Unlike most other sports drafts, the MLS Superdraft comes and goes.  Personally, this is the most exciting time of the year.  The College Cup is over, the Combine is around the corner, and come January 15th dreams will be made.  It gives me goose bumps.  Most of you probably aren’t as excited as I am, so i’ve decided to set up a 3 part breakdown of this years Superdraft.  This installment will focus on the picks of the Superdraft, the second installment will be a pre-Combine breakdown, and the third installment will be a pre draft and mock draft analysis.  I hope you enjoy, and gets everyone more excited about the Superdraft, MLS, and the college game.

Climbing the ladder, broke it down for us

2009 MLS Superdraft Order & Picks

Draft date: January 15th in Saint Louis. A few picks have been updated, so check it out. MLS should announce the actual order soon.

Draft Order Before Trades

Order is determined as follows: Seattle receives the #1 pick automatically as an expansion team. #2-7 go to non-playoff teams, #8-11 go to quarterfinalists, #12-13 go to semifinalists, and #14-15 go to the runner up and winner of MLS Cup 2008. Within each group, teams are ranked based on regular season record. Ties are broken the same way as the regular standings (head to head, then GD).

2009 MLS Superdraft Order

Round One

Round Two

Round Three

Round Four

Apparently RSL has the 54th pick, originally from Chivas. Can somebody find the trade where that happened? Also, Chicago may get one of RSL’s picks in this round due to the Will Johnson trade.

Trade/Pick Movement List

Round 1

DAL has HOU’s pick (via SJ, Alvarez)
DC has COL’s pick (C.Gomez)
NE has CLB’s pick (Noonan)
SJ has HOU’s pick (Kamara, later traded to DAL)
TOR has SJ’s pick (O’Brien)
TOR has CHI’s pick (McBride)

Round 2

CHV has TOR’s pick (Guevara)
COL has DAL’s pick (Guarda)
DAL has RSL’s pick (Cassar compensation)
DAL has LA’s pick (Ruiz)
DC has HOU’s pick (Boswell, conditional)
KC has COL’s pick (Burciaga)
LA has CHV’s pick (Thomas, later traded to NE)
NE has CHV’s pick (via LA, Franchino)

Chivas will get picks from Toronto in both 2009 and 2010 for Amado Guevara. According to Ridge Mahoney at Soccer America, they are guaranteed a first rounder out of the deal. Given that TFC has 3 first rounders this year, I would’ve thought that the 13th pick was going to Chivas. Apparently they’ll be getting a second rounder this year instead.

Round 3

COL has DAL’s pick (Guarda)
DAL has CHV’s pick (Nunez, later traded to CHV)
KC has RSL’s pick (Movsisyan)
NE has KC’s pick (Cristman)
TOR has CHV’s pick (via DAL, Cunningham)

Round 4

CHI has COL’s pick (Sanneh)
COL has DC’s pick (international slot)
COL has KC’s pick (H.Gomez)
COL has NY’s pick (Mathis)
COL has SJ’s pick (Gray/Kirovski)
LA has TOR’s pick (Harmse)
KC has DAL’s pick (international slot)

Rapids conditional pick for Mathis turns out to be a 4th rounder, no surprise there.

Conditional

CHI has RSL’s pick (W.Johnson)

The Fire are supposed to get at least a 4th rounder in the draft.

Total picks

Supplemental Draft

CLB has DAL’s 1st round pick (international slot)
COL has (one of) KC’s 1st round picks (H.Gomez, could be natural pick or RSL’s)
LA has TOR’s 1st round pick pick (Ruiz)
TOR has DC’s 1st round pick (Zaher)
KC has RSL’s 1st round pick (Movsisyan)

COL has RSL’s 2nd round pick (Wingert)
LA has TOR’s 2nd round pick pick (Ruiz)

COL has CLB’s 3rd round pick (N.Hernandez)
DAL has SJ’s 3rd round pick (Roberts)
NY has TOR’s 3rd round pick (Freeman)

COL has NY’s 4th round pick (Freeman)
LA has SJ’s 4th round pick (M.Hatzke)
NY has RSL’s 4th round pick (Rimando)
NY has TOR’s 4th round pick (Freeman)

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