A move that I really am not shocked by, according to SBI the league has decided to scrap the MLS Supplemental Draft. The four-round draft was an annual event which usually followed a week after the MLS Draft.

After the league decided to lower the number of development roster spots it was only an amount of time before this draft was too scrapped.

And to be honest it was a smart move on the league’s part as they will soon fill those developmental spots with players out of youth academies in each club before long anyways.

The Supplemental Draft typically only produced one or two decent players over the years. Last year we saw Kheli Dube come out of the second draft to shine for the New England Revolution.

Players that go undrafted in the SuperDraft will be able to try out with whichever club that they choice instead of being possibly picked up in the second draft. I think the USL also got a little gitty today over this news because it means they have access to some quality players out of college now too that they may have not before.

No word yet on if the league will increase the amount of rounds in the SuperDraft or if it will remain a four-round draft. More than likely it will stay like it is.

We finally got some confirmation that two deals went down today that we’ve been talking about for a couple days now.

• LA Galaxy ships striker Carlos Ruiz to Toronto FC for a first and second round pick in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft and salary budget considerations.

• The Galaxy also sign veteran midfielder/defender Eddie Lewis.

First off, Ruiz gets dealt for TWO supplemental picks and “budget considerations.” Good lord have the mighty fallen hard. That is just laughable at this point. Toronto gets an absolute steal of a deal really. If anyone comes out on top it has to be Toronto. Even if Ruiz doesn’t produce well while he is there its still a cheaper deal for them considering the lack of talent that comes out of the Supplemental Draft anymore.

LA doesn’t come up short handed though either, I love the addition of Lewis.

So for the last time, who comes out on top here now that we see it all laid out?

I suppose it is never too early to start looking ahead to next January’s SuperDraft. I’ve started compiling a list of what should be the projected order in that draft. I will continue to update this list up until the official list is released by the league (probably a couple weeks before the draft knowing them).

Now this is all an extremely early projection. Most of it is based on trades and movement going on right now in the league. We’ve seen a lot of trades go down for players that involved draft picks in the 2009 draft. So expect this order to change a lot in the coming weeks and months. It will help once we know who makes the playoffs and more importantly who plays in the MLS Cup.

As always, if something is wrong or out of place please let me know below in the comments section and I will get it updated right away.

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