Fantasy MLS

Welcome back! Round 1 is in the books and although the new point categories are lighting up our FMLS scoreboards, the old standbys aren’t about to go away with an opening day record of 36 goals scored! Red cards, last-minute injuries, and misjudged starting XI’s made for extra drama but in case you missed anything, here’s a recap of Round …

Badji $5.0 COL: Badji was a surprise inclusion in the starting XI for Colorado, but the youngster played well over the 90 minutes. It appears that Colorado is committed to developing this young talent. Embed from Getty Images DeLeon $6.5 DC: DeLeon kept hopes alive for DC fans throughout the middle of the 4-1 loss to LA. A sure starter …

You’ve read all the advice from the MLS Experts, you’ve chatted with other managers here at MLS Fantasy Boss, and you lurked around /r/FantasyMLS to get a heads up on all new developments. Now it’s time to sit back and relax and enjoy! I was not great at posting my team last season, so I’ll try to do better this …

The 2016 MLS season is around the corner, and you are psyched about your amazing fantasy team… But so are all the players with the same front line of Altidore, Giovinco, and Keane. You may have plenty of points coming your way through those heavy hitters, but not enough for them to carry the 16 other players in your line-up …

by Andrew Crollard, @Crollaa FANTASY MLS DRAFT IS A THING AGAIN! Okay, so DraftMLS.com created a draft version of MLS Fantasy for us to enjoy. The scoring and scheduling is exactly the same as the regular FMLS game hosted by MLS. The big difference is that you don’t need to worry about any salary cap and each player can only …

As managers look for the final touches to their fantasy roster, there are lots of guys that have the potential to make the cut, but many may not be worth the investment.  With the two transfer a week limit, picking up too many high risk players can backfire quickly and cost precious points while recovering.  All of the players in …

This is part 3 of 3 in the “Finding Value” series where I look at finding pieces for the right combination of players to maximize your points while navigating the budget constraints. Today we’re looking for value at defense. Here’s a look back at the midfielders. Here’s a look back at the forwards. I ran a regression that looked to …

This is part 2 of 3 in the “Finding Value” series where I look at finding pieces for the right combination of players to maximize your points while navigating the budget constraints. Today we’re looking for value at midfield. Here’s a look back at the forwards. I ran a regression that looked to see what PP90 a player with a …

Fantasy MLS is all about finding the right combination of players to maximize your points while navigating the budget constraints. This post will look at finding value forwards. Points per 90 minutes (PP90) is the starting point and is simply a player’s total points divided by the total minutes they played last season. The big asterisk around this standardized measure …

As everyone must know by now, the MLS Fantasy Manager is LIVE! So before reading any more of this article, go start a team…… OK are you back now? Good. About a month ago I posted my first draft of the 2016 Season Schedule based on my best guesses of when fantasy game weeks would be. I’m happy to say …