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January 18, 2008
Quakes select Shea Salinas in draft
The Quakes picked Shea Salinas, a forward from Furman, with the first pick of the second round of the SuperDraft. We've been told by a member of the Quakes' front office that, "This is the guy we wanted — we weren't sure he was going to be available this late."
Here's more from the Southern Conference web site:
Salinas, a two-time first team All-SoCon pick, garnered NSCAA All-South Region honors as a junior in 2006. The midfielder from Grapevine, Texas, tallied five goals and added nine assists while helping Furman to the second round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament and a No. 20 national ranking.
The folks at 3rd Degree had projected Salinas as a first-round pick for the Revs:
13. New England - Shea Salinas (Furman) Nicol always surprises me so here’s my surprise pick for him. Salinas is fast, mobile, with good ball skill. He’s is a perfect fit for Nicol’s system, an aggressive, north/south midfielder that can really cover ground.
(That's the second time we've seen Salinas referred to as a midfielder, although Furman's web site says he's a forward. Let's just say he's versatile.)
Here are the first round picks, brought to you from Double D's in Los Gatos. You can also track the draft online at MLSnet.com.
1. Chance Myers, D/M, UCLA, KC Wizards
2. Brek Shea, M, FC Dallas
3. Tony Beltran, D/M, UCLA, Real Salt Lake
4. Sean Franklin, D/M, Cal State Northridge, LA Galaxy
5. Ciaran O'Brian, M, UC Santa Barbara, Colorado
6. Andy Iro, D, UC Santa Barbara, Columbus
7. Patrick Nyarko, F, Virginia Tech, Chicago
8. Josh Lambo, GK, FC Dallas
9. Julius James, D, U Conn, Toronto
10. Pat Phelan, D, Wake Forest, Toronto
11. Roger Espinoza, M, Ohio State, Kansas City
12. Dominic Dervi, GK, Tulsa, Chicago
13. Rob Valentino, D, USF, New England
14. David Horst, D, Old Dominion, Real Salt Lake
Aside from the picks, there were two trades: LA has sent Chris Albright to New England for allocation money and Alecko Eskandarian goes from RSL to Chivas USA for allocation money.
That's it for our draft coverage. Thanks for stopping by!
Posted by Jay at January 18, 2008 11:02 AM
Comments
Can you please post the ingredients of the Earthquakes burger too?
Posted by: Melissa at January 18, 2008 11:19 AM
The Earthquakes burger is hamburger mixed with Dijon mustard, Lea & Perrins, red onions, salt and pepper before it is cooked. Served on a seedless bun with lettuce and tomato, along with sweet potato fries.
Are we a full-service news source or what?
Posted by: Jay Hipps at January 18, 2008 11:32 AM
RE: Ann Killion today: NO TO LANDYCAKES!
Posted by: markb at January 18, 2008 11:40 AM
The First Round was televised on ESPN2/ESPN2-HD.
The rest of the Rounds can be viewed live here.
Posted by: Goodsport at January 18, 2008 12:25 PM
Per Ives Galarcep pre-draft rankings:
"Shea Salinas- Fast and shifty, but also tough (played Combine with facial fracture)."
Posted by: Zungazan at January 18, 2008 12:30 PM
Per Ives Galarcep:
Shea Salinas- Fast and shifty, but also tough (played Combine with facial fracture).
Posted by: Zungazan at January 18, 2008 12:39 PM
You can watch the Shea Salinas pick footage here.
Posted by: Goodsport at January 18, 2008 05:43 PM
But to watch the entire San Jose Earthquakes portion of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, click here and watch from 01:06:30 to 01:11:45.
Posted by: Goodsport at January 18, 2008 11:04 PM