2014 Expansion Draft Rules • MLS clubs may protect 11 players between their Senior Roster and their Supplemental Roster. If the player’s contract expires at the end of 2014, he will still be considered part of the club’s roster. • If a club protects a player, it is not obligated to exercise the player’s option. It may renegotiate subject to terms of the CBA. • If a player retires, he will not be a part of the club’s roster, but his club will lose its right of first refusal to him should he ultimately decide to play. • Players on a club’s Supplemental Roster, other than Generation adidas players who have not been graduated at the end of the 2014 MLS season or Homegrown Players on a club’s Supplemental Roster, will be part of the expansion draft. • Generation adidas players who have not been graduated at the end of the 2014 MLS season and Homegrown Players on a club’s Supplemental Roster at the end of the 2014 MLS season are automatically protected (clubs do not have to use a protected slot on them). • If NYCFC or Orlando City SC selects a Supplemental Roster Player, it must offer him a Senior Roster position and he must remain on the Senior Roster as of Roster Compliance Date. • Clubs are restricted in the number of International Player(s) that they may make available. Clubs may make available a number of International Players equal to their total number of International Players minus three, provided that if a club has three or fewer International Players it may make available not more than one. (See table below). • For purposes of this expansion process, any non-domestic U.S. players will count as an International. • Designated Players are NOT automatically protected (i.e., clubs must choose whether to protect such players and if such player is not protected, he will be available for selection in the Expansion Draft). However, if the Designated Player has a no-trade clause in his contract, then his MLS club must protect him and he will count as one of the 11 players who may be protected. • Once two players have been claimed from a team’s non-protected roster, that team is eliminated from the expansion draft and may not lose any further players. In addition, once a player has been claimed from a club’s non-protected roster, that club may move a player from its non-protected roster to its protected roster. • Right to Negotiate: NYCFC and Orlando City SC will have the right to renegotiate a draft player’s salary (either up or down) without having to place such player on waivers or giving his previous club a right of first refusal. • Rounds: The expansion draft will consist of 10 rounds. For the purposes of this thread - let's assume until told otherwise that the rules from 2 years ago will stand. So...who makes your 11?
Assuming Blake is still a GA and Barnetta leaves: 1. Rosenberry 2. Fabinho 3. Marquez 4. Bedoya 5. Pontius 6. Ilsinho 7. Sapong 8. Davies 9. Ayuk 10. Alberg 11.Tribbet I'd dare a team to pick Edu after missing the entire season due to injury. I'd expect Gaddis and maybe Tribbet to be picked. Alternatively, Ayuk could be left to dangle, but I rate him too high to risk losing him. I'd consider leaving Ilsinho unprotected due to injuries and salary potentially scaring the two teams off.
1. M'Bolhi 2. M'Bolhi 3. M'Bolhi 4. M'Bolhi 5. M'Bolhi 6. M'Bolhi 7. M'Bolhi 8. M'Bolhi 9. M'Bolhi 10. The rights to Zlatan 11. Sideshow Bob
Rosenberry Alberg Pontius Marquez Sapong Fabinho Bedoya Davies Creavalle Ilsinho Tribbett I think Edu, his 2016 season, and salary can hang out there. Let's assume the GA status of Blake, Herbers, and Yaro are still good and keep them automatically exempt. Serious question ... what about HGPs, are they also automatically protected? Not so serious question ... this is also where a player's international roster spot comes into play, right?
Fabinho Marquez Rosenberry Alberg Bedoya Sapong Pontius Davies Ilsinho Creavalle Ayuk Last few are kind of in order of probability. First 7-8 were just going down the roster and would be hard to replace. I chose Ayuk over Tribbett, though we would need CB cover if he was picked and Anderson as we expect is also gone. CB aren't hard to find though. A lot of our roster is... dispensable... Matt Jones, McCarthy, Gaddis, Anderson, Fernandes, Restrepo, Carroll, Edu
I'm calling it now...Gaddis will be the Fabinho of this year's expansion draft. They will protect him over someone like Tribbett or Ayuk and the internet will flip out. But from a moneyball perspective, he's an average MLS fullback that can give you depth with a lot of league experience on both sides and doesn't cost that much money.
I think Earnie will try and move guys prior to the draft if he can so there's less to lose, but my bet would be the following are protected: Rosenberry Fabinho Marquez Bedoya Ilsinho Sapong Davies Alberg Gaddis Creavalle Ayuk I left off Barnetta, Blake, and Pontius but there's probably a pretty good chance that at least one of those guys stays with us after this year and would knock Creavalle or Ayuk off the list.
I just think he has value as a developing young player. Didn't they pay like $200K for his rights just this offseason?
Rosenberry Marquez Pontius T Washington Sapong Ilsinho Alberg Bedoya Fabinho Davies Tribbett I kept Tribbett over Ayuk, due to into spot. If I had a "reach", it's Washington . If LB is such a hard spot to fill, don't want to give away a cheap decent one. Everyone else is older, expensive or out of contract. I'd love for ATL to grab Edu.
Walter Restrepo makes the 18 and actually plays Ayuk's position. Would you keep him over Ayuk? Although when your backup behind Tribbett is Anderson, it does make a lot of sense to keep Tribs. I think he's an OK starter when he's not facing speed.
It would really suck if Edu has a no trade clause and we have to protect a guy we will let go a month later. Although,honestly it would mean losing a Tribbett or Ayuk. Hardly the difference between a good or bad season.