Fantasy: Week 14 positional rankings

Reid and Mike are joined by Ashley Savage from MLSfemale.com to review the most important fantasy takeaways from Round 13 and preview the options for the Round 14 DGW. During the first half of the show, they throw out some new name ideas for the award for the lowest scoring fantasy team in a league, and ideas of for how to make Fantasy more fun for Bobby Warshaw. After that, it’s down to business discuss some of their top player recommendations for Round 14 as well as value picks and switcheroo options.

A massive 10-team double-game week is upon us with just two weeks to go in the MLS Fantasy Spring season. Looking ahead to next week’s condensed schedule, Week 14 may be the best opportunity to make a big move in the standings. With that said, let’s dial in on the top players at each position, with an emphasis on players who could play twice this week.

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Goalkeepers

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Brad Guzan | USA Today Sports Images

Atlanta United goalkeeper Brad Guzan has kept a clean sheet in each of his last three appearances at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and he’s in a good spot to extend that streak with two favorable home games in Week 14. First up is a game against a Minnesota United attack on Wednesday (7 pm ET | TV & streaming info) that was held scoreless in their last road game before rounding the DGW out against a Chicago Fire attack on Saturday (3:30 pm ET | UniMás — Full TV & streaming info) that has just one goal across their last four road games.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Brad Guzan	ATL	vs. MIN, vs. CHI	$8.4
2	Evan Bush	MTL	vs. RSL, vs. ORL	$7.3
3	Bill Hamid	DC	vs. CHI, vs. SJ	$8.0
4	Vito Mannone	MIN	at ATL, vs. PHI	$8.0
5	Andre Blake	PHI	vs. COL, at MIN	$6.7
6	David Bingham	LA	at SKC, vs. NE	$7.0
7	Tim Howard	COL	at PHI, vs. CIN	$5.5
8	Tim Melia	SKC	vs. LA, at HOU	$5.9
9	Nick Rimando	RSL	at MTL, at RBNY	$5.9
10	Kenneth Kronholm	CHI	at DC, at ATL	$4.5

Defenders

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Leandro Gonzalez Pirez | USA Today Sports Images

Leandro Gonzalez Pirez has been a key ingredient to Atlanta’s good run of form at home, averaging over nine fantasy points per game across their three-game shutout spree. The Argentine center back should help boost your team.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Leandro Gonzalez Pirez	ATL	vs. MIN, vs. CHI	$9.5
2	Steven Birnbaum	DC	vs. CHI, vs. SJ	$8.6
3	Frederic Brillant	DC	vs. CHI, vs. SJ	$8.2
4	Miles Robinson	ATL	vs. MIN, vs. CHI	$8.0
5	Zakaria Diallo	MTL	vs. RSL, vs. ORL	$7.6
6	Jack Elliott	PHI	vs. COL, at MIN	$8.9
7	Franco Escobar	ATL	vs. MIN, vs. CHI	$6.7
8	Michael Parkhurst	ATL	vs. MIN, vs. CHI	$6.2
9	Leonardo Jara	DC	vs. CHI, vs. SJ	$7.7
10	Kai Wagner	PHI	vs. COL, at MIN	$8.3
11	Rolf Feltscher	LA	at SKC, vs. NE	$6.2
12	Daniel Steres	LA	at SKC, vs. NE	$7.9
13	Daniel Lovitz	MTL	vs. RSL, vs. ORL	$7.0
14	Giancarlo Gonzalez	LA	at SKC, vs. NE	$6.3
15	Tommy Smith	COL	at PHI, vs. CIN	$5.9
16	Jukka Raitala	MTL	vs. RSL, vs. ORL	$6.4
17	Matt Besler	SKC	vs. LA, at HOU	$7.2
18	Brent Kallman	MIN	at ATL, vs. PHI	$6.3
19	Auston Trusty	PHI	vs. COL, at MIN	$7.0
20	Marquinhos Pedroso	DC	vs. CHI, vs. SJ	$5.0

Midfielders

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Jonathan dos Santos | USA Today Sports Images

Jonathan dos Santos scored a banger to lift the LA Galaxy in Week 13, and he continues to churn out fantasy points regardless of if he makes an impact on the scoresheet. There’s cause for hesitation given his recent injury concerns, but if he’s in the starting lineup on Wednesday, he has arguably the best floor of any DGW midfielder this week.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Jonathan dos Santos	LA	at SKC, vs. NE	$10.7
2	Pity Martinez	ATL	vs. MIN, vs. CHI	$8.4
3	Johnny Russell	SKC	vs. LA, at HOU	$10.0
4	Saphir Taider	MTL	vs. RSL, vs. ORL	$9.1
5	Felipe Gutierrez	SKC	vs. LA, at HOU	$9.0
6	Haris Medunjanin	PHI	vs. COL, at MIN	$10.3
7	Julian Gressel	ATL	vs. MIN, vs. CHI	$8.5
8	Luciano Acosta	DC	vs. CHI, vs. SJ	$8.9
9	Jamiro Monteiro	PHI	vs. COL, at MIN	$8.5
10	Paul Arriola	DC	vs. CHI, vs. SJ	$8.0
11	Albert Rusnak	RSL	at MTL, at RBNY	$10.7
12	Aleksandar Katai	CHI	at DC, at ATL	$10.2
13	Jack Price	COL	at PHI, vs. CIN	$7.3
14	Ilie Sanchez	SKC	vs. LA, at HOU	$8.0
15	Sebastian Lletget	LA	at SKC, vs. NE	$7.7
16	Russell Canouse	DC	vs. CHI, vs. SJ	$6.9
17	Darlington Nagbe	ATL	vs. MIN, vs. CHI	$7.7
18	Favio Alvarez	LA	at SKC, vs. NE	$7.9
19	Kellyn Acosta	COL	at PHI, vs. CIN	$6.3
20	Osvaldo Alonso	MIN	at ATL, vs. PHI	$8.6
21	Jan Gregus	MIN	at ATL, vs. PHI	$9.3
22	Alejandro Bedoya	PHI	vs. COL, at MIN	$7.7
23	Junior Moreno	DC	vs. CHI, vs. SJ	$8.0
24	Sebastian Saucedo	RSL	at MTL, at RBNY	$5.3
25	Joe Corona	LA	at SKC, vs. NE	$7.0
26	Uriel Antuna	LA	at SKC, vs. NE	$5.8
27	Samuel Piette	MTL	vs. RSL, vs. ORL	$6.6
28	Micheal Azira	MTL	vs. RSL, vs. ORL	$5.8
29	Jefferson Savarino	RSL	at MTL, at RBNY	$8.4
30	Kelyn Rowe	SKC	vs. LA, at HOU	$4.7

Forwards

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Wayne Rooney | USA Today Sports Images

Wayne Rooney has a goal or an assist in each of his last four starts and the D.C. United striker comes with immense upside with two exploitable home matchups this week. There’s not much separating the top three forwards, and a case could be made to load up on the heavy artillery at the forward position in Week 14.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Wayne Rooney	DC	vs. CHI, vs. SJ	$11.2
2	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	LA	at SKC, vs. NE	$12.8
3	Josef Martinez	ATL	vs. MIN, vs. CHI	$9.8
4	Kacper Przybylko	PHI	vs. COL, at MIN	$6.8
5	Darwin Quintero	MIN	at ATL, vs. PHI	$10.2
6	Kei Kamara	COL	at PHI, vs. CIN	$8.9
7	Hector Villalba	ATL	vs. MIN, vs. CHI	$7.7
8	Maxi Urruti	MTL	vs. RSL, vs. ORL	$6.9
9	Jonathan Lewis	COL	at PHI, vs. CIN	$4.4
10	Fafa Picault	PHI	vs. COL, at MIN	$4.7
11	Diego Rubio	COL	at PHI, vs. CIN	$5.1
12	Carlos Vela	LAFC	at POR	$15.4
13	CJ Sapong	CHI	at DC, at ATL	$7.2
14	Angelo Rodriguez	MIN	at ATL, vs. PHI	$6.8
15	Corey Baird	RSL	at MTL, at RBNY	$5.7
16	Orji Okwonkwo	MTL	vs. RSL, vs. ORL	$5.2
17	Anthony Jackson-Hamel	MTL	vs. RSL, vs. ORL	$4.2
18	Brian Fernandez	POR	vs. LAFC	$10.5
19	Mauro Manotas	HOU	vs. SKC	$10.3
20	Sam Johnson	RSL	at MTL, at RBNY	$7.6