Official Site of the Whitecaps · Jan 17, 2018
What are the 'Caps looking for on Friday? 'Someone like Jake'
VANCOUVER, BC – For MLS teams, drafting outside of the top five can be hit or miss.
As Vancouver Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson said this week, “there are finds to be had,” but it’s not unusual for players selected in the latter stages of the first-round to be left off a club’s final roster by the beginning of the season.
“If you speak to managers, it’s funny, prior to the draft they will say they’ve got their target in mind,” Robinson said. “I can say, I can name you five players that I would like. Unfortunately, we pick 17th. So the first five players will probably go in the first five picks.”