1) The Timbers currently have four center backs on their roster. A Frenchman (Larrys Mabiala), a Croatian (Dario Zuparic), a Kiwi (Bill Tuiloma), and an American (Zac McGraw). Which of these guys do I think has the best chance to someday win MLS Defender of the Year? Despite not yet playing a single MLS minute, my money’s on McGraw.
Why? Simple: he’s an American center back.
2) For no good reason, I recently went digging around on Wikipedia, where I found their list of every MLS Best XI and discovered some interesting things.