2013 MLS Super Draft

Discussion in 'Columbus Crew' started by JB the First, Dec 11, 2012.

  1. NC Soccer United

    NC Soccer United BigSoccer Yellow Card

    Jan 25, 2011
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Better yet trade the pick away and stockpile draft picks so there will be plenty of options when the Rifle is fired. Genius!
     
  2. ZipSix

    ZipSix BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 20, 2000
    Boston, MA
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ah, don't worry about that. I think we've already got a 7th rounder in 2017 lined up from trading Ayn Garey away.
     
  3. POdinCowtown

    POdinCowtown Member+

    Jan 15, 2002
    Columbus
    Yes, absolutely. In the NFL the draft is the pipeline to get new players, especially those who are cheap. In MLS, rookies aren't especially cheap, see Duka and Tchani's deals, and they are usually worse than another team's castoffs. I'd much rather have Gardner than some rookie LB and I don't rate Gardner above a solid backup. KC obviously made the same calculation as they traded a pick for him. The Crew aren't up against the limit on international players and have the homegrowns coming in so trade the draft picks for somebody useful instead of drafting the next Gerstenberger.
     
  4. Kayak

    Kayak Member+

    Feb 16, 2007
    Columbus
    You can't judge Duka and Tchani's contracts against a senior coming out, both were GA so neither counted against the cap.
     
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  5. JB the First

    JB the First Member

    Apr 28, 2009
    Texas
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What Kayak said.

    Also, I think it's a matter of value.

    Would you rather have someone like Mike Chabala at $75,000 a year who has already hit his ceiling and isn't that great to begin with, or a player of similar ability, maybe a little less, for a similar price (or half the price if we're talking later round picks) with the possibility that he can develop into a better player?
     
  6. POdinCowtown

    POdinCowtown Member+

    Jan 15, 2002
    Columbus
    Sure you can, they both graduated from GA so the Crew had to pay them based on their rookie deals.
     
  7. Kayak

    Kayak Member+

    Feb 16, 2007
    Columbus
    Duka we chose to re-up without negotiating, so apparently we think he's worth it. Tchani for two years. A guy like Findlay has a lower salary than either if them so his cap hit is smaller if we got another GA he wouldn't count until he graduated. Furthermore if we're talking about LB still either of the players are seniors so like Findlay won't be paid as much as either Tchani or Duka if that's your biggest concern.
     
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  8. Psycho_Derek

    Psycho_Derek Member+

    Nov 18, 2005
    it's a re-entry draft, it's a supplemental draft....no it's 2013 MLS Super Draft
     
  9. MLSinCleveland

    MLSinCleveland Member+

    Oct 12, 2006
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Club:
    Cleveland C. S.
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    MLS: more drafts than the corner bar. :D
     
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  10. eclipse02

    eclipse02 Member

    Sep 20, 2009
    To be fair Meram lead the Reserve team with assists and and tie Anor his rookie year for goals. His second season had 4 goals. I'm not going to call him a bust at this point.
     
  11. soccerusa517

    soccerusa517 Member+

    Jun 23, 2009
    Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Meram isn't a very smart player
     
  12. crewfan_in_columbus

    Feb 25, 2001
    Columbus is home
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nor is he responsible.

    One thing's for certain.... He's no Josh Williams.
     
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  13. Psycho_Derek

    Psycho_Derek Member+

    Nov 18, 2005
    Meram is a forward playing on the wing.
     
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  14. StatesideSoccer

    May 17, 2010
    Michigan
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If you shout anything loud enough in here, eventually all the echoes make it true.
     
  15. ZipSix

    ZipSix BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 20, 2000
    Boston, MA
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    TIMON IS A LADY

    timon is a lady

    timon is a lady
     
  16. jackmann

    jackmann Member

    Feb 24, 2007
    Cowtown
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Dude looks like a lady.... (sorry, couldn't resist)
     
  17. JB the First

    JB the First Member

    Apr 28, 2009
    Texas
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Here, I'll say it again:
    Meram is a forward playing on the wing.
     
  18. invalid

    invalid Member

    Apr 2, 2003
    Seattle
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Yes, but where does he play?

    So is the general consensus that this is a weak draft class accurate? I am in the camp that we should trade for vets as well instead of spinning the draft roulette wheel
     
  19. JB the First

    JB the First Member

    Apr 28, 2009
    Texas
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think unless there's someone we really like available, we'll trade down. We're in need of cheap young guys to fill out the bottom of the roster, and with the HG contracts being negotiated, Trapp, Barson, and Wiet are likely going to be come more expensively than someone we draft in the late part of round 1 or round 2.
     
  20. NC Soccer United

    NC Soccer United BigSoccer Yellow Card

    Jan 25, 2011
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Exactly what the Crew should be doing. This class isn't anything to sneeze about.
     
  21. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Which is easy to say. But if it's that weak of a draft, who's going to be looking to trade away veterans for bad draft picks?
     
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  22. eclipse02

    eclipse02 Member

    Sep 20, 2009
    Drafting players has its risks. The scouting of college players for most MLS teams are not very strong compared to other US based leagues. We don't have a Mel Kiper Jr for these drafts and most of these players are better fit to start their soccer careers in the NASL or USL-Pro and see if they can make push to move up to MLS.
     
  23. NC Soccer United

    NC Soccer United BigSoccer Yellow Card

    Jan 25, 2011
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Uh, Moronto?
     
  24. eclipse02

    eclipse02 Member

    Sep 20, 2009
    Is there anyone we want from Toronto?
     
  25. Kayak

    Kayak Member+

    Feb 16, 2007
    Columbus
    That was a top three pick that went to Toronto, they gave up a player at a position that they have depth at (Johnson) and cleared a bunch of cap space (Kocic) allocation money also went to Toronto. Acting like all Toronto got out of the deal was a draft pick is pretty naive.
     

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