Fantasy: Positional rankings for Week 8 games this week and weekend

Another quick turnaround brings us a COLOSSAL Week 8 of MLS Fantasy, with all 26 teams playing twice. Be sure to set your squad before Wednesday night as ALL players will lock midweek this round and salary constraints could render multiple teams over budget. With that said, let’s get into the top fantasy plays at each position this week!

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Goalkeepers

Sean Johnson leads all goalkeepers with 55 fantasy points and he’s one of a handful of ‘keepers with two home games this week. The league-leading shot stopper could be put to the test against Toronto FC on Wednesday, but he rounds the week out with a good shot at clean sheet points against a sputtering FC Cincinnati attack on Saturday.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 Sean JohnsonNYCvs. TOR, vs. CIN$10.92 William YarbroughCOLvs. SJ, vs. SKC$6.73 Andre BlakePHIat CIN, vs. MIA$8.44 Matt TurnerNEvs. MTL, at DC$8.15 Eloy RoomCLBvs. MIN, at TOR$10.0

Value Goalkeepers

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 Pablo SisniegaLAFCvs. VAN, vs. SJ$4.32Steve ClarkPORvs. SEA, at VAN$4.83Joe WillisNSHvs. DC, vs. HOU$5.4

Defenders

FC Dallas' Reto Ziegler (right) is a strong choice for both his defense and set-piece skills. | Denny Medley-USA Today Sports Images

Reto Ziegler rewarded his faithful fantasy managers with an assist off a corner kick in Week 7, underscoring his upside as a defender with a big role on set pieces. The addition of Andres Ricuarte could eat into Ziegler’s share of corner kicks, but on a double game week it’s back to the well with the FC Dallas captain until it’s clear that he’s off of set pieces and penalty kicks.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1Reto ZieglerDALat ATL, vs. ORL$10.72Lalas AbubakarCOLvs. SJ, vs. SKC$7.23Anton TinnerholmNYCvs. TOR, vs. CIN$9.04Jonathan MensahCLBvs. MIN, at TOR$11.65Kelvin LeerdamSEAat POR, at LA$11.16Alexander ButtnerNEvs. MTL, at DC$8.57Aaron LongRBNYat MIA, vs. MTL$9.58Keegan RosenberryCOLvs. SJ, vs. SKC$7.39Joevin JonesSEAat POR, at LA$8.910Walker ZimmermanNSHvs. DC, vs. HOU$8.1

Value Defenders

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 Eddie SeguraLAFCvs. VAN, vs. SJ$6.02Diego PalaciosLAFCvs. VAN, vs. SJ$5.43Sam VinesCOLvs. SJ, vs. SKC$6.0

Midfielders

Diego Valeri ran roughshod over San Jose in Week 7, turning in a vintage performance to lead all players with 19 fantasy points. With the potential for two swipes at another big score in Round 8, including a juicy matchup with Vancouver on Sunday, look for Valeri to be a popular fixture across multiple fantasy lineups this week.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1Diego ValeriPORvs. SEA, at VAN$12.42Nicolas LodeiroSEAat POR, at LAG$13.73Alejandro PozueloTORat NYC, vs. CLB$14.54Pedro SantosCLBvs. MIN, at TOR$9.25Johnny RussellSKCvs. ORL, at COL$9.46Darwin QuinteroHOUat CHI, at NSH$8.27Kevin MolinoMINat CLB, vs. RSL$11.68Alvaro MedranCHIvs. HOU, vs. ATL$10.39Jamiro MonteiroPHIat CIN, vs. MIA$8.410Chris MuellerORLat SKC, at DAL$9.711Lewis MorganMIAvs. RBNY, at PHI$10.512Pablo PiattiTORat NYC, vs. CLB$10.413Jack PriceCOLvs. SJ, vs. SKC$9.614Joao PauloSEAat POR, at LA$10.715Gadi KindaSKCvs. ORL, at COL$8.616Rodolfo PizarroMIAvs. RBNY, at PHI$9.417Albert RusnakRSLvs. LA, at MIN$8.118KakuRBNYat MIA, vs. MTL$9.019NaniORLat SKC, at DAL$8.520Cole BassettCOLvs. SJ, vs. SKC$9.0

Value Midfielders

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 Jose CifuentesLAFCvs. VAN, vs. SJ$6.72Emanuel ReynosoMINat CLB, vs. RSL$7.43Alexandru MitritaNYCvs. TOR, vs. CIN$5.0

Forwards

Diego Rossi and Brian Rodriguez are both strong choices in the forward department — as well as for your captaincy. | Kirby Leefant-USA Today Sports Images

Golden Boot frontrunner Diego Rossi gets pair of favorable home matchups in Week 8. He’ll look to add to his league-leading goal haul against an overmatched Vancouver side before facing a San Jose defense that’s shipped a whopping 14 goals over their last four matches.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1Diego RossiLAFCvs. VAN, vs. SJ$9.12Brian RodriguezLAFCvs. VAN, vs. SJ$9.23Kacper PrzybylkoPHIat CIN, vs. MIA$12.04Franco JaraDALat ATL, vs. ORL$9.85Raul RuidiazSEAat POR, vs. LA$14.06Robert BericCHIvs. HOU, vs. ATL$9.47Gyasi ZardesCLBvs. MIN, at TOR$11.48Gustavo BouNEvs. MTL, at DC$8.99Bradley Wright-PhillipsLAFCvs. VAN, vs. SJ$7.610Cristian PavonLAat RSL, vs. SEA$11.3

Value Forwards

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 HeberNYCvs.TOR, vs. CIN$5.22Dominique BadjiNSHvs. DC, vs. HOU$5.43Fredy MonteroVANat LAFC, vs. POR$5.0

Captain

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 Diego RossiLAFCvs. VAN, vs. SJ$9.12Brian RodriguezLAFCvs. VAN, vs. SJ$9.23Diego ValeriPORvs. SEA, at VAN$12.4