Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes spoke to media via conference call on Thursday after the club traded its No. 11 overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft to D.C. United in exchange for Targeted Allocation Money. His remarks can be found below.
On why Sporting KC traded out of the first round...
"There were a couple of players that we were interested in and they went early, and once they did, we got a pretty good offer for our pick. So it made sense to go the direction we did...There were a couple players in the mix that, not only would they be good additions but they could make an impact right away.