MLS Super Draft 2009

On Thursday, the MLS held the 2009 Super Draft.  This to me starts off the 2009 season, as now the teams are working with the players they have, and getting ready to train for the upcoming season.  Here is a look at the action of Real Salt Lake during this years draft.

RSL started the draft day off by trading Midfielder Dema Kovalenko to the Los Angeles Galaxy for a draft pick and some allocation money.

With the 12th pick in the draft, RSL selected Midfielder Jean Alexandre from Lynn University, which is a Div. II school.

Following that pick, Real took Raphael Cox with the 54th pick, a midfielder from Washington.

With the 57th pick, RSL's last of the Draft, they selected Futhi Bhembe, a forward from Alabama A&M.  Bhembe scored 14 goals in 16 games last year in college.

Hopefully, we can see these picks make an impact on the club.  With the reserve division eliminated, I don't know how these players are going to develop and grow, but I am looking forward to seeing them play sometime in the future.