With The 18th Overall Pick… Anthony Ampapitakwong

Here's what Dan Kadar had to say about Anthony;

Anthony's box to box abilities and fantastic passing ability make him one of the more sure-fire things in the draft, in my opinion. His skill isn't quite as sharpened compared with his Akron compatriots Nagbe, Kitchen et al. but he still has some fine qualities for a central midfielder. His ability to provide great service on free kicks is always something at a premium in MLS and combined with his ability to "put great touch and location on his passes" it makes him sound like a perfect fit for the Rapids system of midfield.

With Pablo Mastroeni getting old and most likely not having many more years like his career year this season, Ross LaBeaux is the obvious heir to his throne at central midfield. However, in a similar case to the NFL's "Will the Panthers draft Andrew Luck since they already have Jimmy Clausen" case, I think that Ampapitakwong will be too much to pass up despite creating a logjam at the position. Perhaps the two of them could be a future pair up on the level of Larentowicz and Mastroeni?

It's very doubtful that we even see Ampapitakwong get this far down the draft board, but stranger things have happened in sport before. If there's anyone I think worth trading up a few spots to get, it's this guy. Wishful thinking, but Ampapitakwong is my favorite player that the Rapids might even have a breath of a prayer of getting on the 13th.