MLS Draft 2017: Could D.C. United find a diamond in the rough?

The 2017 MLS SuperDraft came and went last week, and yet we still have half of the remaining picks to go. While cutting the draft in half was wise - anyone that has attended probably knows the “joy” and “euphoria” that sets in sometime during the third hour - we’re still left with an odd situation. The back half of the draft takes place this afternoon at 2:00pm, via conference call. Fans can’t follow along in real time. I don’t get it either.

In any case, D.C. United has one more pick, midway through the 4th round. It’s the 78th overall pick, and there’s a significant chance United has already lined up several college players as trialists, which would probably mean passing on their pick…