Jan 16, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; A.J. Cochran (Wisconsin) poses for a photo after being selected as the number sixteen overall pick in the first round to the Houston Dynamo in the 2014 MLS Superdraft at Philadelphia Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

Drafts in other leagues are often times looked at with high importance. It’s an option for a team to not only pick-up a future star, but to also fill some gaps in their line-up with options that are financially cheaper. How many articles were written about JaDeveon Clowney when he was seen as a possible first round pick?

The Houston Astros are currently being dubbed future World Series contenders based solely on their farm system, and then there’s basketball in which players are looked at closely during March Madness. However, fans of Major League Soccer have always been under the pretense that the MLS SuperDraft is often times a waste of time.

At least that’s what I’ve gotten from Houston Dynamo fans. That’s probably due to the fact that Houston has had some less-than-stellar selections with a few decent ones. It would take multiple articles to look into each individual team and compare them with Houston. In order to make to streamline this information we are going to look at two teams alongside Houston.

One of them are the current MLS Cup Champions and Houston Dynamo rivals Sporting Kansas City, and the team that has beat us in the past two MLS Cups we have qualified for, Los Angeles Galaxy.

*Some of the trades and picks are incomplete due to the fact that not all details are always disclosed. Whenever a trade is made, only natural pick is used for comparison. For example, if Player A gets traded to Houston for a pick in 2015 Draft, then that player will not count towards this draft. His appearances will count in 2015 because that’s his natural pick. These should only be used for idea on how we have fared. Any questions or corrections should be brought up and I will try to keep this up to date.*

Now let’s take a look at Houston Dynamo, L.A. Galaxy, and Sporting Kansas City (Kansas City Wizards) draft picks throughout the years with a short analysis at end of each year.

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