1 Heber NYC v. HOU, at ATL 9.8 Considering he scores almost every time he's started for NYCFC, you probably want him this week.

2 Carlos Vela LAFC v. NYRB 13.5 Not far behind Heber and is only playing one game. He's still squarely in the discussion for your captaincy, or at least my captaincy.

3 Alexandru Mitrita NYC v. HOU, at ATL 8.0 His good games have not been impressive enough that I want to forego a NYCFC defensive piece to squeeze two forwards in. If Maxi Moralez doesn't start Thursday night, it's a tougher call (though I still would lean towards a second defensive piece or Alex Ring).

4 Brian Fernandez POR v. VAN 10.6 He played 90 minutes on Wednesday, but so did Ebobisse, so expect another start. It's a good matchup, too.

5 Wayne Rooney DC v. LA 10.4 After a dramatic week, Rooney will be eager to begin his final stretch at DC United. I think he rewards the team for doing right by him with at least a goal against Zlatan and the Galaxy. He returned from England on Wednesday, so there shouldn't be any concerns about his match fitness.

6 Diego Rossi LAFC v. NYRB 10.5 Vela's shadow looms large for Rossi in fantasy. The kid has 13 goals, has scored in 5 of the last 6, and still does not pop up in many teams' rosters.

7 Mauro Manotas HOU at NYC, at PHI 8.5 Elis is suspended for the first Houston match and Manotas could still be sold at any moment to Cruz Azul until the end of the Liga MX transfer window (end of August). The addition of Christian Ramirez suggests to me that he probably will. Given two tough road matches, I'm not thrilled about this play and the risk that comes with it. On the other hand, it's typically wise to not overthink things and go with the two games' worth of production.

8 Zlatan Ibrahimovic LA at DC 10.8 Who knows?!

9 Jozy Altidore TOR v. ORL 10.3

10 Raul Ruidiaz SEA v. NE 11.2 A good play if he returns this week, but there's no reason to go out of your way to roster him. Let's see how he does in the first game back and go from there.

11 Gyasi Zardes CLB v. FCC 9.0

12 Kacper Przybylko PHI v. HOU 7.6 This already would be a great matchup for Philly's forwards before accounting for Houston's tired legs.

13 Romell Quioto HOU at NYC, at PHI 7.2 Little chance he starts both, but the price is pretty good for ~120 minutes of Quioto. I have a feeling nobody is eager to fill up all three Houston spots, so this is an option from the bench.

14 Valentin Castellanos NYC v. HOU, at ATL 6.5 Probably doesn't start both.

15 Adama Diomande LAFC v. NYRB 9.4

16 Gustavo Bou NE at SEA 9.9

17 Chris Wondolowski SJ at COL 7.0

18 Kei Kamara COL v. SJ 7.9 Kei has no business being as lethal as he is at age 34.

19 Maximiliano Urruti MTL at CHI 6.5 The talent surrounding him just got even better with Bojan on his way!