SECAUCUS, NJ - Red Bull New York announced their protected roster for the upcoming 10-round MLS expansion draft, which will be held on Wednesday at 1 PM ET. The San Jose Earthquakes, the league's newest team that will begin play during the 2008 season, will not be able to select the following players:
Jozy Altidore, forward
Juan Pablo Angel, forward
Jon Conway, goalkeeper
Hunter Freeman, defender
Carlos Mendes, defender
Jeff Parke, defender
Claudio Reyna, midfielder
Seth Stammler, midfielder/defender
Dave van den Bergh, midfielder/defender
Listed below are the details regarding the expansion draft. San Jose may not claim more than one player from any given team in MLS, and three teams will not have a player taken in the expansion draft.
At the conclusion of the Expansion Draft, results will be posted on MLSnet.com and teams may resume trading.
MLS Expansion Draft Rules
Senior Roster
Teams may protect 11 players between their Senior and their Developmental Roster.
If the Player's contract expires at the end of 2007, he will still be considered part of the Team's Senior Roster.
If a Team protects a player, it is not obligated to exercise the player's option.
It may renegotiate a new budget number for the player as in previous years.
If a player retires, he will not be a part of the Senior Roster, but his Team will lose its right of first refusal to him should he ultimately decide to play.
Designated Players do not have to be protected unless the player has a No-Trade clause in his contract in which case the player must be protected.
Developmental Roster
Players on a Team's Developmental Roster, other than Project 40/Generation adidas players who have not been graduated at the end of the 2007 season, will be part of the expansion draft.
Project 40/Generation adidas players who have not been graduated at the end of the 2007 season are automatically protected (teams do not have to use a protected slot on them).
If San Jose selects a Developmental Player it must offer him a Senior Roster position and he must be on San Jose's Senior Roster as of Roster Compliance Date.
International Players
Teams may make available no more than one Senior International player.
A player shall be considered a Senior International if he will be a Senior International in 2008 (e.g., a 2007 Youth International who becomes a Senior International in 2008).
For purposes of this expansion process, for US-based teams, any non-domestic US player would count as an International and for Toronto FC, any non-domestic US player or non-domestic Canadian player would count as an International.
Maximum Player Loss
Once a player has been claimed from a Team's non-protected roster, that team is eliminated from the expansion draft and may not lose any further players.
Right to Renegotiate
San Jose will have the right to renegotiate a drafted player's salary (either up or down) without having to place such player on waivers or giving his previous Team a right of first refusal.
Discovery Priority
San Jose shall have priority on the opening day of the signing period with respect to USL players playing professionally in the USL first or second division.
