Dropping Timber is providing a basic guide for all 16 current MLS teams to see who might be available in the 2010 Expansion Draft set to take place November 24th. Official rules for the Expansion Draft.

Other team guides: Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew

This page will be updated as more information comes in and as we get closer to the draft, so be sure to bookmark it if you plan to analyze the expansion draft as things get closer.

Automatically Protected:

• Blair Gavin, Generation Adidas
• Cesar Zamora, Developmental Contract
• Bryan da la Fuente, Home Grown Player

Designated Players (not automatically protected):

None

International Players (must protect three):

• Yamith Cuesta, D – $42k
• Dario Delgado, D – $42k
• Rodolfo Espinoza, M – $216k
• Ante Jazic, D – $105k
• Michael Lahoud, M – $45k
• Giancarlo Maldonado, F – $204k
• Paulo Nagamura, M – $192k
• Osael Romero, M – $80k
• Marcelo Saragosa, M – $130k
• Mariano Trujillo, D – $95k
• Michael Umaña, D – $132k
• Alex Zotinca, D – $60k

2009 Protected:

• Kaykel Galindo (gone), Sacha Kljestan (gone), Maicon Santos (gone)
• Jonathan Bornstein, M – $100k
• Justin Braun, F – $65k
• Yamith Cuesta, D – $42k
• Jorge Flores, F – $40k
• Micahel Lahoud, M – $45k
• Paulo Nagamura, M – $192k
• Jesus Padilla, M – $48k

2009 Exposed (and still on roster):

• Ante Jazic, D – $105k
• Dan Kennedy, GK – $55k
• Marcelo Saragosa, M – $130k
• Mariano Trujillo, D – $95k

Players in descending order of 2010 appearances:

• Players with less appearances may be exposed
• 2009 exposed in bold
• 2009 protected in italics

15 or more appearances:

• Braun, Trujillo, Umaña, Padilla, Lahoud, Bornstein, Delgado, Jazic, Espinoza, Nagamura
• Ben Zemanski, M – $40k

10-14 appearances:

• Saragosa, Maldonado
• Sal Zizzo, M – $60k

5-9 appearances:

• Romero, Cuesta, Galindo, Flores
• Alan Gordon, F – $88k
• Carlos Borja, M – $40k

1-4 appearances:

• Zotinca

Dropping Timber’s notes:

• Chivas USA had a huge roster turnover since the 2009 expansion draft.  A majority of the exposed players for 2009 are not on their current roster.
• Seven protected players remain from 2010, but with so many new players, it’s up in the air if the same ones will be protected.  Most of them did see a lot of action on the field, except Cuesta and Flores who are both 21 years old (and have cheap contracts).
• Alan Gordon has played well since coming to Chivas, expect him to be protected.
• More to come

What other bloggers/media are saying:

• WVHooligan’s take on who will be protected
• More to come as more info is posted- this post will be updated.

* 2010 base salary is listed for salaries

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