New coach Jim Gabarra had a couple of weaknesses to strengthen, but did he find the necessary players?
The 2016 NWSL preseason began in earnest on Friday in Baltimore, as 40 players were taken in the draft. The league will soon embark on its fourth season, which is something the WUSA and WPS were not able to say. The Washington Spirit are beginning a new era with head coach Jim Gabarra, who came from Sky Blue FC to replace Mark Parsons, who made his way to Portland in the offseason. The Spirit had the seventh overall pick, with two more in each of the second and fourth rounds, and none in the third round.