Fantasy: Week 4 positional rankings

Reid, Mike, Blayne and Parker sit down to talk about some of the most exciting and fantasy relevant evens from Round 3 and preview the few games being played over the Round 4 international break. Everyone get into the reddit questions this week and they have a long discussion about Prices Changes, the impacts of Rolling Transfers, and Mike's system for Building Team Value. They wrap everything up in the usual way with a game by game breakdown. It's a longer episode, but the middle discussion touches on several hot topics in the Fantasy Community right now!

A condensed schedule filled with international absences and byes puts several under-the-radar players on the MLS Fantasy map in Week 4.

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Goalkeepers

Luis Robles notched a clean sheet in his 2018 home debut and now he’s back at Red Bull Arena facing a shorthanded Minnesota United attack on Saturday (7 pm ET; TV & streaming info). If you’re short on funds consider Vancouver Whitecaps FC's Stefan Marinovic, who is in a similar spot on Saturday against an LA Galaxy team that has been hit hard by international call-ups, injuries and suspensions (10 pm ET; TSN1 — full TV & streaming info).

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Luis Robles	RBNY	vs. MIN	$6.4
2	Stefan Marinovic	VAN	vs. LA	$4.9
3	Jon Kempin	CLB	vs. DC	$4.5
4	Jimmy Maurer	DAL	vs. POR	$5.0
5	Tim Howard	COL	vs. SKC	$5.3
6	Matt Turner	NE	vs. NYC	$4.7
7	Sean Johnson	NYC	at NE	$7.0
8	Tim Melia	SKC	at COL	$4.9
9	Jake Gleeson	POR	at DAL	$4.5
10	David Ousted	DC	at CLB	$4.4

Defenders

Lalas Abubakar leads all defenders with 27 points through Week 3, good for sixth overall and placing him ahead of several fantasy monsters including Miguel Almiron, Federico Higuain and Ignacio Piatti. His price has risen $500,000 each week and he should be in line for another hefty salary bump with a good outing against D.C. United on Saturday (6 pm ET; TV & streaming info).

Rank	Playe	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Lalas Abubakar	CLB	vs. DC	$6.0
2	Graham Zusi	SKC	at COL	$6.5
3	Tim Parker	RBNY	vs. MIN	$5.6
4	Jonathan Mensah	CLB	vs. DC	$7.0
5	Reto Ziegler	DAL	vs. POR	$5.8
6	Aaron Maund	VAN	vs. LA	$4.8
7	Aaron Long	RBNY	vs. MIN	$4.6
8	Matt Hedges	DAL	vs. POR	$5.8
9	Milton Valenzuela	CLB	vs. DC	$6.5
10	Connor Lade	RBNY	vs. MIN	$5.5
11	Harrison Afful	CLB	vs. DC	$6.5
12	Jake Nerwinski	VAN	vs. LA	$4.5
13	Marlon Hairston	COL	vs. SKC	$5.8
14	Marcel de Jong	VAN	vs. LA	$4.7
15	Ben Sweat	NYC	at NE	$6.0
16	Aurelien Collin	RBNY	vs. MIN	$5.0
17	Jose Aja	VAN	vs. LA	$4.7
18	Kyle Duncan	RBNY	vs. MIN	$5.0
19	Tommy Smith	COL	vs. SKC	$4.9
20	Anton Nedyalkov	DAL	vs. POR	$6.0

Midfielders

With the condensed player pool, a case could be made for any of the Top 5 midfielders to be listed at the top in Week 4. Higuain managed just three points in a 0-0 draw at Philadelphia in Week 3, but he’s in a nice bounce back spot at home against D.C. United and Pipa should see multiple opportunities to make his mark on the scoresheet.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Federico Higuain	CLB	vs. DC	$11.2
2	Mauro Diaz	DAL	vs. POR	$10.4
3	Alejandro "Kaku" Romero Gamarra	RBNY	vs. MIN	$9.1
4	Felipe Gutierrez	SKC	at COL	$9.2
5	Maximiliano Moralez	NYC	at NE	$10.5
6	Pedro Santos	CLB	vs. DC	$9.1
7	Daniel Royer	RBNY	vs. MIN	$8.5
8	Diego Valeri	POR	at DAL	$10.0
9	Johnny Russell	SKC	at COL	$8.4
10	Alphonso Davies	VAN	vs. LA	$7.0
11	Jack Price	COL	vs. SKC	$7.0
12	Jesus Medina	NYC	at NE	$10.0
13	Diego Fagundez	NE	vs. NYC	$8.1
14	Michael Barrios	DAL	vs. POR	$8.5
15	Sean Davis	RBNY	vs. MIN	$6.5
16	Yordy Reyna	VAN	vs. LA	$8.0
17	Luciano Acosta	DC	at CLB	$7.9
18	Roland Lamah	DAL	vs. POR	$8.0
19	Carlos Rivas	RBNY	vs. MIN	$8.0
20	Johan Blomberg	COL	vs. SKC	$7.9
21	Kelyn Rowe	NE	vs. NYC	$7.0
22	Cristian Martinez	CLB	vs. DC	$4.5
23	Teal Bunbury	NE	vs. NYC	$6.0
24	Cristian Techera	VAN	vs. LA	$9.0
25	Vincent Bezecourt	RBNY	vs. MIN	$6.5
26	Yamil Asad	DC	at CLB	$8.2
27	Artur	CLB	vs. DC	$8.7
28	Yangel Herrera	NYC	at NE	$8.0
29	Sebastian Blanco	POR	at DAL	$8.7
30	Ethan Finlay	MIN	at RBNY	$8.7

Forwards

Bradley Wright-Phillips has seen limited minutes through the first three weeks of regular season due to CCL play, but he’s in a smashing spot to open his 2018 account at home against Minnesota in Week 4. Notably absent from this week’s rankings is David Villa, who left several fantasy managers hanging after an unforeseen late scratch in Week 3. He’s a game-time call for Saturday, but it doesn’t sound like NYCFC will be quick to rush him back on the Gillette Stadium turf on Saturday (1:30 pm ET; TV & streaming info).

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Bradley Wright-Phillips	RBNY	vs. MIN	$9.4
2	Kei Kamara	VAN	vs. LA	$9.3
3	Maxi Urruti	DAL	vs. POR	$8.8
4	Gyasi Zardes	CLB	vs. DC	$9.7
5	Dominique Badji	COL	vs. SKC	$7.6
6	Cristian Penilla	NE	vs. NYC	$7.3
7	Anthony Blondell	VAN	vs. LA	$6.5
8	Darren Mattocks	DC	at CLB	$7.7
9	Jack McBean	COL	vs. SKC	$5.6
10	Joe Mason	COL	vs. SKC	$7.5
11	Samuel Armenteros	POR	at DAL	$7.0
12	Ismael Tajouri	NYC	at NE	$6.0
13	Gerso Fernandes	SKC	at COL	$6.0
14	Khiry Shelton	SKC	at COL	$5.6
15	Christian Ramirez	MIN	at RBNY	$8.0
16	Fanendo Adi	POR	at DAL	$8.9
17	Juan Agudelo	NE	vs. NYC	$7.0
18	Jo Inge Berget	NYC	at NE	$7.5
19	Cristian Colman	DAL	vs. POR	$7.0
20	Niki Jackson	COL	vs. SKC	$4.5

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