MLS Fantasy Insider

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

Reid, Mike, and Blayne are joined by Ashley Savage from MLSFemale.com to preview all of the upcoming 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 fantasy tips.

Intro – 1:10

Team & League Recaps – 4:43

Round 5 Review – 10:46

Housekeeping – 26:20

Round 6 Preview – 30:45

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 NYRB?!

Mike touches on the lasting impacts of the international break before moving onto the Round 5 preview.

Games are back to normal this week so be sure to check out this episode to find out all the details.

Special Announcement - 1:07

Round 4 Review - 2:54

Housekeeping Announcements - 20:45

Injury News- 25:35

Round 5 Preview - 27:12

Plugz - 47:33

Reid, Mike, and Blayne continue from where they left off in Part 1 of this episode and breakdown the best options for each position during Round 4.

How much can we saw with only 10 teams playing? Plenty!

We preview the impact of midweek games, reveal our international break strategies, identify template player,s and Reid is forced to rework his team on the fly.

Don't forget to check out Part 1 if you want more discussion about the fantasy value system.

Reid, Mike, and Blaybe get a little verbose as they ramp up the conversation for the Round 4 Bye heavy round. This is a 2 part episode because there was so much good conversation.

Don't forget to check out our sponsor, BeardCareClub.com!

The show starts with a review of the top fantasy points from Round 3, includes a fantasy take on the trouble in Atlanta, adds Blayne's thoughts on the new value system, and ends with our housekeeping section focusing on the International Window.

Check out Part 2 for our Round 4 player recommendations.

Intro - 0:53

Round 3 review - 2:27

Atlanta's Fantasy Value - 22:55

Blayne's Value Crafting - 34:27

Housekeeping - 39:42

Call-ups & Injuries - 47:07

Reid, Mike, and Blayne are joined by special guest, Matt Pollard from Last Word on Soccer to review the top fantasy takeaways from Round 2 and preview the games and top player options for Round 3.

This episode also includes an exciting new announcement near the top of the show and a new Fan Poll request during the preview section that will determine how Reid builds his Round 3 team.

Be sure to check it out to get the tips you need to build your team AND determine the future for Reid's big match against Doyle!

0:47 – New Sponsor Announcement

4:11 – Round 2 Review

22:05 – Patreon Supporter Recognition

26:02 – Housekeeping (DGW/Bye teams, CCL Update, & Red Cards/Injuries)

28:51 – ESPN+ Round 3 Preview

58:46 – MLSFI H2H League Update

1:02:51 - Plugs

Reid and Blayne are joined by stats guru Ryan Anderson to answer the #1 question on the minds of many fantasy players, Is the Home Field advantage still real after seeing the strong showing from many away players in Round 1.

After that, there is a bonus discussion about player value changes before they get into their preview of Round 2 and the players they are targeting.

Come for the preview and stay for the conversation!

Round 1 Review - 2:15

Home & Away discussion - 24:54

Round 2 Previews - 39:30

H2H League Updates - 1:09:59

Reid, Mike, and Blayne record a quick episode to cover their Round 1 picks ahead of this weekend's games.

If you're still looking for a league, be sure to check out what is plugged on the show as well!

Reid, Mike, and Blayne are joined by Dominic Hoffman from Mile High Radio to preview all the Western Conference teams ahead of the MLS Fantasy season.

They start out by recapping the big and little changes to to the 2019 MLS Fantasy game (& a Mike Rant!) and get into the the team previews. Just like with our Eastern Conference preview, we do this ETR style and give 5min per team.

Enjoy

Intro - 0:32

Game Changes - 2:30

Western Teams Preview - 20:25

Plugz - 1:21:10

MLSFI is also now available on YouTube!

In this episode we interview Ben Baer from MLS about the changes to the 2019 version of the Fantasy Manager game and provide a fantasy preview of the Eastern conference.

Intro- 0:33

Interview- 2:41

East Preview (5min per team)- 21:53

Plugs- 1:29:45