With the coming and going of seasons comes a near-constant flow of drafted players, most of whom have lasted just a single season, if that.
Ricky Lopez-Espin is no exception to that rule, but there’s an interesting wrinkle to his story. Most former draft picks don’t land in MLS — plenty have landed in USL, and that’ll probably continue to be the case with some real frequency.
Lopez-Espin, however, was selected in the MLS Waiver Draft by LAFC.
Now, Lopez-Espin didn’t get there through his Real Salt Lake appearances — he had just one.