Fladoodler's Figurings

Orlando City has brought in another young Brazilian, as they look to revamp their team this offseason. With the left wing spot a bit up in the air, does the club think Tiago is the guy that could help them solve their issues? Maybe, but first let's dive into the young winger to understand him a bit more.  Transfer Rumor Early on December 5, there were multiple reports coming out of Brazil that said Orlando City had made a bid for a young Brazilian winger from Esporte Clube Bahia (or Bahia for short) by the name of Tiago.  These rumors appeared to come out of nowhere and at first, didn't have much structure backing but then a journalist who covers Bahia, Gabrielle Gomes, chimed in. She explained that the young Brazilian forward was being targeted by Orlando City and that Orlando had already sent a bid to Tiago's team, Bahia. The bid was not outright rejected by the club-the club didn't say the player wasn't for sale-they just deemed the offer to be a bit low. Gomes...

Orlando City just concluded the MLS SuperDraft this week, a draft that has been very successful for the Lions over the past few years. Unfortunately, for us MLS sickos, the draft was not live streamed so picks were either tweeted out in a flurry or they were updated on the MLS sites draft tracker . So lets talk about the draft picks, I’ll rate them, and then provide an overall rating for the draft. Overview of the Draft Picks • Round 1, Pick 5-Harvey Sarajian-Forward-Wake Forest (Sophomore) • Round 1, Pick 9-Nolan Miller-Center Back-Michigan (Senior) • Round 1, Pick 14-Jaylen Yearwood-Fullback-North Florida (Senior) • Round 1, Pick 20-Issac Haruna-Midfielder-UNCG (Sophomore) • Round 3, Pick 14-Mitch Ferguson-Center Back-Notre Dame (Senior) From Orlando City PR Team| Draft Article Harvey Sarajian-Forward-Wake Forest (Sophomore) Courtesy of Wake Forest Athletics Harvey Sarajian is a Florida guy through and through-originally from Naples, Florida-Sarajian in his youth ...