At 9 p.m. Eastern, 19 bloggers will congregate online to conduct what is believed to be the first ever live MLS mock draft. The 18 teams will be represented by bloggers who know their teams well, presumably better than any one national pundit possibly could. We’ve also brought in WV Hooligan’s Drew Epperley, one of the top draft resources, to provide some commentary.
MLS Mock Draft: SB Nation Projects The First Two Rounds, Live
The draft will follow the real-life version as closely as possible, with one difference being we’ll only conduct two rounds instead of the three scheduled for Jan. 13. That means Benjamin Massey of 86 Forever, SB Nation’s Vancouver Whitecaps blog, will be drafting first. He’ll be followed by Geoff Gibson of Stumptown footy, our Portland Timbers blog, and so on.
While the draft may not be 100 percent accurate, we believe it will at least provide some insight into the mindsets of various teams. Will Dave Clark of Sounder at Heart go with a goalkeeper as so many are predicting the Seattle Sounders to do? Will Martin Shatzer of Black and Red United draft a forward the way the pundits all seem to agree United will do? Check us out tonight to find out.
First round
- WhiteCaps - Ben Massey (Eighty Six Forever)
- Timbers - Geoff Gibson (Stumptown Footy)
- United - Martin Shatzer (Black And Red United)
- Chivas USA - Kevin McCauley (SB Nation)
- Philadelphia Union - Scott Kessler (Brotherly Game)
- New England Revolution - Steve Stoehr (Bent Musket)
- Houston Dynamo - Zach Woosley (Dynamo Theory)
- WhiteCaps (via TFC) - Ben Massey (Eighty Six Forever)
- Chicago Fire - Tweed Thornton (Hot Time In Old Town)
- Sporting KC - Andy Edwards (The Daily Wiz )
- Sounders - Dave Clark (Sounder At Heart)
- Columbus Crew - Matt Barnhardt (Massive Report)
- New York Red Bulls - Ben Schneider (Once A Metro)
- Real Salt Lake - Denz (RSL Soapbox)
- San Jose Earthquakes - Robert Jonas (Center Line Soccer)
- Los Angeles Galaxy - Ryan Rosenblatt (SB Nation)
- FC Dallas - Daniel Robertson (Big D Soccer)
- Colorado Rapids - Chris White (Burgundy Wave)
Second Round
- WhiteCaps - Ben Massey (Eighty Six Forever)
- Timbers - Geoff Gibson (Stumptown Footy)
- Sounders (via DC) - Dave Clark (Sounder At Heart)
- Timbers (via RSL via Chivas) - Geoff Gibson (Stumptown Footy)
- Union - Scott Kessler (Brotherly Game)
- Revolution - Steve Stoehr (Bent Musket)
- Red Bulls (via Dynamo) - Ben Schneider (Once A Metro)
- Toronto FC - Rudi Schuller (Canadian Soccer News)
- Sounders - Dave Clark (Sounder At Heart)
- Crew (via KC via Columbus) - Matt Barnhardt (Massive Report)
- Sounders - Dave Clark (Sounder At Heart)
- Red Bulls (via Crew) - Ben Schneider (Once A Metro)
- United (via Red Bulls) - Martin Shatzer (Black And Red United)
- Sporting KC (via RSL) - Andy Edwards (The Daily Wiz )
- Quakes - Robert Jonas (Center Line Soccer)
- Galaxy - Ryan Rosenblatt (SB Nation)
- FC Dallas - Daniel Robertson (Big D Soccer)
- Rapids - Chris White (Burgundy Wave)
Overall commentary: Drew Epperley (WV Hooligan)
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