Editor's note: This article was originally published on January 21, 2016. Whitecaps FC hold the seventh overall pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, which will be held on Friday, January 13 in LA (12 p.m. PT on whitecapsfc.com).
BALTIMORE, MD – “Getting that number one spot?”
That’s one of the first questions posed to Carl Robinson on January 14 when he steps onto the draft floor at the Baltimore Convention Center ahead of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.
There have been some rumblings that Vancouver Whitecaps FC, who hold the 16th overall pick, are looking to trade up for the top spot.