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PawedCast Episode 461: Facundo Torres’ Transfer, Orlando City’s 2025 MLS SuperDraft Class, and More
Facu officially flies away, we’ve got mail, and the Lions select some folks in the SuperDraft.
With Facundo Torres officially transferring to Palmeiras on Friday, we reconvened to discuss what it means for Orlando City this off-season and moving forward into 2025. The Lions are sitting pretty in terms of cash, but it remains to be seen how the club will approach having an open Designated Player slot, an open MLS U22 Initiative slot, plenty of General Allocation Money, and a good infusion of cash from Brazil.
There are multiple ways the team can address the situation, but the front office has never been in a position where it’s had an opportunity to stack the team with quality starters and depth.
This week’s mailbagbox asked which current Lion needs to step up most, which of our favorite current and former EPL teams’ players we’d like to see playing for Orlando, and what we like to eat at Christmas. Remember, if there’s anything — and we do mean anything — you want us to address on the show, just ask us by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC, or hitting us up on Bluesky Social with that same hashtag.
Finally, we discussed Major League Soccer not broadcasting or streaming the 2025 SuperDraft and the players Orlando City selected Friday afternoon. We’re not huge fans of the draft not being broadcast in some form, and it suggests the event may not have much more of a future. Orlando picked up four players out of college — two from the same school — and every position group except goalkeeper was impacted. Those who sign are likely to spend most of 2025 with OCB.
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Here’s how No. 461 went down:
0:15 – The Torres transfer is official and Orlando City has some cash to splash.
17:54 – The mailbagbox wants presents in the form of answers to our listeners’ questions.
37:28 – An overview of the lack of an MLS SuperDraft broadcast and Orlando City’s 2025 picks.