Due to the shallowness of the draft there are some decent opportunities to pick up a mature aged player. They're all a bit hit and miss, but in this year the hit and miss range probably starts around pick 30, so there may not be much difference in pick 40 and pick 60. We are definitely getting one elite midfield prospect in this draft, so if we do have a later pick to use, I would rather see it go for a KPP.
Derickx still has another year on his contract and it makes sense to have a ready made delistee for next year when the draft is likely to be deeper and we don't have anyone looking like a first rounder from the academy. He's probably on a low salary, which helps our transition from the COLA. The team also lacks a bit of depth in the model-player category.
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