With less than 24 hours until the Philadelphia Union draft their first 10 players, SoccerJunkie has been asked by more than a few people just who I would draft if I were Peter Nowak...
Well, here they are, in no particular order...
Jon Conway- GK, Chivas USA (Chester, PA native---Philadelphia's new stadium is being built in Chester)
Bobby Convey- MID, San Jose Earthquakes (Philadelphia native, once the youngest player in MLS (played for DC at age 16))
Amado Guevara- MID, Toronto FC (even if he's not for the roster, he's terrific trade bait)
Frankie Hejduk- DEF, Columbus Crew (IF Philadelphia is interested, but finds out he's pondering retirement, Columbus FWD Jason Garey is my pick instead)
Alan Gordon- FWD, LA Galaxy (IF Frankie Hejduk is pondering retirement (see above), LA DEF Todd Dunivant is my pick)
James Riley- DEF, Seattle Sounders FC (2nd consecutive year he'd be picked up in the Expansion Draft)
Ned Grabavoy- MID, Real Salt Lake
Jacob Peterson- MID/FWD, Colorado Rapids
Mike Chabala- DEF, Houston Dynamo
Pat Phelan- MID, New England Revolution
This leaves Chicago, FC Dallas, DC United, New York Red Bulls, and Kansas City free and clear...though some of these teams certainly have attractive players available---KC's Adam Cristman, Chicago's Calen Carr, and FC Dallas' Dave van den Bergh just to name a few.
There are other notable names available---Chicago's Chris Rolfe and Gonzalo Segares, Colorado's Mehdi Ballouchy---but there's a good chance they're considering going to Europe, which wastes the pick. Also available, but widely expected to retire, DC workhorse Ben Olsen.
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