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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 22:55:50+00:00

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1 Carlos Vela LAFC v. FCC 13.3 This may seem like a hot take, but I'll take Vela on the single game over all double game week forwards. Ruidiaz is returning from injury, Morris only has points for his minutes played in 3/5 matches, and Kei could easily be rested as well.
3 Diego Rossi LAFC v. FCC 10.0 Last week's hat trick hero is worth considering as a discount Vela in a great matchup.
5 Wayne Rooney DC v.MTL, at COL 11.5 Rooney appears to be battling an illness this week, so wouldn't be my safest choice to play on the road at altitude.
8 Alberth Elis HOU v. SJ 9.7 Perfectly designed to tear apart San Jose.
9 Carlos Darwin Quintero MIN v. NYC 12.4 It sounds like he will miss due to injury, but if he starts in the team's stadium opener, there will be some added motivation.
11 Christian Ramirez LAFC v. FCC 6.3 Ramirez is a great value is he starts again.
13 Josef Martinez ATL v. NE 9.7 New England's defense is far more dysfunctional than Atlanta's attack.
14 Alexandru Mitrita NYC at MIN 9.3 He's burned me a few times already this year, but still have faith in the NYC attack once they figure it all out.
18 Jesus Ferreira DAL v. POR 5.1 If you played Portland's opponent each week, you'd be doing pretty well so far.
1 Luciano Acosta DC v.MTL, at COL 10.5 Won't have his buddy Wayne for the first match, but with big European teams kicking their scouting of him into high gear, he should be motivated to produce.
2 Saphir Taider MTL at DC, v. CLB 11.6 Easy selection this week even with Piatti missing both matches (likely) and Urruti suspended for the first.
3 Paul Arriola DC v.MTL, at COL 8.8 DC's workhorse will find a way to nab some points over the course of two good matches.
5 Lucas Rodriguez DC v.MTL, at COL 9.0 We don't have a clear idea yet if Rodriguez will be a player susceptible to rotation on DGWs, but he seems like he'll be able to keep trucking.
6 Johnny Russell SKC v. NYRB 10.3 If Vela weren't around, Russell would be a legit MVP contender.
7 Junior Moreno DC v.MTL, at COL 8.2 DC United have some depth in the midfield so I'm fairly reluctant on starting any of them. That said, Moreno has been high quality this season.
9 Micheal Azira MTL at DC, v. CLB 5.7 Samuel Piette is close, but Azira strikes me as having slightly more bonus point potential if you need a fifth midfielder and third Montreal player.
11 Romain Alessandrini LA v. PHI 9.3 Signs of life in his two full starts. Don't let the bad average fool you.
13 Pity Martinez ATL v. NE 9.4 Should be back from a minor hamstring injury after the bye week. Hasn't given us much reason to believe in him for fantasy yet, but he's a quality player and odds are things will start to click soon as he adjusts to life in the US and MLS.
1 Steve Birnbaum DC v.MTL, at COL 8.5 The matchups are very good and Birnbaum is the likelier centerback to play both matches. Montreal are missing two of their three most dangerous players.
2 Leonardo Jara DC v.MTL, at COL 8.1 Should get high up the field against Montreal who will almost surely sit back and defend for most of the match.
3 Frederic Brillant DC v.MTL, at COL 7.4 I also have a suspicion Brillant could be rested for one of the matches.
4 Zakaria Diallo MTL at DC, v. CLB 6.2 Diallo is a good bet for a handful of bonus points over the two matches and Montreal are a relatively solid defensive side if you can ignore the touchdown's worth of goals they allowed to SKC.
5 Chris McCann DC v.MTL, at COL 4.8 With Mora out, McCann is probably starting both matches at a great price.
8 Jukka Raitala MTL at DC, v. CLB 4.7 Victor Cabrera could slot in for one, but Raitala is the far better player and Remi Garde knows it.
12 Miles Robinson ATL v. NE 6.0 Even Frank de Boer can out-coach Brad Friedel, right? Atlanta have had a bye week to figure things out and Robinson has already been really good this year.
15 Graham Zusi SKC v. NYRB 7.7 Not a great matchup, but SKC remains one of the standout teams in MLS and Zusi is in a pretty unique role for fantasy defenders.
16 Reto Ziegler DAL v. POR 7.5 When Dielna is possibly on the field, we need to be aware of who takes penalties on the opposing side.
20 Ike Opara MIN v. NYC 7.3 Ike doesn't have the hops that he used to, but in the stadium opener, some magic on a set piece header feels a little more likely.
1 Bill Hamid DC v.MTL, at COL 8.2 With Rooney only playing in one match, using Hamid in one of your three DC spots makes life that much easier. I wouldn't blame you for pivoting to Arriola or Rodriguez though.
4 Joe Willis HOU v. SJ 5.1 One good match against Portland does not make San Jose frightening.
1 Djordje Mihailovic CHI v. VAN 6.7 Djordje collected six (!!!) bonus points last week and needs to be in the Fire lineup even when Gaitan is inserted full-time.
2 Brenden Aaronson PHI at LA 6.4 Fabian just missed the top 20 midfield spots, but Aaronson still stands out as a cheap alternative.
4 Anthony Jackson-Hamel MTL at DC, v. CLB 4.0 Talented kid needs more minutes and with Urruti out, might get at least 90 more than usual.
5 Ali Adnan VAN at CHI 5.4 Missed a dumb penalty kick last week but at least he took it, right?
7 Memo Rodriguez HOU v. SJ 6.1 I still am needing one or two good value plays to get my preferred DGW lineup + Vela. If Memo starts, that could help!
10 Quincy Amarikwa DC v.MTL, at COL 5.7 Can't guarantee any points, but Quincy will work his tail off when he's out there in place of Rooney.
3 Saphir Taider MTL at DC, v. CLB 11.6 Lacks the ceiling of the guys above due to the tough opponents and Piatti/Urruti missing out, but he's as safe a pick for 10-12 points as it gets.
4 Carlos Vela LAFC v. FCC 13.3 At home to the expansion side, I'm still putting him in the mix.
5 Steve Birnbaum DC v.MTL, at COL 8.5 With a goal or clean sheet in four of five matches, Birnbaum would have made a really good captain's pick for most two week stretches. This is definitely a play on two clean sheets, and while that's unlikely, it's not the worst differential you could make. It's surely safer than Ruidiaz who would be my 6th ranked captain pick (and top two if not for his recent injury).
2 Raul Ruidiaz SEA at COL, v. TOR 11.0 He appears to be training in full after sitting the last match out, but I do hesitate whether he can lace up the boots for both games. Even with one, he could compete with the other double game week (DGW) forwards for points.
4 Jordan Morris SEA at COL, v. TOR 8.7 A very goal and assist dependent fantasy player, as evidenced by his trio of 2's in the games he hasn't scored or assisted. I'll probably opt for the safe Sounders midfield points rather than risk a 4, BUT Colorado is a tasty matchup.
5 Kei Kamara COL v. SEA, v. DC 9.0 Old Man Kei could always get rested, but he has a goal in half of his games and also five shots in half of his games. We want to be utilizing the DGW, so some Colorado players may need to be forced into our lineups.
6 Diego Rossi LAFC v. FCC 10.0 Last week's hat trick hero is worth considering as a discount Vela in a great matchup.
7 Wayne Rooney DC v.MTL, at COL 11.5 SINGLE GAME ALERT. Rooney will miss the first match due to a red card last match, but with the second match on the road in Colorado, he's still one of the better single game week forwards.
9 Diego Rubio COL v. SEA, v. DC 6.8 Colorado had their best offensive outing of the year without him in the lineup last week, but if Kei is rested, Rubio could feasibly start in both.
11 Alberth Elis HOU v. SJ 9.7 Perfectly designed to tear apart San Jose.
14 Christian Ramirez LAFC v. FCC 6.3 Ramirez is a great value is he starts again.
16 Josef Martinez ATL at NE 9.7 New England's defense is far more dysfunctional than Atlanta's attack.
17 Alexandru Mitrita NYC at MIN 9.3 He's burned me a few times already this year, but still have faith in the NYC attack once they figure it all out.
18 Will Bruin SEA at COL, v. TOR 5.7 With Ruidiaz returning from an injury, Bruin could be good for a game and a half. Or he's good for two shorter sub appearances. Either way, I'm looking at Sounders with better opportunity.
20 Jesus Ferreira DAL v. POR 5.1 If you played Portland's opponent each week, you'd be doing pretty well so far.
1 Nicolas Lodeiro SEA at COL, v. TOR 12.0 He's usually atop the rankings in a single game week, so why would we do anything different during a double?
2 Luciano Acosta DC v.MTL, at COL 10.5 Won't have his buddy Wayne for the first match, but with big European teams kicking their scouting of him into high gear, he should be motivated to produce.
3 Saphir Taider MTL at DC, v. CLB 11.6 Easy selection this week even with Piatti missing both matches (likely) and Urruti suspended for the first.
4 Paul Arriola DC v.MTL, at COL 8.8 DC's workhorse will find a way to nab some points over the course of two good matches.
5 Cristian Roldan SEA at COL, v. TOR 9.3 Safer than VRod this week and still jumps into the attack from time to time.
6 Victor Rodriguez SEA at COL, v. TOR 9.5 In my opinion, VRod is a good candidate to be rotated for one of the matches.
7 Lucas Rodriguez DC v.MTL, at COL 9.0 We don't have a clear idea yet if Rodriguez will be a player susceptible to rotation on DGWs, but he seems like he'll be able to keep trucking.
8 Johnny Russell SKC v. NYRB 10.3 If Vela weren't around, Russell would be a legit MVP contender.
10 Junior Moreno DC v.MTL, at COL 8.2 DC United have some depth in the midfield so I'm fairly reluctant on starting any of them. That said, Moreno has been high quality this season.
12 Benny Feilhaber COL v. SEA, v. DC 7.4 Pick your poison with the Rapids midfielders. Feilhaber gets the edge for attacking potential and reliability but I'd go Basset for upside, Price for super safe points, and Acosta (if starting) for the best mixture of the two. See who starts Wednesday and make your best guess as to playing time!
13 Micheal Azira MTL at DC, v. CLB 5.7 Samuel Piette is close, but Azira strikes me as having slightly more bonus point potential if you need a fifth midfielder and third Montreal player.
18 Romain Alessandrini LA v. PHI 9.3 Signs of life in his two full starts. Don't let the bad average fool you.
20 Pity Martinez ATL at NE 9.4 Should be back from a minor hamstring injury after the bye week. Hasn't given us much reason to believe in him for fantasy yet, but he's a quality player and odds are things will start to click soon as he adjusts to life in the US and MLS.
3 Kelvin Leerdam SEA at COL, v. TOR 7.5 The likelier fullback to start both in Seattle.
4 Kim Kee-Hee SEA at COL, v. TOR 7.0 Hasn't been racking up the bonus points I'd like to see, but that could be a function of Seattle being relatively dominant.
5 Brad Smith SEA at COL, v. TOR 7.3 With Nouhou Tolo waiting in the wings, I could envision Smith only getting one of the two starts.
6 Frederic Brillant DC v.MTL, at COL 7.4 I also have a suspicion Brillant could be rested for one of the matches.
7 Chad Marshall SEA at COL, v. TOR 7.9 Marshall has historically gotten a rest during some double game weeks and Roman Torres is very capable of filling in.
8 Zakaria Diallo MTL at DC, v. CLB 6.2 Diallo is a good bet for a handful of bonus points over the two matches and Montreal are a relatively solid defensive side if you can ignore the touchdown's worth of goals they allowed to SKC.
9 Chris McCann DC v.MTL, at COL 4.8 With Mora out, McCann is probably starting both matches at a great price.
12 Jukka Raitala MTL at DC, v. CLB 4.7 Victor Cabrera could slot in for one, but Raitala is the far better player and Remi Garde knows it.
14 Keegan Rosenberry COL v. SEA, v. DC 4.3 I'm not in the business of predicting starting CBs for the Rapids (ok maybe that's exactly part of the business I'm in) but it's a good bet that Rosenberry starts. Maybe I should rank more Colorado defenders given the two home games, but with likely rotation, the defense being really poor, and their opponents being high quality, it feels wasteful.
17 Miles Robinson ATL at NE 6.0 Even Frank de Boer can out-coach Brad Friedel, right? Atlanta have had a bye week to figure things out and Robinson has already been really good this year.
18 Graham Zusi SKC v. NYRB 7.7 Not a great matchup, but SKC remains one of the standout teams in MLS and Zusi is in a pretty unique role for fantasy defenders.
19 Reto Ziegler DAL v. POR 7.5 When Dielna is possibly on the field, we need to be aware of who takes penalties on the opposing side.
2 Stefan Frei SEA at COL, v. TOR 8.0 It's much tougher to plug Frei in over some other Seattle options than it is Hamid, but that doesn't make his pair of fixtures less appealing. Solid choice this week.
4 Tim Howard COL v. SEA, v. DC 5.2 ...you could use Howard in a keeperoo if Hamid's first game goes poorly.
6 Joe Willis HOU v. SJ 5.1 One good match against Portland does not make San Jose frightening.
9 David Bingham LA v. PHI 5.5 You'll get to see most of Hamid's minutes before deciding, if Bingham is the second half of a keeperoo.
1 Nicolas Lodeiro SEA at COL, v. TOR 12.0 By a good stretch, the safest pick this week. If memory serves he has been rested before on a DGW, but not enough that I can predict that with any measure of certainty.
JD is a contributing soccer writer at RotoWire and was a finalist for the 2017 FSWA Soccer Writer of the Year award. JD has been writing for RotoWire since 2015. He is a proud Pittsburgh native, purveyor of fantasy sports, and likely the first Penn State Basketball fan you've ever met.

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