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Fantasy: Week 24 positional rankings

Reid, Mike, and Blayne get together to to review all the big moments and fantasy takeaways from Round 23. Do we mention Quincy? Yup. The 5-3 goalfest in Dallas? Yup. Does the Petke termination have a fantasy impact? We talk about that too. After the reap, they guys transition into talking about their player targets for Round 24 and answer question from from listeners in Live Chat. Midfielders get a lot of focus as do value forward options. They wrap everything up with with a look at the SGW options.




A massive 10 team double-game week marks the midway point of the MLS Fantasy Fall season, and with eight weeks to go, thereā€™s still plenty of time to make some big moves in the standings. The Week 24 rankings are heavy on players who could play twice this week and offer the most potential to turn in a serviceable fantasy score along the way.


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Goalkeepers

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Vito Mannone | USA Today Sports Images


Vito Mannone was rocked for five goals on the road last week, but heā€™s back home for two favorable games in Week 24 and the former Premier League goalkeeper has kept a clean sheet in each of his last three appearances at Allianz Field.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
Vito Mannone
MIN
vs. COL, vs. ORL
$7.8
2 
David Bingham
LA
vs. DAL, vs. SEA
$6.9
3 
Steve Clark
POR
vs. CHI, vs. ATL
$7.7
4 
Nick Rimando
RSL
vs. SEA, vs. LAFC
$7.8
5 
Kenneth Kronholm
CHI
vs. POR, at PHI
$6.1
6 
Brian Rowe
ORL
vs. SKC, at MIN
$7.1
7
Tim Melia
SKC
at ORL, vs. SJ
$6.7
8
Jesse Gonzalez
DAL
at LA, at MTL
$7.1
9
Stefan Frei
SEA
at RSL, at LA
$6.8
10
Clint Irwin
COL
at MIN, at HOU
$4.0

Defenders

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Romain Metanire | USA Today Sports Images


Romain Metanire comes into the DGW fresh after sitting out in Week 23. And given his knack for bombing forward on the right wing, heā€™s in prime position to deliver a big score if he racks up both attacking and defensive points this week.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Romain Metanire
MIN
vs. COL, vs. ORL
$8.0
2
Ike Opara
MIN
vs. COL, vs. ORL
$9.2
3
Larrys Mabiala
POR
vs. CHI, vs. ATL
$8.8
4
Jorge Moreira
POR
vs. CHI, vs. ATL
$8.3
5
Francisco Calvo
CHI
at POR, vs. PHI
$7.4
6
Aaron Herrera
RSL
vs. SEA, vs. LAFC
$7.5
7
Michael Boxall
MIN
vs. COL, vs. ORL
$7.9
8
Jorge Villafaña
POR
vs. CHI, vs. ATL
$8.3
9
Hassani Dotson
MIN
vs. COL, vs. ORL
$6.3
10
Chase Gasper
MIN
vs. COL, vs. ORL
$5.8
11
Ryan Hollingshead
DAL
at LA, at MTL
$8.9
12
Bastian Schweinsteiger
CHI
at POR, vs. PHI
$6.9
13
Daniel Steres
LA
vs. DAL, vs. SEA
$5.4
14
Justen Glad
RSL
vs. SEA, vs. LAFC
$5.4
15
Diego Polenta
LA
vs. DAL, vs. SEA
$6.6
16
Carlos Ascues
ORL
vs. SKC, at MIN
$6.0
17
Graham Zusi
SKC
at ORL, vs. SJ
$6.9
18
Rolf Feltscher
LA
vs. DAL, vs. SEA
$4.5
19
Marcelo Silva
RSL
vs. SEA, vs. LAFC
$6.8
20
Reto Ziegler
DAL
at LA, at MTL
$7.9

Midfielders

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Diego Valeri | USA Today Sports Images


Diego Valeri is averaging over 11 fantasy points per game across his last six home outings, and with a pair of games at Providence Park this week, the crafty Argentine is an elite option versus Chicago and Atlanta.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Diego Valeri
POR
vs. CHI, vs. ATL
$12.3
2
Nicolas Lodeiro
SEA
at RSL, at LA
$12.8
3
Jonathan dos Santos
LA
vs. DAL, vs. SEA
$9.1
4
Cristian Pavon
LA
vs. DAL, vs. SEA
$9.8
5
Albert Rusnak
RSL
vs. SEA, vs. LAFC
$10.1
6
Sebastian Blanco
POR
vs. CHI, vs. ATL
$10.9
7
Johnny Russell
SKC
at ORL, vs. SJ
$8.4
8
Nicolas Gaitan
CHI
at POR, vs. PHI
$9.7
9
Felipe Gutierrez
SKC
at ORL, vs. SJ
$10.7
10
Jefferson Savarino
RSL
vs. SEA, vs. LAFC
$11.3
11
Jan Gregus
MIN
vs. COL, vs. ORL
$9.4
12
Nani
ORL
vs. SKC, at MIN
$8.2
13
Aleksandar Katai
CHI
at POR, vs. PHI
$8.0
14
Ethan Finlay
MIN
vs. COL, vs. ORL
$7.9
15
Favio Alvarez
LA
vs. DAL, vs. SEA
$7.7
16
Uriel Antuna
LA
vs. DAL, vs. SEA
$5.1
17
Michael Barrios
DAL
at LA, at MTL
$8.9
18
Osvaldo Alonso
MIN
vs. COL, vs. ORL
$7.1
19
Diego Chara
POR
vs. CHI, vs. ATL
$7.2
20
Damir Kreilach
RSL
vs. SEA, vs. LAFC
$6.8
21
Kevin Molino
MIN
vs. COL, vs. ORL
$8.0
22
Paxton Pomykal
DAL
at LA, at MTL
$8.4
23
Miguel Ibarra
MIN
vs. COL, vs. ORL
$5.0
24
Joe Corona
LA
vs. DAL, vs. SEA
$8.0
25
Ilie Sanchez
SKC
at ORL, vs. SJ
$7.8
26
Dax McCarty
CHI
at POR, vs. PHI
$7.4
27
Chris Mueller
ORL
vs. SKC, at MIN
$6.0
28
Cristian Roldan
SEA
at RSL, at LA
$8.5
29
Bryan Acosta
DAL
at LA, at MTL
$6.4
30
Kellyn Acosta
COL
at MIN, at HOU
$5.3

Forwards

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic | USA Today Sports Images


Zlatan Ibrahimovic set a new MLS record with 14 shots in last weekā€™s loss to D.C., and while he came up empty-handed in that one, heā€™s in a good bounce back spot with a pair of home games this week. Up first is a Dallas side that has conceded multiple goals in back-to-back games, then heā€™ll round the week out against a depleted Seattle defense that has conceded three goals in each of their last two matches.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
LA
vs. DAL, vs. SEA
$10.8
2
Darwin Quintero
MIN
vs. COL, vs. ORL
$9.1
3
Brian Fernandez
POR
vs. CHI, vs. ATL
$10.6
4
Raul Ruidiaz
SEA
at RSL, at LA
$10.9
5
Angelo Rodriguez
MIN
vs. COL, vs. ORL
$6.3
6
Jordan Morris
SEA
at RSL, at LA
$9.9
7
Jeremy Ebobisse
POR
vs. CHI, vs. ATL
$6.2
8
Nemanja Nikolic
CHI
at POR, vs. PHI
$6.9
9
Kei Kamara
COL
at MIN, at HOU
$8.4
10
C.J. Sapong
CHI
at POR, vs. PHI
$6.1
11
Diego Rubio
COL
at MIN, at HOU
$9.3
12
Tesho Akindele
ORL
vs. SKC, at MIN
$7.0
13
Corey Baird
RSL
vs. SEA, vs. LAFC
$4.8
14
Carlos Vela
LAFC
at RSL
$14.0
15
Dom Dwyer
ORL
vs. SKC, at MIN
$6.6
16
Jesus Ferriera
DAL
at LA, at MTL
$6.6
17
Erik Hurtado
SKC
at ORL, vs. SJ
$5.4
18
Dominique Badji
DAL
at LA, at MTL
$5.9
19
Andre Shinyashiki
COL
at MIN, at HOU
$6.3
20
Sam Johnson
RSL
vs. SEA, vs. LAFC
$8.0