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Fantasy: Week 34 positional rankings

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Reid, Mike and Blayne are joined by Tim to review the penultimate round of the 2018 MLS Fantasy season. They start the show by giving LAFC the credit they are due before moving into the revised format for round reviews and previews (feedback wanted on the new format). They have a great discussion about the value of D.C. United midfielders vs. defenders and toss around ideas about how to integrate away players into your lineupā€¦if you dare!



Week 34 presents the last double-game week of the MLS Fantasy season, with seven teams playing twice. Several key players are questionable to return from international duty this week, so be sure to monitor starting lineups before locking your team in. Here are the Week 34 positional rankings, with an emphasis on players who could play two games and earn more fantasy points.


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With two games this week, Bill Hamid could be in line for a big fantasy week | USA Today Sports Images


Goalkeepers


Bill Hamid has kept a clean sheet in two of his last three home games, and heā€™ll be relied upon again in Week 34 with D.C. United clinging to the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
Bill Hamid
DC
vs. TOR, vs. NYC
$8.4
2 
Nick Rimando
RSL
vs. NE, at POR
$6.7
3
Stefan Marinovic
VAN
vs. SKC, at LAFC
$4.6
4 
Stefan Frei
SEA
at ORL, at HOU
$7.5
5 
Tim Melia
SKC
at VAN, at DAL
$8.8
6
Adam Grinwis
ORL
vs. SEA, vs. CLB
$5.0
7
Alex Bono
TOR
at DC, at MTL
$5.9
8
Brad Guzan
ATL
vs. CHI
$6.9
9
Tyler Miller
LAFC
vs. VAN
$8.7
10
Evan Bush
MTL
vs. TOR
$7.0

Defenders


Graham Zusi notched his fifth assist of the season and he came close to scoring on multiple occasions in his last outing. With two games this week he brings immense upside with the ability to pile up points on both sides of the ball.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Graham Zusi
SKC
at VAN, at DAL
$10.5
2
Frederic Brillant
DC
vs. TOR, vs. NYC
$6.5
3
Steven Birnbaum
DC
vs. TOR, vs. NYC
$9.3
4
Joseph Mora
DC
vs. TOR, vs. NYC
$7.2
5
Kelvin Leerdam
SEA
at ORL, at HOU
$7.2
6
Ike Opara
SKC
at VAN, at DAL
$11.4
7
Justen Glad
RSL
vs. NE, at POR
$6.8
8
Matt Besler
SKC
at VAN, at DAL
$10.2
9
Nick Besler
RSL
vs. NE, at POR
$6.5
10
Nouhou Tolo
SEA
at ORL, at HOU
$6.7
11
Brooks Lennon
RSL
vs. NE, at POR
$6.6
12
Aaron Herrera
RSL
vs. NE, at POR
$6.7
13
Carlos Ascues
ORL
vs. SEA, vs. CLB
$7.0
14
Chad Marshall
SEA
at ORL, at HOU
$9.0
15
Lamine Sane
ORL
vs. SEA, vs. CLB
$6.4
16
Jake Nerwinski
VAN
vs. SKC, at LAFC
$4.5
17
Scott Sutter
ORL
vs. SEA, vs. CLB
$7.4
18
Auro
TOR
at DC, at MTL
$6.3
19
Kim Kee-hee
SEA
at ORL, at HOU
$7.9
20
Justin Morrow
TOR
at DC, at MTL
$6.1

Midfielders

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Lucho Acosta is one of several players with two games in Week 34| USA Today Sports Images


Luciano Acosta has cooled off over the last two weeks, but he remains an elite play with D.C. making a mad dash at the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Heā€™s scored 16 points or more in each of D.C. Unitedā€™s last three double game weeks.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Luciano Acosta
DC
vs. TOR, vs. NYC
$13.0
2
Yamil Asad
DC
vs. TOR, vs. NYC
$9.4
3
Albert Rusnak
RSL
vs. NE, at POR
$11.8
4
Jefferson Savarino
RSL
vs. NE, at POR
$11.7
5
Joao Plata
RSL
vs. NE, at POR
$11.7
6
Damir Kreilach
RSL
vs. NE, at POR
$11.5
7
Cristian Techera
VAN
vs. SKC, at LAFC
$7.5
8
Johnny Russell
SKC
at VAN, at DAL
$8.8
9
Zoltan Stieber
DC
vs. TOR, vs. NYC
$5.9
10
Cristian Roldan
SEA
at ORL, at HOU
$10.0
11
Victor Rodriguez
SEA
at ORL, at HOU
$6.2
12
Nicolas Mezquida
VAN
vs. SKC, at LAFC
$5.8
13
Nicolas Lodeiro
SEA
at ORL, at HOU
$14.8
14
Ignacio Piatti
MTL
vs. TOR
$11.8
15
Ilie Sanchez
SKC
at VAN, at DAL
$7.9
16
Romain Alessandrini
LA
at MIN
$12.3
17
Saphir Taider
MTL
vs. TOR
$11.1
18
Sacha Kljestan
ORL
vs. SEA, vs. CLB
$6.5
19
Russell Canouse
DC
vs. TOR, vs. NYC
$8.1
20
Diego Valeri
POR
vs. RSL
$10.0
21
Osvaldo Alonso
SEA
at ORL, at HOU
$8.6
22
Uri Rosell
ORL
vs. SEA, vs. CLB
$8.8
23
Sebastian Blanco
POR
vs. RSL
$10.0
24
Maxi Moralez
NYC
at DC
$10.4
25
Brek Shea
VAN
vs. SKC, at LAFC
$4.8
26
Roger Espinoza
SKC
at VAN, at DAL
$7.8
27
Chris Mueller
ORL
vs. SEA, vs. CLB
$4.0
28
Daniel Salloi
SKC
at VAN, at DAL
$5.8
29
Sebastian Saucedo
RSL
vs. NE, at POR
$4.0
30
Jordon Mutch
VAN
vs. SKC, at LAFC
$4.5

Forwards


Despite firing off eight shots for the second straight game, Wayne Rooney was kept off the scoresheet for the first time in four games in Week 33. Heā€™s scored six goals and added four assists during D.C.ā€™s seven-match unbeaten run, and with a pair of home games on the schedule heā€™s in prime position to deliver in the clutch.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Wayne Rooney
DC
vs. TOR, vs. NYC
$13.3
2
Kei Kamara
VAN
vs. SKC, at LAFC
$11.5
3
Sebastian Giovinco
TOR
at DC, at MTL
$14.5
4
Dom Dwyer
ORL
vs. SEA, vs. CLB
$7.6
5
Josef Martinez
ATL
vs. CHI
$12.6
6
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
LA
at MIN
$14.1
7
Carlos Vela
LAFC
vs. VAN
$13.1
8
Chris Wondolowski
SJ
vs. COL
$6.7
9
Darwin Quintero
MIN
vs. LA
$13.8
10
Corey Baird
RSL
vs. NE, at POR
$6.4
11
Diego Rubio
SKC
at VAN, at DAL
$9.4
12
Lucas Janson
TOR
at DC, at MTL
$8.1
13
Gerso Fernandes
SKC
at VAN, at DAL
$9.9
14
Erik Hurtado
VAN
vs. SKC, at LAFC
$8.2
15
Will Bruin
SEA
at ORL, at HOU
$4.2
16
David Villa
NYC
at DC
$10.0
17
Bradley Wright-Phillips
RBNY
at PHI
$10.9
18
Adama Diomande
LAFC
vs. VAN
$8.5
19
Quincy Amarikwa
MTL
vs. TOR
$5.2
20
Gyasi Zardes
CLB
at ORL
$6.6

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