Fantasy: Week 23 positional rankings

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With the Spring season in the rearview mirror, fantasy managers get to hit the reset button in Week 23, as it marks the first week of the MLS Fantasy Fall season. Let’s dive right in and take a closer look at the top players at each position this week.

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Goalkeepers

Sean Johnson has kept a clean sheet in four of his last five outings for New York City FC and has a shutout in three straight at Yankee Stadium. That bodes well with a home game against a Vancouver Whitecaps team that has been outscored 10-1 over their last four road games (Saturday; 8 pm ET | TSN2 — Full TV & streaming info).

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Sean Johnson	NYC	vs. VAN	$6.0
2	Jesse Gonzalez	DAL	vs. SJ	$5.5
3	Jeff Attinella	POR	vs. PHI	$6.0
4	Evan Bush	MTL	vs. DC	$6.0
5	Brad Guzan	ATL	vs. TOR	$6.0
6	Earl Edwards Jr.	ORL	vs. NE	$4.5
7	Nick Rimando	RSL	vs. CHI	$5.5
8	Bobby Shuttleworth	MIN	vs. SEA	$5.5
9	Luis Robles	RBNY	vs. LAFC	$6.0
10	Joe Willis	HOU	vs. SKC	$4.5

Defenders

Anton Tinnerholm scored another goal in Week 22 and racked up 19 points in the process. His attacking upside, combined with a good shot at a clean sheet, puts the Swedish defender back at the top of the rankings in Week 23.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Anton Tinnerholm	NYC	vs. VAN	$7.0
2	Ronald Matarrita	NYC	vs. VAN	$5.5
3	Alexander Callens	NYC	vs. VAN	$7.0
4	Maxime Chanot	NYC	vs. VAN	$6.5
5	Matt Hedges	DAL	vs. SJ	$7.0
6	Ben Sweat	NYC	vs. VAN	$6.0
7	Mohamed El-Munir	ORL	vs. NE	$5.0
8	Marquinhos Pedroso	DAL	vs. SJ	$6.0
9	Edgar Castillo	COL	vs. LA	$6.0
10	Graham Zusi	SKC	at HOU	$7.5
11	Larrys Mabiala	POR	vs. PHI	$7.0
12	Francisco Calvo	MIN	vs. SEA	$6.5
13	Justen Glad	RSL	vs. CHI	$6.0
14	Leandro Gonzalez Pirez	ATL	vs. TOR	$6.0
15	Alvas Powell	POR	vs. PHI	$6.5
16	Reggie Cannon	DAL	vs. SJ	$6.5
17	Reto Ziegler	DAL	vs. SJ	$6.0
18	Kemar Lawrence	RBNY	vs. LAFC	$7.0
19	Julio Cascante	POR	vs. PHI	$5.5
20	Chris Schuler	ORL	vs. NE	$4.5

Midfielders

Diego Valeri has made an impact on the scoresheet in four of his last five appearances and he’s averaging 11 fantasy points per game over his last three home games. With Sebastian Blanco and Samuel Armenteros both out this week, look for Valeri to continue to do the heavy lifting in the Portland attack at home against Philadelphia on Saturday (11 pm ET | TV & streaming info).

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Diego Valeri	POR	vs. PHI	$11.0
2	Miguel Almiron	ATL	vs. TOR	$11.5
3	Nicolas Lodeiro	SEA	at MIN	$11.5
4	Maxi Moralez	NYC	vs. VAN	$11.5
5	Ignacio Piatti	MTL	vs. DC	$11.0
6	Yoshimar Yotun	ORL	vs. NE	$9.5
7	Joao Plata	RSL	vs. CHI	$9.5
8	Romain Alessandrini	LA	at COL	$10.0
9	Saphir Taider	MTL	vs. DC	$9.5
10	Jesus Medina	NYC	vs. VAN	$8.0
11	Aleksandar Katai	CHI	at RSL	$10.0
12	Sacha Kljestan	ORL	vs. NE	$10.0
13	Michael Barrios	DAL	vs. SJ	$7.0
14	Diego Fagundez	NE	at ORL	$10.0
15	Kaku	RBNY	vs. LAFC	$11.0
16	Victor Vazquez	TOR	at ATL	$10.0
17	Kellyn Acosta	COL	vs. LA	$7.5
18	Yamil Asad	DC	at MTL	$10.0
19	Damir Kreilach	RSL	vs. CHI	$8.0
20	Alexander Ring	NYC	vs. VAN	$8.5
21	Jefferson Savarino	RSL	vs. CHI	$8.0
22	Ismael Tajouri-Shradi	NYC	vs. VAN	$8.5
23	Roland Lamah	DAL	vs. SJ	$8.5
24	Daniel Royer	RBNY	vs. LAFC	$8.0
25	Miguel Ibarra	MIN	vs. SEA	$8.0
26	Borek Dockal	PHI	at POR	$10.0
27	Alejandro Silva	MTL	vs. DC	$7.0
28	Dairon Asprilla	POR	vs. PHI	$6.0
29	Cristian Roldan	SEA	at MIN	$8.0
30	Daniel Salloi	SKC	at HOU	$5.5

Forwards

Josef Martinez has a goal or more in six straight and 10 of his last 11 appearances. He just continues to pile up the goals and while Toronto FC could present a stiffer challenge than Atlanta United's recent opposition on Saturday, Martinez can be considered matchup-proof at this point (4 pm ET | ESPN, TSN4 — Full TV & streaming info).

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Josef Martinez	ATL	vs. TOR	$11.5
2	Darwin Quintero	MIN	vs. SEA	$11.5
3	Dom Dwyer	ORL	vs. NE	$9.0
4	Raul Ruidiaz	SEA	at MIN	$10.5
5	Sebastian Giovinco	TOR	at ATL	$10.5
6	Carlos Vela	LAFC	at RBNY	$11.0
7	Romell Quioto	HOU	vs. SKC	$9.5
8	Bradley Wright-Phillips	RBNY	vs. LAFC	$10.0
9	Jo Inge Berget	NYC	vs. VAN	$7.5
10	Alberth Elis	HOU	vs. SKC	$9.5
11	Wayne Rooney	DC	at MTL	$10.5
12	Hector Villalba	ATL	vs. TOR	$8.5
13	Mauro Manotas	HOU	vs. SKC	$8.5
14	Dominique Badji	DAL	vs. SJ	$7.5
15	Maxi Urruti	DAL	vs. SJ	$8.5
16	Adama Diomande	LAFC	at RBNY	$10.5
17	Cristian Penilla	NE	at ORL	$8.5
18	Ola Kamara	LA	at COL	$9.0
19	Giovani dos Santos	LA	at COL	$8.0
20	Nemanja Nikolic	CHI	at RSL	$9.5

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