Things are moving a little slow today. I spent some of the morning squaring away things for this year as far as getting a media credential here in Dallas goes, but I also have some work elsewhere as far as those things go.

I thought I would add some things to the offseason player movement page and make it a formal post like I do here and there.

I’ve added all the unsigned draft picks, that was the main change I made to this verison of the board. Some moves out there that are being reported are here and some are not. I still like to get official word from the clubs before I put the players as outgoing or incoming.

As always if you see something wrong or out of place just let me know and I will get it fixed as soon as possible.

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I think this could be the best non-draft pick for any club this month. The New England Revolution signed UMass keeper Zach Simmons to a contract today.

Simmons was viewed as one of the better keepers in the draft but with the lack of a need for keepers this year he went unselected. More than likely had there been a Supplemental Draft he would have easily been picked up there.

The Revs signed Simmons, 23, to a developmental contract and elevated back-up goalkeeper Brad Knighton to a senior roster spot. New England also announced that it had moved defender Chris Tierney from the developmental roster to its senior roster.

I like this move because I’ve seen Simmons a couple times and know he is a legit keeper. I was a little shocked not to see him taken earlier this month in the SuperDraft but again not many clubs needed a keeper. He will more than likely be the future keeper of this club once Matt Reis hangs up his boots.

Teams drafted yesterday as we all know. Some did much better than others. While we expect to see some draft picks traded away and clubs move above the other in order to snap the guy they wanted most early in the draft, it ended up not being the case.

Both Toronto and Seattle dangled their picks but at the end of the day, both walked away with top picks and looked really smart for it in the long run.

Really only one club moved up in the draft and that wasn’t even until the second round when Chicago did it. And honestly it may turn out to be the smartest move of the draft when it is all said and done.

How do I think each team faired? Here are my grades below. I tried to be reasonable for each club because let’s be real honest here, no one, not me nor any other soccer pundit out there knows if these guys are really going to be good in a year’s time or even three year’s time. Its all guess work.

Feel free as always to pipe in your grades below. People yesterday during the draft chat felt Toronto scored big, I am one to agree with them.

Chicago Fire: 4 picks, Baggio Husidic (20th overall); David Sias (43rd overall); Jokull Elisabetarson (52nd overall); and Richard Jata (58th overall)

For a club that had a lot of late picks I have to admit the Fire did pretty well for themseleves. They were the only club to trade up to get anyone and I thought getting Husidic was a nice kid to get. His combine scores put him in the second round but I think the kid has true potential to do some good things in the league. Jata is a hell of a story, if he keeps his head on straight he will be a real steal for this club. Sias is a good value at where they got them. I would have liked to have seen them go a little more defensive with their picks but overall they came out looking very solid.

WVH Draft Grade: B-

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What can I say, I love photos, even when they are cheesy shots. I figured some would want to see these photos so here they are. Draft Day in Photos if you will (all photos courtesy of Getty Images).

If you were at the Draft and have photos, please feel free to email me them…if they are good enough I will put them up with this bunch.

Anyways, here we go:

2009 MLS SuperDraft (Getty Images)

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The MLS return of Matt Pickens is pretty close to happening. Also, Bouna time in Colorado is done. That’s the news of the afternoon that was mixed in the draft. Colorado Rapids have parted ways with goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul, but have found a replacement in none other than former Chicago Fire goalkeeper Matt Pickens.

The Fire traded Colorado the rights to Pickens in the trade that saw them swap second-round picks and acquire Baggio Husidic. The Fire also got some allocation in the trade. I mentioned the trade during the live draft chat here at WVH, but didn’t have the full details at the time.

Pickens, who spent part of the 2007/08 season with Queens Park Rangers, has signed with MLS and is expected to be the Rapids new starter this year.

I like this deal for both sides. The Fire moved up in the draft while the Rapids get a keeper they can rely on for the coming years.

What do you all make of this deal for both sides?

The Los Angeles Galaxy picked up a pair of players last night in deals that should help the club out in the coming season.

Real Salt Lake has trade Dema Kovalenko to the Galaxy for draft pick and some allocation money. The Galaxy also acquired forward Mike Magee from New York earlier in the day for a draft pick.

The Red Bulls picked up a second-round pick in the deal in today’s draft. No word yet what kind of pick RSL got out of this deal.

The Galaxy traded the rights to ‘retired’ defender Ty Harden to the Colorado Rapids for a third-round pick.  LA acquired the 35th overall pick in the draft for Harden’s rights.

I have to give it to Bruce Arena, sure the names aren’t flashy as some would possible like but he is addressing needs the club probably couldn’t address in today’s draft.

Join us Thursday afternoon (12:45 CT) for live and up-to-date coverage of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft here at WVHooligan.com