TFC and Whitecaps trade - Nathan Sturgis for the first round draft pick
Today TFC traded their first round pick in the upcoming college draft (8th pick, I think) for Nathan Sturgis. Sturgis had become a Whitecap through the expansion draft only yesterday, chosen from Seattle's unprotected list. He is listed as both a midfielder and a defender, although his playing time in Seattle this year was as a midfielder.
This move makes some sense, although it would have made less sense had TFC kept Sam Cronin. Sturgis is only 23 , but since he was a Generation Adidas pick (2006) he already has 5 years in the MLS. Whether Toronto attends the college draft with 5 or 6 picks is not a big issue. The first round choice last winter was Zac Herold, the young man whose health ended his pro career before it began.