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Major League Soccer held a professional player combine in Fort Lauderdale the last week of January 1998. On Saturday, January 31, 1998, the league held the first round of the 1998 MLS College Draft. The second and third rounds of the college draft concluded Sunday morning. On Sunday afternoon, February 1, 1998, the league held its supplemental draft.
Changes from 1997
1998 expansion teams Chicago Fire and Miami Fusion were awarded the first and second selections in each round.
#2: Miami Fusion → Tampa Bay Mutiny. 20 November 1997: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this first-round selection and an allocation from Miami Fusion in exchange for midfielder Carlos Valderrama.
#4: MetroStars → Colorado Rapids. 10 July 1997: Colorado Rapids acquired this first-round selection and future considerations from MetroStars in exchange for forward Shaun Bartlett.
#6: Los Angeles Galaxy → New England Revolution → D.C. United.Date Needed: D.C. United acquired this first-round pick from New England Revolution in exchange for a third-round selection in the 1998 MLS College Draft. On 10 March 1997, New England had acquired this first-round pick from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for forward Wélton. More information needed.
#9: Columbus Crew → D.C. United.Date Needed: D.C. United acquired this first-round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for the #12 pick in the 1999 Supplemental Draft.
#12: D.C. United → Columbus Crew.Date Needed: Columbus Crew acquired this first-round pick from D.C. United in exchange for the #9 pick in the 1999 Supplemental Draft.
#14: Miami Fusion → MetroStars. 1 February 1998: MetroStars acquired this second-round selection from Miami Fusion in exchange for a second-round pick (#19) in the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft.
#16: MetroStars → Los Angeles Galaxy → Chicago Fire.Date Needed: Chicago Fire acquired this second-round selection from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for a third-round pick (#26) in the 1998 MLS College Draft. On 16 June 1997, Los Angeles had acquired this second-round pick from MetroStars in exchange for defender Mark Semioli.
#23: Colorado Rapids → San Jose Clash. 8 January 1997: San Jose Clash acquired this second-round pick and defender Dominic Kinnear from Colorado Rapids in exchange for forward Paul Bravo and defender Rafael Amaya.
#24: D.C. United → Tampa Bay Mutiny. 2 February 1997: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this second-round pick and a first-round selection (#10) in the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft from D.C. United in exchange for the #8 pick in the 1997 Supplemental Draft.
#26: Miami Fusion → Los Angeles Galaxy. 1 February 1998: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this third-round selection from Miami Fusion in exchange for a third-round pick (#34) in the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft.
#33: Columbus Crew → Tampa Bay Mutiny. xx February 1997: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this third-round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for a third-round selection (#28) in the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft.
Unresolved 1998 Supplemental Draft Trades
3 February 1997: Colorado Rapids acquired defender Peter Vermes and a third-round pick in the 1998 Supplemental Draft from New York/New Jersey MetroStars in exchange for midfielder Kerry Zavagnin and future considerations.
13 November 1997: San Jose Clash acquired a third-round selection in the 1998 Supplemental Draft from Miami Fusion in exchange for forward Christopher Sullivan. Sullivan retired two weeks later.
