As training camp nears, D.C. United is working to fill slots on two rosters: the remaining gaps on the first team and several places on a new second-division squad.
The two attackers picked in the third round of the MLS draft Monday probably fall into the latter category.
United selected Vermont’s Leandro “Geo” Alves and California’s Shinya Kadono with the 62nd and 72nd overall picks, respectively. Both posted good numbers in their senior seasons this past fall — 10 goals and four assists by Alves, 12 goals and two assists by Kadono — and could vie for first-team roster consideration.