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Even before the MLS SuperDraft got going, there were three trades in the days leading up to it. The LA Galaxy traded out of the first round, sending the No. 14 pick to the Columbus Crew. The Seattle Sounders also moved up to No. 8, sending the No. 13 pick to the Chicago Fire. The Crew also gave up the No. 4 pick in the draft to the New England Revolution in exchange for the Michael Parkhurst's MLS rights.
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The teams that deserve particular attention are the Philadelphia Union and Revolution, each of whom now have four picks in the first two rounds of the draft. The Union should be in the market for some center backs, while the Revolution could really use a few forwards.
Most draft experts seem to agree that, like most drafts, this one's talent will drop off considerably after the first 10 or so picks. The one position that seems reasonably deep is at center back, where as many as eight projected to go in the first round.
In all, there are 267 players being made eligible, representing schools from all around the country and countries from all over the world.
Draft day trades
D.C. United trade No. 1 overall to Philadelphia Union for No. 2 overall and allocation money
FC Dallas trade No. 5 overall to Montreal Impact for No. 10 overall, allocation money and an international slot
Philadelphia Union trade No. 6 overall to FC Dallas for No. 10 overall and allocation money
Philadelphia Union trade No. 10 overall to Toronto FC for No. 15 overall and allocation money
Colorado Rapids trade No. 11 overall to New England Revolution for No. 12 overall and No. 19 overall
Montreal Impact trade No. 29 overall to D.C. United for an international slot
First Round
| Team | Pick | Blog |
| 1. Philadelphia Union | Andre Blake, GK | Brotherly Game |
| 2. D.C. United | Steve Birnbaum, D | Black and Red United |
| 3. Vancouver Whitecaps | Christian Dean, D | 86 Forever |
| 4. New England Revolution | Steve Neumann, M/F | The Bent Musket |
| 5. Montreal Impact | Eric Miller, D | Mount Royal Soccer |
| 6. FC Dallas | Tesho Akindele, M/F | Big D Soccer |
| 7. Whitecaps | Andre Lewis, M | 86 Forever |
| 8. Seattle Sounders | Damion Lowe, D | Sounder at Heart |
| 9. San Jose Earthquakes | J.J. Koval, M | Quake, Rattle and Goal |
| 10. Toronto FC | Nick Hagglund, D | Waking the Red |
| 11. New England Revolution | Patrick Mullins, M/F | The Bent Musket |
| 12. Colorado Rapids | Marlon Hairston, M | Burgundy Wave |
| 13. Chicago Fire | Marco Franco, D | Hot Time In Old Town |
| 14. Crew | Ben Sweat, D | Massive Report |
| 15. Union | Pedro Ribeiro, M | Brotherly Game |
| 16. Houston Dynamo | A.J. Cochran, D | Dynamo Theory |
| 17. Portland Timbers | Schillo Tshuma, M/F | Stumptown Footy |
| 18. Real Salt Lake | Ryan Neil, M/D | RSL Soapbox |
| 19. Rapids | Grant van de Casteele, D | Burgundy Wave |
Second Round
| Team | Player | Blog |
| 20. Chivas USA | Thomas McNamara, M/F | The Goat Parade |
| 21. Seattle Sounders | Jimmy Ockford, D | Sounder at Heart |
| 22. New York Red Bulls | Chris Duvall, D | Once a Metro |
| 23. LA Galaxy | Kyle Venter, D | LAG Confidential |
| 24. Toronto FC | Daniel Lovitz, M | Waking the Red |
| 25. Union | Kevin Cope, D | Brotherly Game |
| 26. Timbers | Taylor Peay, D | Stumptown Footy |
| 27. Union | Robbie Derschang, M/D | Brotherly Game |
| 28. Earthquakes | Joe Sofia, D | Quake, Rattle and Goal |
| 29. D.C. United | Victor Muñoz, M | Black and Red United |
| 30. Whitecaps | Mamadou Diouf, F | 86 Forever |
| 31. Revolution | Alec Sundly, M | The Bent Musket |
| 32. Dynamo | Mark Sherrod, F | Dynamo Theory |
| 33. Rapids | Jared Watts, M | Burgundy Wave |
| 34. Red Bulls | Eric Stevenson, M | Once a Metro |
| 35. Rapids | John Berner, GK | Burgundy Wave |
| 36. Timbers | Aaron Long, M | Stumptown Footy |
| 37. Impact | George Malki, M | Mout Royal Soccer |
| 38. Sporting Kansas City | Adnan Gabeljic, F | The Daily Wiz |
