On the surface, the Seattle Sounders had a pretty underwhelming SuperDraft on Friday; they traded their first pick (16th) for allocation money, signed Stanford centerback Brian Nana-Sinkam with their 22nd pick, and young international midfielder/defender Dominic Oduro with pick 44. But what seemed at first to be a fairly pedestrian draft strategy takes on new meaning after hearing Sounders general manager Garth Lagerwey explain the team’s reasoning behind their decisions.
Why did the Sounders pass on their first pick?
It seems that central defense was the main area that the team hoped to reinforce in the Draft.