Thursday, November 25, 2010

TFC and Whitecaps trade - Nathan Sturgis for the first round draft pick

Today TFC traded their first round pick in the upcoming college draft (8th pick, I think) for Nathan Sturgis. Sturgis had become a Whitecap through the expansion draft only yesterday, chosen from Seattle's unprotected list. He is listed as both a midfielder and a defender, although his playing time in Seattle this year was as a midfielder.
This move makes some sense, although it would have made less sense had TFC kept Sam Cronin. Sturgis is only 23 , but since he was a Generation Adidas pick (2006) he already has 5 years  in the MLS.  Whether Toronto attends the college draft with 5 or 6 picks is not a big issue.  The first round choice last winter was Zac Herold, the young man whose health ended his pro career before it began.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Boy oh Boy, here i was looking forward to another Stefan Frei except.. not a goalie. Perhaps Frei's cousin the stri-.. i'm getting off topic. We traded our first round draft pick for him, i hope that all we traded. I think we need to really keep most of our early draft picks and scope up some young talent this year.

Anonymous said...

Boy oh Boy, here i was looking forward to another Stefan Frei except.. not a goalie. Perhaps Frei's cousin the stri-.. i'm getting off topic. We traded our first round draft pick for him, i hope that all we traded. I think we need to really keep most of our early draft picks and scope up some young talent this year.