Round 2
1. Cannons LC — Bryce Wasserman
“I know [Cannons head coach Sean] Quirk likes him,” said Wasserman’s former coach, Bear Davis. The 2020 MLL MVP stays with the team he helped win a championship for during the 20th season celebration last summer.
2. Archers LC — Michael Rexrode
Archers LC continues to shore up its defense, this time taking the best long pole on the board.
3. Redwoods LC — Mikie Schlosser
A two-way midfielder, in a 2019 feature on Schlosser, Outlaws teammate Max Adler said, “He might come out of the game with no points or one assist but be our biggest offensive player because he’s drawing the slide.” Schlosser taking attention away from Myles Jones and Sergio Perkovic makes the Redwoods that much more dangerous.
4. Waterdogs LC — Sean Sconone
Waterdogs LC tied for the worst save percentage in the PLL in 2020. Picking up Sconone gives them the MLL goalie with the best save percentage in 2020.
5. Chrome LC — Nick Marrocco
This is a pick with an eye toward the future, a future in which MLL All-Star and champion Marrocco becomes the heir apparent to John Galloway. “Marrocco has been great,” Bear Davis said.
6. Atlas LC — Andrew Kew
Not only did Atlas LC have the lowest scoring average in the league. It also had the lowest shooting percentage in the league. In Chesapeake’s victory over the Philadelphia Barrage in 2020, Kew scored six goals on six shots; he won’t be perfect every game, but it’s a trait he’s known for.
7. Whipsnakes LC — Colin Heacock
Why not pair PLL star Matt Rambo with Heacock, his running mate at Maryland? Heacock is talented enough to go much higher than this, particularly if teams don’t also want him to wind up with the Whips.
8. Chaos LC — Nick Manis
Manis is a versatile short-stick defensive midfielder who will not only help the Chaos on the defensive end of the field, but also on the faceoff wing and in transition, too.
Round 3
1. Cannons LC — Mark Cockerton
The Cannons dip into their own 2020 well again, this time taking a high-scoring, accurate lefty attackman in Cockerton. His arrival in Boston in 2018 really pushed the team’s mentality from rebuilder to contender. He scored 43 goals in 2019.
2. Archers LC — Tommy Palasek
The Archers have so many talented offensive pieces, something Palasek learned to play with during his time with the star-studded New York Lizards. Playing alongside Paul Rabil, Rob Pannell and Ned Crotty, Palasek learned how to be effective without the ball and to make the most of his opportunities with it.
3. Redwoods LC — Alex Woodall
Greg Gurenlian retired after the 2019 season, and the Redwoods struggled with faceoffs in 2020. Woodall helps to solidify that position for 2021 and seasons to come after it.
4. Waterdogs LC — Ryan Lee
With Lee, the low-scoring Waterdogs add a very potent and efficient scorer to the mix. He scored a league-high 18 goals in 2020 while also sharing the ball with Bucaro, Chris Aslanian and John Grant Jr.
5. Chrome LC — Mark Evanchick
With Evanchick, the Chrome defense adds another one of MLL’s brightest young cover defenders who shined against the league’s top offensive talents. “We all watched and were surprised about how he did against Lyle,” Ford said.
6. Atlas LC — C.J. Costabile
Adding Costabile provides the Atlas defense a chance to offer many different looks to opposing offenses, allowing Kyle Hartzell to move around the field. He also would ease some of the burden on faceoff specialist Trevor Baptiste both by taking a few faceoffs himself and by playing on the wing.
7. Whipsnakes LC — Bryan Cole
The best player on the board and a player who could go earlier, Cole gives the Whipsnakes midfield some added size and downhill dodging power.
8. Chaos LC — Kyle Pless
The Chaos transition game was not as strong in 2020 as it was in 2019. Pless displayed an impressive amount of speed and passing skill in transition with Denver in 2020.