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Draft Primer with Player Rankings: Forwards

Forwards Drafting forwards for MLS Fantasy is a difficult task. Overinvesting in boom or bust players can be a huge risk but getting players that score more often than the rest can be a massive benefit. With the right players, you raise your team’s floor given that you must play at least one forward every week. Getting the wrong player …

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Draft Primer with Player Rankings: Midfielders

Midfielders MLS Fantasy midfielders are the bread and butter of any squad. This is the bulk of where your points will come from and you can play 3-5 them under normal conditions. Midfielders generally have a higher point floor than other positions but may sacrifice some ceiling over forwards. You will never go wrong drafting the best midfielders early as …

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Draft Primer with Player Rankings: Defenders

Defenders Defenders in a draft style league are a weird conundrum. You must have them, but they do not always produce as much. Sometimes a defender is worth taking early because their floor is higher enough to justify beating out a midfielder, but normally these are the players you fill in at the end with whoever is available. Waiting will …

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Draft Primer with Player Rankings: Goalkeepers

Goalkeepers Goalkeepers are the position you have to draft, you really need two of them, but you don’t want invest anything. Even the best available goalkeepers aren’t enough better than the crowd to justify taking early. A select few names always rise to the top to be taken earliest, but this is a position to draft when you see everyone …

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2015 MLS Fantasy Primer

At the end of last season I decided that I wanted to do two big projects for 2015. The first was the MLSFI podcast and the second is the 2015 MLS Fantasy Primer. I was inspired by all of the Fantasy NFL draft guides that get published and I thought to myself, I wonder if Fantasy MLS players would like …

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