prize! With several key players still away on international duty, letā€™s take a closer look at the top players at each position among the 12 teams in action this week.


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Goalkeepers

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Steve Clark collects a cross | USA Today Sports IMages


Steve Clark made seven saves to lead Portland to a big win over Seattle in U.S. Open Cup action last week. If he keeps the starting job, heā€™s in a good spot at home against a Houston side that's been shutout in their last two road games and will be missing some key attacking pieces.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
Steve Clark
POR
vs. HOU
$4.5
2 
Kenneth Kronholm
CHI
vs. RSL
$5.0
3 
Jesse Gonzalez
DAL
vs. TOR
$5.5
4 
Zac MacMath
VAN
vs. COL
$4.5
5 
Jon Kempin
CLB
vs. SKC
$4.5
6
Spencer Richey
CIN
vs. LA
$5.0
7
David Bingham
LA
at CIN
$5.5
8
Quentin Westberg
TOR
at DAL
$5.5
9
Tim Melia
SKC
at CLB
$6.0
10
Tim Howard
COL
at VAN
$5.5

Defenders

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Ali Adnan searches for a pass upfield | USA Today Sports


Ali Adnan showed flashes of fantasy upside with a goal and an assist across his last four Vancouver outings, and the former Serie A left back could turn in a big haul if he piles up points on both sides of the ball at home against Colorado on Saturday (10 pm ET | TV & streaming info).

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Ali Adnan
VAN
vs. COL
$6.0
2
Larrys Mabiala
POR
vs. HOU
$7.0
3
Reto Ziegler
DAL
vs. TOR
$6.5
4
Bastian Schweinsteiger
CHI
vs. RSL
$6.0
5
Jorge Villafana
POR
vs. HOU
$5.5
6
Graham Zusi
SKC
at CLB
$6.5
7
Harrison Afful
CLB
vs. SKC
$6.5
8
Ryan Hollingshead
DAL
vs. TOR
$5.5
9
Jorge Moreira
POR
vs. HOU
$5.5
10
Matt Hedges
DAL
vs. TOR
$6.5
11
Bill Tuiloma
POR
vs. HOU
$5.5
12
Scott Sutter
VAN
vs. COL
$5.0
13
Justin Morrow
TOR
at DAL
$5.5
14
Erik Godoy
VAN
vs. COL
$6.0
15
Gaston Sauro
CLB
vs. SKC
$4.5
16
Daniel Steres
LA
at CIN
$5.0
17
Johan Kappelhof
CHI
vs. RSL
$6.0
18
Raheem Edwards
CHI
vs. RSL
$5.0
19
Jorge Corrales
CHI
vs. RSL
$4.5
20
Nick Hagglund
CIN
vs. LA
$5.0

Midfielders

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Diego Valeri celebrates his 70th career MLS goal | USA Today Sports


Diego Valeri is averaging seven fantasy points per game over his last five appearances, and with the Timbers looking to notch their first home win of the season, he should impact the scoresheet against Houston on Saturday (11 pm ET | TV & streaming info).

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Diego Valeri
POR
vs. HOU
$10.5
2
Alejandro Pozuelo
TOR
at DAL
$11.5
3
Nicolas Gaitan
CHI
vs. RSL
$10.0
4
Aleksandar Katai
CHI
vs. RSL
$9.0
5
Felipe Gutierrez
SKC
at CLB
$9.5
6
Johnny Russell
SKC
at CLB
$9.5
7
Pedro Santos
CLB
vs. SKC
$8.5
8
Yordy Reyna
VAN
vs. COL
$8.0
9
Albert Rusnak
RSL
at CHI
$10.0
10
Paxton Pomykal
DAL
vs. TOR
$9.0
11
Inbeom Hwang
VAN
vs. COL
$7.0
12
David Accam
CLB
vs. SKC
$6.0
13
Przemyslaw Frankowski
CHI
vs. RSL
$8.0
14
Jack Price
COL
at VAN
$7.0
15
Favio Alvarez
LA
at CIN
$7.5
16
Diego Chara
POR
vs. HOU
$7.5
17
Emmanuel Ledesma
CIN
vs. LA
$6.5
18
Damir Kreilach
RSL
at CHI
$7.5
19
Lucas Venuto
VAN
vs. COL
$7.0
20
Dax McCarty
CHI
vs. RSL
$7.5
21
Joe Corona
LA
at CIN
$7.5
22
Tomas Martinez
HOU
at POR
$8.5
23
Sebastian Saucedo
RSL
at CHI
$6.0
24
Michael Barrios
DAL
vs. TOR
$7.5
25
Sam Nicholson
COL
at VAN
$6.0
26
David Guzman
CLB
vs. SKC
$7.0
27
Marky Delgado
TOR
at DAL
$7.0
28
Cristhian Paredes
POR
vs. HOU
$6.5
29
Boniek Garcia
HOU
at POR
$6.5
30
Chris Pontius
LA
at CIN
$5.5

Forwards

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Brian Fernandez celebrates a Portland Timbers goal | USA Today Sports


Brian Fernandez has six goals in four games across all competitions since joining the Timbers. The Argentine simply canā€™t stop scoring and represents an elite option at home against a depleted Houston squad.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Brian Fernandez
POR
vs. HOU
$10.5
2
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
LA
at CIN
$11.0
3
Fredy Montero
VAN
vs. COL
$9.0
4
Kei Kamara
COL
at VAN
$9.0
5
CJ Sapong
CHI
vs. RSL
$8.0
6
Jeremy Ebobisse
POR
vs. HOU
$6.0
7
Nemanja Nikolic
CHI
vs. RSL
$9.0
8
Fanendo Adi
CIN
vs. LA
$8.0
9
Mauro Manotas
HOU
at POR
$9.5
10
Kekuta Manneh
CIN
vs. LA
$6.0
11
Dominique Badji
DAL
vs. TOR
$6.5
12
Jesus Ferreira
DAL
vs. TOR
$6.5
13
Krisztian Nemeth
SKC
at CLB
$7.5
14
Patrick Mullins
CLB
vs. SKC
$5.5
15
Sam Johnson
RSL
at CHI
$7.5
16
Andre Shinyashiki
COL
at VAN
$4.5
17
Diego Rubio
COL
at VAN
$6.5
18
Jordan Hamilton
TOR
at DAL
$5.0
19
Terrence Boyd
TOR
at DAL
$5.5
20
Corey Baird
RSL
at CHI
$6.5