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Fantasy MLS Captain Rankings: Round 3

Captains - Lodeiro, Blanco and Rossi

Welcome back! Fantasy MLS captains rankings for round 3 are here after a long break from regular season football which also included an “MLS is back” tournament aka “Covid Cup”. So which players proved their worth in a tournament that did not have any meaning? Who deserves your captain’s armband for this week? Let’s find out over here   1) …

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Behind the Numbers: MLS Fantasy Week 30

Week 29 Recap It was a pretty good week for the BTN team, but the gains were modest at best. The BTN team put up 126 points and raised up to 319 overall. Looks like I’ll be setting my goal to maybe hit top 250 by the end of the season. The last big DGW should keep it interesting. Time …

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Behind the Numbers: MLS Fantasy Week 29

Week 28 Recap Week 28 continued our late-season run of mediocrity as we dropped in the ranks again. I can’t remember the last time I was stuck in the OR 300s. I’ve just never really got traction this fall season. WR 1903 isn’t good enough and looking at my lineup, I probably plated it to safe. As we go into …

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Behind the Numbers: MLS Fantasy Week 28

Week 27 Recap Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. I ended up missing lineups left and right and had a bunch of money wrapped up in players who didn’t start. But it forced me to bring in some cheaper players, mainly from COL who ended up scoring really well. 82 points for WR 324 and up to OR …

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Behind the Numbers: MLS Fantasy Week 27

Week 26 Recap   Week 26 True Dream Team Here are the rules. only three players per team must be a valid formation must fit in the average budget for that week ties are broken with lowest value player making the team the bench is all 4.0 scrubs So here’s the Week 26 TRUE Dream Team Week 27 Team Defense …

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Behind the Numbers: MLS Fantasy Week 26

Week 25 Recap Week 25 continued the struggles to get out of the top 200, with the team falling to 291 overall. While last week wasn’t bad with 151 points, it wasn’t a top week. I’m not sure what’s different about this fall season, but the mobility of my team seems to be stunted in comparison to leagues past. Also, …

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Behind the Numbers: MLS Fantasy Week 25

Week 24 Team Value Recap Lost value for the first time this season, go the Zlatan dice roll wrong, and basically lost distance in the OR race. Woof. Long season. Let’s get after it. What I’m Thinking About. Man, this season is full of DGW and it is an absolute grind. Week 25 Team Defense Rankings Projections provided by @thedummyrun …

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2019 Round 24 Captain’s Conundrum

Round 24’s captain rankings are here. It’s a unique double game week with multiple teams playing both their games at home. Which players have made the cut along with Zlatan? 1) Zlatan Ibrahimović There might be some doubt about Zlatan’s ability because he failed to score a goal despite having 15 shots. As crazy as it might be, I just …

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Behind the Numbers: MLS Fantasy Week 24

Week 23 Team Value Recap I’m hoping this week can serve as a launching pad to push up the rankings as we head toward the end of the season. Spring season finished on a surge, but fall has been stuck in neutral. Last week was solid with 112 pts and WR 184. This pushed the BTN team up into 216 …

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2019 Round 23 Captain’s Conundrum

Round 23’s captain rankings are here. This list is dominated by NYCFC players who have a double game week along with Houston Dynamo. No Dynamo player makes the list due to their bad run of form and 2 away games this week. 1) Maxi Moralez Expected to be the most popular captain pick this week, Moralez is a force to …

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