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Fantasy: Week 8 positional rankings

Carlos Vela - LAFC - 2019 Fantasy


Reid, Michael and Blayne get together to review all the Fantasy takeaways from the adjust Round 7 double-game week and talk about all the options for Round 8. They start out by recapping the recent score readjustment and then get into a discussion about the value of Vancouver players for the upcoming DGW. They wrap up with a review of the best player options for Round 8 and go on a little tangent about differential picks and the value of Bradley Wright-Phillips.



Barring any bizarre weather postponements, Week 8 of MLS Fantasy features two teams playing twice. Fortunately, BC Place has a retractable roof, so I think weā€™re safe to roster Los Angeles Football Club and Vancouver Whitecaps players if weā€™re going back to the double game week (DGW) well! Letā€™s take a closer look at which double game week players to target, along with any single game players who could turn in a big fantasy score this week.


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Goalkeepers

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LAFC's Tyler Miller has three clean sheets and has only conceded five goals in his first seven games of the season. | USA Today Sports Images


Tyler Miller has logged 325 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal, which bodes well even on the road Wednesday (10 PM ET | TSN 1/3, MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US) against a Vancouver Whitecaps side that was shut out in back-to-back home games before drawing the Chicago Fire, 1-1, last weekend.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
Tyler Miller
LAFC
at VAN, vs. SEA
$7.0
2 
Maxime Crepeau
VAN
vs. LAFC, at ORL
$5.5
3
Andre Blake
PHI
vs. MTL
$6.8
4 
Zack Steffen
CLB
vs. POR
$8.7
5 
Brad Guzan
ATL
vs. DAL
$6.5
6
Brian Rowe
ORL
vs. VAN
$5.2
7
David Ousted
CHI
vs. COL
$5.6
8
Bill Hamid
DC
vs. NYC
$8.3
9
David Bingham
LA
vs. HOU
$6.0
10
Przemyslaw Tyton
CIN
vs. RSL
$5.0

Defenders

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In addition to anchoring the LAFC defense, Walker Zimmerman also has a goal. | USA Today Sports Images


Walker Zimmerman has reeled off four consecutive games with at least eight points, and he has the best points per game average of any DGW defender on the board. There is some cause for rotation concern after he exited with a knock in the 86th minute of the last game, so be sure to monitor starting lineups ahead of Wednesday's match before paying the premium for Zimmerman.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Walker Zimmerman
LAFC
at VAN, vs. SEA
$9.3
2
Steven Beitashour
LAFC
at VAN, vs. SEA
$7.2
3
Eddie Segura
LAFC
at VAN, vs. SEA
$7.2
4
Jordan Harvey
LAFC
at VAN, vs. SEA
$6.4
5
Ali Adnan
VAN
vs. LAFC, at ORL
$5.2
6
Doneil Henry
VAN
vs. LAFC, at ORL
$6.8
7
Erik Godoy
VAN
vs. LAFC, at ORL
$7.6
8
Nick DeLeon
TOR
vs. MIN
$7.5
9
Justin Morrow
TOR
vs. MIN
$6.9
10
Jack Elliott
PHI
vs. MTL
$6.2
11
Graham Zusi
SKC
at SJ
$8.0
12
Josh Williams
CLB
vs. POR
$6.0
13
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez
ATL
vs. DAL
$7.2
14
Kendall Waston
CIN
vs. RSL
$7.2
15
Ruan
ORL
vs. VAN
$5.1
16
Joao Moutinho
ORL
vs. VAN
$5.7
17
Kai Wagner
PHI
vs. MTL
$6.5
18
Steven Birnbaum
DC
vs. NYC
$9.0
19
Reto Ziegler
DAL
at ATL
$8.0
20
Shea Salinas
SJ
vs. SKC
$4.9

Midfielders

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LAFC's Mark-Anthony Kaye has two goals and two assists in six appearances this season. | USA Today Sports Images


Mark-Anthony Kaye has a goal or an assist in each of his last three games, averaging nine fantasy points per game over that span. As with all DGW players, keep an eye on starting lineups in the first game and adjust accordingly. While itā€™s a guessing game who is rotated over the DGW, I do think that LAFC will roll out a full-strength side in a Western Conference clash with Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday (7 PM ET | FS1, MLS LIVE on DAZN in Canada). That would give any regular starters who make the starting lineup at Vancouver a good shot at featuring in both matches.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Mark-Anthony Kaye
LAFC
at VAN, vs. SEA
$9.3
2
Eduard Atuesta
LAFC
at VAN, vs. SEA
$8.7
3
Inbeom Hwang
VAN
vs. LAFC, at ORL
$7.4
4
Yordy Reyna
VAN
vs. LAFC, at ORL
$8.1
5
Alejandro Pozuelo
TOR
vs. MIN
$11.5
6
Nani
ORL
vs. MINL
$9.8
7
Romain Alessandrini
LA
vs. HOU
$9.3
8
Nicolas Lodeiro
SEA
at LAFC
$11.9
9
Johnny Russell
SKC
at SJ
$10.8
10
Kenny Saief
CIN
vs. RSL
$8.0
11
Federico Higuain
CLB
vs. POR
$8.5
12
Carles Gil
NE
vs. RBNY
$10.7
13
Jon Erice
VAN
vs. LAFC, at ORL
$6.4
14
Felipe Martins
VAN
vs. LAFC, at ORL
$6.7
15
Russell Teibert
VAN
vs. LAFC, at ORL
$5.7
16
Nicolas Gaitan
CHI
vs. COL
$8.7
17
Aleksandar Katai
CHI
vs. COL
$7.8
18
Luciano Acosta
DC
vs. NYC
$10.4
19
Maxi Moralez
NYC
at DC
$10.0
20
Albert Rusnak
RSL
at CIN
$10.0
21
Diego Valeri
POR
at CLB
$10.3
22
Julian Gressel
ATL
vs. DAL
$9.4
23
Jonathan Osorio
TOR
vs. MIN
$9.9
24
Pity Martinez
ATL
vs. DAL
$9.0
25
Ezequiel Barco
ATL
vs. DAL
$7.4
26
Daniel Royer
NYRB
at NE
$7.6
27
Saphir Taider
MTL
at PHI
$11.2
28
Felipe Gutierrez
SKC
at SJ
$8.6
29
Tomas Martinez
HOU
at LA
$8.7
30
Brenden Aaronson
PHI
vs. MTL
$6.4

Forwards

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LAFC's Carlos Vela leads Major League soccer with eight goals and five assists. | USA Today Sports Images


Carlos Vela continues to post video-game numbers, and his 86 total points are 30 more than the next highest scoring player in MLS Fantasy. That kind of production is worth moving mountains for on a DGW. As long as heā€™s in the starting lineup at Vancouver on Wednesday, heā€™ll be the consensus captain pick in Week 8.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Carlos Vela
LAFC
at VAN, vs. SEA
$13.8
2
Diego Rossi
LAFC
at VAN, vs. SEA
$10.5
3
Latif Blessing
LAFC
at VAN, vs. SEA
$8.5
4
Christian Ramirez
LAFC
at VAN, vs. SEA
$6.2
5
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
LA
vs. HOU
$12.7
6
Jozy Altidore
TOR
vs. MIN
$11.1
7
Fredy Montero
VAN
vs. LAFC, at ORL
$7.8
8
Wayne Rooney
DC
vs. NYC
$11.1
9
Josef Martinez
ATL
vs. DAL
$9.3
10
Darwin Quintero
MIN
at TOR
$12.0
11
Dom Dwyer
ORL
vs. VAN
$9.2
12
Alberth Elis
HOU
at LA
$10.2
13
Nemanja Nikolic
CHI
vs. COL
$8.2
14
Gyasi Zardes
CLB
vs. POR
$9.3
15
Hector Villalba
ATL
vs. DAL
$7.8
16
C.J. Sapong
CHI
vs. COL
$8.5
17
Darren Mattocks
CIN
vs. RSL
$6.8
18
Mauro Manotas
HOU
at LA
$10.6
19
Krisztian Nemeth
SKC
at SJ
$8.6
20
Bradley Wright-Phillips
RBNY
at NE
$9.0