Fantasy: Week 14 positional rankings

Reid and Mike sit down on the Memorial Day holiday to record a quick episode before the double-game week gets started on Wednesday! They jump right to the main questions of which players will be available for Round 14 and who their player picks will be and give more insight into their thought process for each position. If you're debating about some of the single-game week option, don't worry, they wrap everything up by highlighting the few SGW games worth considering.

A big double-game week is upon us in Week 14 of MLS Fantasy, with eight teams playing twice and giving us the chance to double up on fantasy points.

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Goalkeepers

Nick Rimando has the more favorable schedule of the only two DGW ‘keepers with two home games. He posted his third clean sheet of the season at Seattle in Week 13 and faces the sputtering Sounders attack again on the back end of the double-game week.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Nick Rimando	RSL	vs. HOU, vs. SEA	$6.3
2	Brad Guzan	ATL	at NE, vs. PHI	$6.9
3	Andre Blake	PHI	vs. CHI, at ATL	$7.6
4	Patrick McLain	CHI	at PHI, vs. SJ	$4.2
5	Jesse Gonzalez	DAL	at LA, vs. LAFC	$6.0
6	Matt Turner	NE	vs. ATL, vs. RBNY	$7.0
7	David Bingham	LA	vs. DAL, at POR	$7.0
8	Joe Willis	HOU	at RSL, at MTL	$5.2
9	Tim Melia	SKC	vs. MIN	$8.8
10	Sean Johnson	NYC	vs. ORL	$6.2

Defenders

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Real Salt Lake center back Justen Glad is among more reliable fantasy defenders playing two games this week. | USA Today Sports Images

There are no “must-have” defenders that stick out this week, but with a pair of home games Justen Glad looks to be in line for a productive week. He earned 10 points in Week 13 and -- considering his average of over five points per game -- another double-digit week could be in order.

Rank	Playe	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Justen Glad	RSL	vs. HOU, vs. SEA	$7.5
2	Keegan Rosenberry	PHI	vs. CHI, at ATL	$8.6
3	Michael Parkhurst	ATL	at NE, vs. PHI	$8.0
4	Graham Zusi	SKC	vs. MIN	$11.5
5	Brandon Vincent	CHI	at PHI, vs. SJ	$5.8
6	Auston Trusty	PHI	vs. CHI, at ATL	$6.5
7	Johan Kappelhof	CHI	at PHI, vs. SJ	$6.9
8	Reggie Cannon	DAL	at LA, vs. LAFC	$8.5
9	Kevin Ellis	CHI	at PHI, vs. SJ	$6.7
10	Reto Ziegler	DAL	at LA, vs. LAFC	$7.3
11	Jorgen Skjelvik	LA	vs. DAL, at POR	$7.0
12	Mark McKenzie	PHI	vs. CHI, at ATL	$5.6
13	Danny Acosta	RSL	vs. HOU, vs. SEA	$4.8
14	Andrew Farrell	NE	vs. ATL, vs. RBNY	$7.8
15	Marcelo Silva	RSL	vs. HOU, vs. SEA	$4.9
16	Claude Dielna	NE	vs. ATL, vs. RBNY	$6.5
17	Maynor Figueroa	DAL	at LA, vs. LAFC	$4.6
18	Emrah Klimenta	LA	vs. DAL, at POR	$5.5
19	Alejandro Fuenmayor	HOU	at RSL, at MTL	$7.3
20	Raymon Gaddis	PHI	vs. CHI, at ATL	$5.5

Midfielders

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Ezequiel Barco, above, and Miguel Almiron are both promising plays with Atlanta's two games this week. | USA Today Sports Images

Despite single-digit production in each of his last three games, Miguel Almiron is still at the top of the overall point leaderboard with 118 points on the season. Teammate Ezequiel Barco has cut into some of Almiron’s fantasy production, but with two exploitable matchups on the schedule both Atlanta attackers are high on the fantasy radar this week.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Miguel Almiron	ATL	at NE, vs. PHI	$14.8
2	Romain Alessandrini	LA	vs. DAL, at POR	$8.7
3	Ezequiel Barco	ATL	at NE, vs. PHI	$8.8
4	Mauro Diaz	DAL	at LA, vs. LAFC	$10.4
5	Borek Dockal	PHI	vs. CHI, at ATL	$8.7
6	Diego Fagundez	NE	vs. ATL, vs. RBNY	$9.2
7	Tomas Martinez	HOU	at RSL, at MTL	$9.1
8	Aleksandar Katai	CHI	at PHI, vs. SJ	$8.0
9	Santiago Mosquera	DAL	at LA, vs. LAFC	$7.0
10	Bastian Schweinsteiger	CHI	at PHI, vs. SJ	$11.0
11	Teal Bunbury	NE	vs. ATL, vs. RBNY	$9.7
12	Marcus Epps	PHI	vs. CHI, at ATL	$5.9
13	Roland Lamah	DAL	at LA, vs. LAFC	$9.9
14	Alejandro Bedoya	PHI	vs. CHI, at ATL	$9.4
15	Boniek Garcia	HOU	at RSL, at MTL	$6.4
16	Haris Medunjanin	PHI	vs. CHI, at ATL	$8.9
17	Damir Kreilach	RSL	vs. HOU, vs. SEA	$8.1
18	Brooks Lennon	RSL	vs. HOU, vs. SEA	$7.5
19	Emmanuel Boateng	LA	vs. DAL, at POR	$5.5
20	Sebastian Saucedo	RSL	vs. HOU, vs. SEA	$4.4
21	Diego Campos	CHI	at PHI, vs. SJ	$4.7
22	Julian Gressel	ATL	at NE, vs. PHI	$7.5
23	Kyle Beckerman	RSL	vs. HOU, vs. SEA	$7.0
24	Wilfried Zahibo	NE	vs. ATL, vs. RBNY	$9.7
25	Jacori Hayes	DAL	at LA, vs. LAFC	$6.5
26	Maxi Moralez	NYC	vs. ORL	$11.0
27	Sebastian Lletget	LA	vs. DAL, at POR	$5.5
28	Diego Valeri	POR	vs. LA	$11.8
29	Daniel Salloi	SKC	vs. MIN	$10.0
30	Kellyn Acosta	DAL	at LA, vs. LAFC	$5.8

Forwards

Josef Martinez was shutdown by the New York Red Bulls in his last outing, but he’s yet to go two consecutive games without a goal this season. On top of that he faces a Revolution side that have conceded 11 goals through four games in the month of May.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Josef Martinez	ATL	at NE, vs. PHI	$9.2
2	Alberth Elis	HOU	at RSL, at MTL	$11.3
3	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	LA	vs. DAL, at POR	$8.7
4	Nemanja Nikolic	CHI	at PHI, vs. SJ	$7.4
5	Cristian Penilla	NE	vs. ATL, vs. RBNY	$9.7
6	Maxi Urruti	DAL	at LA, vs. LAFC	$9.1
7	Jefferson Savarino	RSL	vs. HOU, vs. SEA	$7.2
8	Romell Quioto	HOU	at RSL, at MTL	$9.0
9	David Villa	NYC	vs. ORL	$11.3
10	Corey Baird	RSL	vs. HOU, vs. SEA	$5.8
11	CJ Sapong	PHI	vs. CHI, at ATL	$5.9
12	Mauro Manotas	HOU	at RSL, at MTL	$7.9
13	Sebastian Giovinco	TOR	at CLB	$10.5
14	Bradley Wright-Phillips	RBNY	at NE	$12.6
15	Ola Kamara	LA	vs. DAL	$8.8
16	Diego Rossi	LAFC	at DAL	$10.5
17	Samuel Armenteros	POR	vs. LA	$4.5
18	Khiry Shelton	SKC	vs. MIN	$5.2
19	Dominique Badji	COL	vs. VAN	$7.9
20	Kei Kamara	VAN	at COL	$8.2

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