On the eve of this year’s MLS SuperDraft, which will be Orlando City’s ninth such crack at the roster-building mechanism, it’s worth looking back to check out the Lions’ history of hits and misses. The club has done a good job across multiple front office staffs over the years of identifying and developing talent as compared to other teams in Major League Soccer.
Some drafts are deeper than others and being in position to select players who become stars, starters, or even valuable depth players generally means a poor finish the year before. That’s certainly been part of Orlando City’s SuperDraft story.