MLS Fantasy Boss

Founder of MLS Fantasy Boss, moderator of /r/FantasyMLS, freelance contributing writer for fantasy.MLSsoccer.com. Passionate about all things MLS and growing the Fantasy MLS community.

Week 6 Fantasy Review

Every week I bring my own take on each game and the notable fantasy standouts you should be keeping an eye going into the next week. Standouts: Those who out did better than their peers Value: Those who punched above their weight class in terms of price and who I expect to have potential moving forward Fluke: There’s not always …

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MLSFI S5: Round 7 Prepping for the First DGW

Reid, Mike, and Blayne/Lilly sit down with Patreon supporter Jessup Gage to talk about all of the exciting surprises and top fantasy takeaways from Round 6 and explain why Vega did not raise in price. Next, they cover all of the important injuries and week notes in their Housekeeping section before getting into all of their Round 7 preview recommendations. …

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2019 Round 7 Form Difficulty Charts

There are many different types of articles that can help fantasy managers prepare for each round. Player recommendations, injury updates, and captain polls always help, but MLSFB started with simple charts difficulty. Let’s get back to the basics. These charts attempt to reduce bias by removing a human element and working 100% with data. Even so, the accuracy will be …

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Week 5 Fantasy Review

Every week I bring my own take on each game and the notable fantasy standouts you should be keeping an eye going into the next week. Standouts: Those who out did better than their peers Value: Those who punched above their weight class in terms of price and who I expect to have potential moving forward Fluke: There’s not always …

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2019 Round 6 Form Difficulty Charts

There are many different types of articles that can help fantasy managers prepare for each round. Player recommendations, injury updates, and captain polls always help, but MLSFB started with simple charts difficulty. Let’s get back to the basics. These charts attempt to reduce bias by removing a human element and working 100% with data. Even so, the accuracy will be …

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MLSFI S5: Round 6 How to Avoid Being an April Fool

action in Week 6 of the MLS season. They start out with a new format for reviewing Round 5 and touch on their most important takeaways and fantasy surprise moments. They pause for some housekeeping to cover the Friday start date and Bye teams before moving straight into the Round 6 player picks. No fools in this episode, just solid …

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2019 Round 5 Predictions and Power Rankings

predictions

The following predictions are based on the ELO ranking system. This system was first used in chess to calculate the skill level of players and predict the most likely winner. It’s a good system, but soccer is not chess because soccer can end in a draw. Fortunately chess also allows for a draw and the ELO system is setup to …

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MLSFI S5: Round 5 Preview Rebounding from the Bye Week

Reid, Mike, and Blayne are joined by Tim Shaw from SoccerCaptains.com to talk about all the MLS Fantasy action that was packed into the few games in Round 4. Blayne drops a big announcement about a discount opportunity from our sponsor, Beard Care Club, and then they get into the recap including Tim answering a popular question… What Happened to …

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Keep up with Fantasy with ESPN+

Why use ESPN+ For those of you who have followed the MLSFI podcast, you know that many of use cut the cord years ago. In the past, we all used MLS Live but with the new partnership with ESPN, many have switched to ESPN+ and this year I became one of those subscribers. In additional to keeping up with MLS, …

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2019 Round 4 Form Difficulty Charts

There are many different types of articles that can help fantasy managers prepare for each round. Player recommendations, injury updates, and captain polls always help, but MLSFB started with simple charts difficulty. Let’s get back to the basics. These charts attempt to reduce bias by removing a human element and working 100% with data. Even so, the accuracy will be …

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