Mock Expansion Draft

UNPROTECTED PLAYERS:

Current Team -- Name -- Pos. -- Years in MLS -- Status
Fire -- Alexandre Boucicaut -- FW -- 1 -- TI
Fire -- Scott Buete -- MF -- 1
Fire -- D.J. Countess -- GK -- 3
Fire -- Orlando Perez -- MF -- 5
Fire -- Henry Ring -- GK -- 3
Fire -- Dipsy Selolwane -- FW -- 3 -- SI
Fire -- Evan Whitfield -- DF -- 5
Fire -- Andy Williams -- MF -- 7

Rapids -- Antonio de la Torre -- DF -- 1
Rapids -- Darryl Powell -- MF -- 2 -- SI
Rapids -- Joey DiGiamarino -- DF -- 5
Rapids -- Jeff Stewart -- DF -- 2
Rapids -- Seth Trembly -- MF -- 5
Rapids -- Scott Vallow -- GK -- 3

Crew -- Nelson Akwari -- DF -- 3
Crew -- Eric Denton -- M/D -- 5
Crew -- Stephen Herdsman -- DF -- 4
Crew -- Matt Jordan -- GK -- 6
Crew -- Manny Lagos -- MF -- 6
Crew -- Brian Maisonneuve -- MF -- 9
Crew -- Erick Scott -- FW -- 1 -- TI
Crew -- David Testo -- FW -- 1
Crew -- Dante Washington -- FW -- 8

Dallas -- Matt Behncke -- DF -- 3
Dallas -- Scott Garlick -- GK -- 8
Dallas -- Ty Maurin -- MF -- 1
Dallas -- Toni Nhleko -- FW -- 2 -- SI
Dallas -- Oscar Pareja -- MF -- 7
Dallas -- Philip Salyer -- DF -- 2

Wizards -- Francisco Gomez -- DF -- 6
Wizards -- Tony Meola -- GK -- 9
Wizards -- Preki -- FW -- 9
Wizards -- Igor Simutenkov -- M/F -- 3 -- SI
Wizards -- Matt Taylor -- FW -- 1
Wizards -- Alex Zotinca -- DF -- 2

United -- Kevin Ara -- DF -- 1
United -- Ezra Hendrickson -- DF -- 8
United -- Tim Lawson -- DF -- 1
United -- Thiago Martins -- FW -- 2
United -- Ryan Nelsen -- DF -- 4 -- SI
United -- Troy Perkins -- GK -- 1
United -- Eliseo Quintanilla -- FW -- 3 -- TI
United -- Earnie Stewart -- MF -- 2

Galaxy -- Paul Broome -- DF -- 6
Galaxy -- Dan Popik -- GK -- 2
Galaxy -- Marcelo Saragosa -- MF -- 1 -- TI
Galaxy -- Arturo Torres -- FW -- 2

MetroStars -- Pablo Brenes -- MF -- 1 -- TI
MetroStars -- Sergio Galvan Rey -- FW -- 1 -- SI
MetroStars -- Tim Regan -- DF -- 2
MetroStars -- Joselito Vaca -- MF -- 4 -- TI
MetroStars -- Jonny Walker -- GK -- 2
MetroStars -- Zach Wells -- GK -- 1
MetroStars -- Craig Ziadie -- DF -- 4

Revolution -- Adin Brown -- GK -- 5
Revolution -- Joey Franchino -- M/D -- 7
Revolution -- Brian Kamler -- M/D -- 9
Revolution -- Steve Howey -- DF -- 1 -- SI
Revolution -- Carlos Llamosa -- DF -- 8
Revolution -- Joe-Max Moore -- FW -- 6
Revolution -- Rusty Pierce -- DF -- 5

Earthquakes -- Jeff Agoos -- DF -- 9
Earthquakes -- Chris Brown -- F/M -- 6
Earthquakes -- Jon Conway -- GK -- 5
Earthquakes -- Ronnie Ekelund -- MF -- 4 -- SI
Earthquakes -- Wes Hart -- DF -- 5
Earthquakes -- Chris Roner -- MF -- 3
Earthquakes -- Jamil Walker -- FW -- 2

SI = Senior International; TI = Transitional International

 

With the first pick in the draft, Chivas selects:

Arturo Torres, M, LAG

Galaxy pull back:

Marcelo Saragosa, M


With the second pick in the draft, RSL selects:

Jamil Walker, F, San Jose

Quakes pull back:

Jeff Agoos, D

 

With the third pick in the draft, Chivas selects:

Orlando Perez, D, Chicago

Chicago pulls back:

Andy Williams, M

With the fourth pick in the draft, RSL selects:

Nelson Akwari, D, Columbus

Columbus pulls back:

Stephen Herdsman, D

 

With the fifth pick in the draft, Chivas selects:

Antonio de la Torre, D, Colorado

Colorado pulls back:

Seth Trembly, M

With the sixth pick in the draft, RSL selects:

Joey Franchino, D, New England

New England pulls back:

Rusty Pierce, D

 

With the seventh pick in the draft, Chivas selects:

Francisco Gomez, M, Kansas City

Kansas City pulls bacK:

Matt Taylor, F

With the eighth pick in the draft, RSL selects:

Paul Broome, D, LAG

Los Angeles pulls back:

Dan Popik, GK

 

With the ninth pick in the draft, Chivas selects:

Manny Lagos, M, Columbus

Columbus pulls back:

David Testo, F

With the tenth pick in the draft, RSL selects:

Zach Wells, GK, Metro

Metros pull back:

Pablo Brenes, M

 

With the eleventh pick in the draft, Chivas selects:

Oscar Pareja, M, Dallas

Dallas pulls back:

Phil Salyer, D

With the twelfth pick in the draft, RSL selects:

Evan Whitfield, D, Chicago

Chicago pulls back:

Henry Ring, GK

 

With the 13th pick in the draft, Chivas selects:

Thiago Martins, F, DCU

DCU pulls back:

Troy Perkins, GK

With the 14th pick in the draft, RSL selects:

Carlos Llamosa, D, New England

New England pulls back:

Brian Kamler, M

 

With the 15th pick, Chivas selects:

Erick Scott, F, Columbus

Columbus pulls back:

Dante Washington, F

With the 16th pick, RSL selects:

Ezra Hendrickson, D, DCU

DCU pulls back:

Eliseo Quintanilla, M

 

With the 17th pick, Chivas selects:

Joselito Vaca, M, Metro

Metro pulls back:

Tim Regan, M

With the 18th pick, RSL selects:

Chris Roner, D, San Jose

Quakes pull back:

Ronnie Ekelund, M

 

With the 19th pick, Chivas selects:

(pass)

With the 20th pick, RSL selects:

Scott Buete, M, Chicago

Chicago pulls back:

Alexandre Boucicaut, M

 

With the 21st pick, Chivas selects:

(pass)

With the 22nd pick, RSL selects:

Joey DiGiamarino, M, Colorado

Colorado pulls back:

Jeff Stewart, D

 

...and that's where I think it will end. I anticipate Chivas going after all the latin guys they can get their hands on. I anticipate RSL going after experienced defenders (save for Walker, who is a shoe-in for the second overall pick). I don't think any of the high-priced keepers in the draft (Walker, Brown, Garlick) will be selected.

I also expect that, for the most part, these teams will stay away from transitional internationals. I'd be shocked if all five of Chivas's TI's weren't Mexican, and from what I hear RSL has their own guys to bring in as well. The TI's they do pick up will likely be cut or traded (and, FWIW, I would happily take Erick Scott off of anyone's hands).

I also don't know what's going on with individual players. Matt Behncke, for example, would be a top choice if everything were equal. But the rumors out of Dallas are that he's going to law school, so that's that. Rusty Pierce being out of contract is another thing to factor in, as is the status of most of DC's vets on the unprotected list.

It could work out completely differently and I could look like an idiot, but, well, that's happened before and will probably happen again, too. So I'm not worried.

 

FWIW, here are the rosters after the draft:

Chivas:

F: Scott, Martins

M: Vaca, Pareja, Lagos, Gomez, Torres

D: De la Torre, Perez

I would expect Pareja to retire or force a trade to the Cows, while Vaca and Scott would be traded/released.

RSL:

F: Walker

M: DiGi, Buete

D: Roner, Hendrickson, Llamosa, Whitfield, Broome, Franchino, Akwari

GK: Wells

I see now that I may've gone a little too defense-heavy for RSL, but I doubt it. IMHO they'll try to get as much experience on defense as they can from this draft so that they can concentrate on the attacking side of the field with their SI's and allocations.