MLS SuperDraft ‘08: 1st Round

Filed under: Soccer , MLS A lot of surprising decisions made in the first round of the MLS Super Draft here in Baltimore. For those of you not following the picks on ESPN2 or the internet, here’s a run down of the first 14 selections: KC - D Chance Myers DAL - D/M Brek Shea RSL - D/M Tony Beltran LA - D/M Sean Franklin COL - M Ciaran O’Brien CLB - D Andy Iro CHI - F Patrick Nyarko DAL - GK Josh Lambo TOR - D Julius James TOR - D/M Pat Phelan KC - M Roger Espinoza CHI - GK Dominic Cervi NE - D Rob Valentino RSL - D David Horst A big thanks to Steven Goff over at Soccer Insider for taking a few minutes to give us his thoughts on the first round. Fanhouse put him on the spot and the only respite from the blaring ESPN speakers was a convenient access hallway. He offers some great insights on the methods behind the apparent madness of the first round. Most mock drafts have been thrown out the window at this point, and the trade market seems to be a unpredictable a...