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Fantasy: Week 28 positional rankings


Reid, Michael and Blayne get together to review the bits of fantasy information that can be taken from last week's round and help you prepare for the upcoming DGWs in Round 28.
Even with Round 27 being a short week, it still held a few fantasy lessons and that is the focus of the first part of the show, that and the surprising number of players who got involved in scoring. However, the big question is who will be available in Round 28 and Michael covers all the latest rumors about who will and will not be available for the midweek. The show ends with a review of the best player options for Round 28 and includes several discussion about which SGW players are actually viable this week.



Week 28 of MLS Fantasy marks the start of three big double-game weeks before rounding the 2019 regular season. With just four weeks to go, letā€™s take a look at the top players at each position to help your team gain some ground in the standings.


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Goalkeepers

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Sean Johnson controls a save for New York City FC | USA Today Images


Sean Johnson is the only goalkeeper with two home games this week, and heā€™s only allowed one goal over the last 180 minutes at Yankee Stadium. With a depleted defense in front of him for at least one game this week, the New York City FC be leaned on heavily to keep Toronto and San Jose off the board.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
Sean Johnson
NYC
vs. TOR, vs. SJ
$6.9
2 
Vito Mannone
MIN
at HOU, vs. RSL
$8.3
3 
David Bingham
LA
at COL, vs. SKC
$7.2
4 
Joe Willis
HOU
vs. MIN, at VAN
$5.1
5 
Quentin Westberg
TOR
at NYC, vs. COL
$6.0
6 
Nick Rimando
RSL
vs. SJ, at MIN
$8.8
7
Tim Howard
COL
vs. LA, at TOR
$5.6
8
Daniel Vega
SJ
at RSL, at NYC
$5.6
9
Evan Bush
MTL
vs. CIN
$5.4
10
Brad Guzan
ATL
vs. CLB
$8.6

Defenders

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Anton Tinnerholm on the dribble | USA Today Images


Anton Tinnerholm has an assist in consecutive home appearances, and heā€™s topped seven points in each of his last four games at Yankee Stadium. With multiple DGW defenders still missing out through international duty, Tinnerholm is the most reliable NYCFC option to rack up points on both ends of the field.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Anton Tinnerholm
NYC
vs. TOR, vs. SJ
$8.8
2
Romain Metanire
MIN
at HOU, vs. RSL
$8.8
3
Ike Opara
MIN
at HOU, vs. RSL
$9.2
4
Wilfried Moimbe
MIN
at HOU, vs. RSL
$6.0
5
Keegan Rosenberry
COL
vs. LA, at TOR
$6.1
6
Auro
TOR
at NYC, vs. COL
$8.4
7
Omar Gonzalez
TOR
at NYC, vs. COL
$6.5
8
Daniel Steres
LA
at COL, vs. SKC
$5.2
9
Lalas Abubakar
COL
vs. LA, at TOR
$6.0
10
Justen Glad
RSL
vs. SJ, at MIN
$9.5
11
Michael Boxall
MIN
at HOU, vs. RSL
$8.6
12
Adam Lundkvist
HOU
vs. MIN, at VAN
$6.1
13
Hassani Dotson
MIN
at HOU, vs. RSL
$6.5
14
Tommy Smith
COL
vs. LA, at TOR
$6.5
15
Ben Sweat
NYC
vs. TOR, vs. SJ
$4.5
16
Giancarlo Gonzalez
LA
at COL, vs. SKC
$4.8
17
Aaron Herrera
RSL
vs. SJ, at MIN
$7.0
18
Tommy Thompson
SJ
at RSL, at NYC
$8.0
19
Jorgen Skjelvik
LA
at COL, vs. SKC
$4.9
20
Donny Toia
RSL
vs. SJ, at MIN
$7.9

Midfielders

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Magnus Eriksson has six goals and eight assists on the year | USA Today Images


With Maxi Moralez suspended for the first game of the double-game week, Magnus Eriksson emerges as arguably the top DGW midfielder available despite playing both games on the road this week. The versatile attacker has seven or more points in seven of his last eight appearances, averaging over nine fantasy points per game across that span.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Magnus Eriksson
SJ
at RSL, at NYC
$11.3
2
Cristian Pavon
LA
at COL, vs. SKC
$10.5
3
Alejandro Pozuelo
TOR
at NYC, vs. COL
$9.6
4
Cristian Espinoza
SJ
at RSL, at NYC
$10.8
5
Alexander Ring
NYC
vs. TOR, vs. SJ
$9.1
6
Michael Bradley
TOR
at NYC, vs. COL
$9.6
7
Jack Price
COL
vs. LA, at TOR
$8.4
8
Damir Kreilach
RSL
vs. SJ, at MIN
$7.9
9
Nicolas Benezet
TOR
at NYC, vs. COL
$8.0
10
Marky Delgado
TOR
at NYC, vs. COL
$8.4
11
Jonathan Lewis
COL
vs. LA, at TOR
$7.9
12
Nicolas Mezquida
COL
vs. LA, at TOR
$4.8
13
Favio Alvarez
LA
at COL, vs. SKC
$7.3
14
Keaton Parks
NYC
vs. TOR, vs. SJ
$5.2
15
Sam Nicholson
COL
vs. LA, at TOR
$6.4
16
Ethan Finlay
MIN
vs. At HOU, vs. RSL
$7.4
17
Gary Mackay-Steven
NYC
vs. TOR, vs. SJ
$5.7
18
Memo Rodriguez
HOU
vs. MIN, at VAN
$6.4
19
Jesus Medina
NYC
vs. TOR, vs. SJ
$6.4
20
Thomas Chacon
MIN
at HOU, vs. RSL
$7.1
21
Uriel Antuna
LA
at COL, vs. SKC
$5.3
22
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi
NYC
vs. TOR, vs. SJ
$6.7
23
Osvaldo Alonso
MIN
at HOU, vs. RSL
$7.3
24
Kellyn Acosta
COL
vs. LA, at TOR
$4.8
25
Kelyn Rowe
RSL
vs. SJ, at MIN
$5.9
26
Tomas Martinez
HOU
vs. MIN, at VAN
$6.4
27
Erickson Gallardo
TOR
at NYC, vs. COL
$6.1
28
Nick DeLeon
TOR
at NYC, vs. COL
$5.8
29
Everton Luiz
RSL
vs. SJ, at MIN
$6.5
30
Saphir Taider
MTL
vs. CIN
$11.3

Forwards

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has 23 goals and four assists on the year | USA Today Images


Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been on an absolute tear over his last four games, scoring seven goals to go along with two assists. With a 13.5 FPPG average over that period, Zlatan will be a popular captain pick in Week 28.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
LA
at COL, vs. SKC
$12.3
2
Valentin Castellanos
NYC
vs. TOR, vs. SJ
$7.3
3
Alexandru Mitrita
NYC
vs. TOR, vs. SJ
$8.6
4
Mauro Manotas
HOU
vs. MIN, at VAN
$9.1
5
Christian Ramirez
HOU
vs. MIN, at VAN
$7.0
6
Jozy Altidore
TOR
at NYC, vs. COL
$10.2
7
Mason Toye
MIN
at HOU, vs. RSL
$5.6
8
Chris Wondolowski
SJ
at RSL, at NYC
$7.9
9
Andre Shinyashiki
COL
vs. LA, at TOR
$6.3
10
Romell Quioto
HOU
vs. MIN, at VAN
$6.8
11
Patrick Mullins
TOR
at NYC, vs. COL
$4.7
12
Angelo Rodriguez
MIN
at HOU, vs. RSL
$5.9
13
Abu Danladi
MIN
at HOU, vs. RSL
$4.4
14
Josef Martinez
ATL
vs. CLB
$14.1
15
Maxi Urruti
MTL
vs. CIN
$6.5
16
Carlos Vela
LAFC
at PHI
$15.0
17
Brian Fernandez
POR
vs. DC
$9.5
18
Kacper Przybylko
PHI
vs. LAFC
$9.1
19
Danny Hoesen
SJ
at RSL, at NYC
$5.4
20
Orji Okwonkwo
MTL
vs. CIN
$6.8