MLS Fantasy Insider

Reid, Michael, and Blayne are joined by Tim Shaw from SoccerCaptains.com to break down the final Round of the 2019 Spring season and recap some of the top fantasy moments from Round 14.

This episode is full of little discussions including tips to helping break away from the average point scoring range, a reminder for MLS Fantasy Boss prize eligibility, a Who's Who of Gold Cup Call-ups, the advantages of Pozuelo, and discussions of eligible players for every position.

Start your weekly research by listening to this how because games start on Wednesday and you'll want to have lineup options as more teams lock.

Round 14 Team Scores – 4:02

Why Is My Rank Not Rising? – 10:05

MLSFB Prize Eligibility Reminder – 19:23

Round 14 Recap – 21:41

Patreon Housekeeping – 37:45

Gold Cup Call-ups – 39:22

ESPN+ Round 15 Preview – 46:20

Plugz – 1:14:29

Reid and Mike are joined by Ashley Savage from MLSfemale.com to review the most important fantasy takeaways from Round 13 and preview the options for the Round 14 DGW.

During the first half of the show, they throw out some new name ideas for the award for the lowest scoring fantasy team in a league, and ideas of for how to make Fantasy more fun for Bobby Warshaw. After that, it’s down to business and discuss some of their top player recommendations for Round 14 as well as value picks and switcheroo options.

Games start at 7:00pm on Wednesday so be sure to have your teams set and don’t forget, the Fall season is just 2 weeks away!

Results & H2H Recap – 3:01

Round 13 Fantasy Takeaways – 16:10

Patreon Housekeeping – 29:45

• Fall Season Transition

• DGW Teams

• Injury Report

ESPN + Round 14 Picks & Preview – 37:56

Plugz – 1:10:16

Reid, Michael, and Blayne sit down with special guest & MLS Fantasy Boss contributor Tyler Bartles to review the most important takeaways from Round 12 and preview Round 13.

The first segment includes a short discussion period where Reid covers some of the techniques for a defender switcheroo and guys talk about opportunities for providing feedback on the first half of the fantasy season.

After that, they cover top player options for Round 13 including the best way to distribute you NYRB and Vancouver players throughout your team.

There are only 2 DGW teams this week, but the round still starts on Wednesday so be sure to have the majority of your team set players start to lock.

Round 12 Team Scores – 2:21

Why did my value go down? - 8:31

H2H League Recap – 12:01

Round 12 Review- 12:57

Discussion

---The strategy of starting 2 Scrub defenders - 28:07

---Game Feedback survey – 30:32

Patreon Housekeeping - 38:20

ESPN+ Round 13 Preview - 42:17

Plugz - 1:14:24

Reid, Michael, and Blayne get together to review Round 11 and console each other for unfortunate captain performances. Before getting into they Round 12 player targets, they take a moment to talk about DGW Burnout and if there has been any change in the standard teams to pick against.

Don't forget to set your teams before kickoff on Wednesday at 8:00pm EST

Intro: 1:07

H2H Roundup: 2:11

Round 11 Review: 9:26

Are there target teams: 20:51

DGW Burnout Solutions: 26:46

Patreon Housekeeping: 35:19

ESPN+ Round 12 Preview: 41:21

Plugz: 1:11:08

Reid and Mike give Blayne a break for the night and are joined by Kyle McElhinny, author of the Behind the Numbers articles at MLSFBoss.com, to review the surprisingly successful Round 10 DGW and Preview all the top DGW targets for Round 11.

They start by reviewing all the top surprising moments and important fantasy takeaways from Round 10 before jumping into all of the important questions for Round 11.

Be sure to listen before players lock on Wednesday to find out if the players you are considering are mentioned.

Intro- 0:58

H2h Update – 7:42

Round 10 Review – 9:09

Housekeeping – 24:32

Round 11 Preview – 29:30

Plugz – 58:25

Reid, Michael, and Blayne are joined by stats guru Andrew Crollard to review the most important takeaways from the massive Round 9 Double Game Week. After the review they take a moment to reflect on what we know about team value building after 9 rounds and the important tactics to take into the upcoming Fall season.

We get a special Patreon success story during the Housekeeping section and then jump right in to our Round 10 preview and how to deal with the 2 DGW teams.

Round 10 starts on Wednesday at 7:30pm EST so be sure you listen to the episode before then to get ideas for building your team!

Intro – 0:32

Scores & League Update – 2:14

Round 9 Review – 8:30

Value Formula Discussion – 21:03

Housekeeping – 30:12

Round 10 Preview – 38:57

Plugz – 1:01:04

Reid, Michael, and Blayne are joined by special guest Abbie Mood from Burgundy Wave to review all the most important fantasy takeaways from Round 8 and preview the MASSIVE DGW in Round 9.

Before giving a shutout to the Patreon supporters, Reid gives Blayne and Michael a chance to share their latest Twitter argument and then everyone moves into previewing the best DGW and maybe SGW options for Round 9.

Don't get left in the dust on Wednesday. Be sure to set your team and listen to this episode to know where to start.

League Reviews 1:17

Round 8 Preview 9:32

Discussion Don’t Give Up 24:26

DGW Housekeeping 36:31

Patreon Swag Announcement 39:58

Injuries & Cards 42:35

Round 9 Player Recommendations 45:25

MLSFB Theme Teams Picks 1:15:52

Plugz 1:18:15

Reid, Michael, and Blayne get together to review all the Fantasy takeaways from the adjust Round 7 Double Game week and talk about all the options for Round 8.

They start out by recapping the recent score readjustment and then get into a discussion about the value of Vancouver players for the upcoming DGW.

They wrap up with a review of the best player options for Round 8 and go on a little tangent about differential picks and the value of Bradley Wright-Phillips.

Check it out before games lock on WEDNESDAY!

Team & H2H Recaps – 2:58

Round 7 Review – 9:31

Housekeeping & Injuries – 20:09

Round 8 Preview – 24:41

Reid and Mike get together to review the latest breaking news in the MLS Fantasy game.

In this episode they review the details about what happened, discuss strategies for reacting to the news, and mention the new players to target.

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.

It's a DGW heavy episode, and for good reason!

Intro - 0:32

Round 6 Review – 2:20

Housekeeping Round 7 Update – 28:44

Injury News – 32:08

Round 7 DGW Preview – 33:44

Plugz - 1:03:05