We are days away from Major League Pickleball f2023 Season 2 Draft from NYC. The hype train is chugging!
On the men’s side, I listed out five players who had played MLP in 2023, but didn’t end up on a roster at the end of Season 1 (See all of MLP Draft predictions here).
However, on the women’s side, that isn’t as big of a deal. There were four women dropped from MLP Season 1 due to injury, childbirth, and/or poor play.
Three of those players didn’t apply for Season 2 and the 4th is mentioned below.
Without further adieu, here is my list of women’s players who didn’t play Season 1, who could be on the radar for Season 2. T
These women are in one of four categories:
- THE LOCK
- Very Interesting
- Intriguing
- Long Shots
THE LOCK
Parris Todd
Age: 25 Doubles DUPR: 5.92 Singles DUPR: 6.03
I would be SHOCKED if Parris wasn’t picked by Round 3 of the Premier Level draft on Wednesday. Coming into this pickleball year, Parris tried to get a pay day from multiple tours and ended up not signing with MLP in Season 1, and lost out on signing with the PPA. So she has been playing mostly in the APP – and winning everything. She played in the PPA a couple times, with Riley as her mixed partner. Parris is tied for the 5th best female doubles player and is the 4th best…