On a dizzying Monday in which Real Salt Lake and Portland dominated the first day of offseason wheeling and dealing, Major League Soccer also announced the list of players eligible for participation in the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Process, which included some surprising names.
Chivas USA's Danny Califf, FC Dallas' Julian de Guzman, Chicago's Gonzalo Segares and Colorado's Marvell Wynne were among some of the more prominent players among the list of 63 whose contracts are either lapsed or whose options weren't picked up by their clubs.
That doesn't mean they'll all get new addresses in the coming weeks — clubs may still sign their Re-Entry Process-eligible players through 5 pm ET on Thursday. Additionally, eligible players may opt out of the Re-Entry Process between now and 5 pm ET on Thursday.
The Stage One draft of the Re-Entry Process will take place on Friday at 3 pm ET and the Stage Two draft will take place the following Friday, Dec. 14, at 3 pm ET. The two drafts will take place via teleconference with all 19 clubs represented. MLS will release the results following each of the calls.
Both Stage One and Stage Two drafts will be conducted in the same order as the traditional Waiver Draft, which means Toronto FC will have the first choice in both stages as the team that finished 2012 with the worst record, followed by Chivas USA and so on (click here to view the selection order).
Clubs must exercise the option for, or extend a Bona Fide Offer to, all players selected in Stage 1. Players that were out of contract may either accept or reject the Bona Fide Offer. Should a player reject the offer, the drafting club will hold the right of first refusal for that player in MLS. Players with option years left on their contract will automatically be added to the drafting club’s roster.
Click here for more information on the Re-Entry Draft process and rules on player eligibility.
Players Eligible for Participation in the Re-Entry Process (alphabetical by club):
<p class="p1">CHI</p> |
<p class="p2">Jay Nolly</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">CHI</p> |
<p class="p2">Gonzalo Segares</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">CHI</p> |
<p class="p2">Corben Bone</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">CHV</p> |
<p class="p2">Juan Pablo Ángel</p> |
<p class="p1">Out of Contract</p> |
<p class="p1">CHV</p> |
<p class="p2">Peter Vagenas</p> |
<p class="p1">Out of Contract</p> |
<p class="p1">CHV</p> |
<p class="p2">Danny Califf</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">CHV</p> |
<p class="p2">Moreno, Alejandro</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">CLB</p> |
<p class="p2">Birchall, Chris</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">CLB</p> |
<p class="p2">Hesmer, Will</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">CLB</p> |
<p class="p2">James, Julius</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">CLB</p> |
<p class="p2">Tchani, Tony</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">COL</p> |
<p class="p2">Marshall, Tyrone</p> |
<p class="p1">Out of Contract</p> |
<p class="p1">COL</p> |
<p class="p2">Palguta, Scott</p> |
<p class="p1">Out of Contract</p> |
<p class="p1">COL</p> |
<p class="p2">Casey, Conor</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">COL</p> |
<p class="p2">Freeman, Hunter</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">COL</p> |
<p class="p2">Smith, Jamie</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">COL</p> |
<p class="p2">Wynne, Marvell</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">COL</p> |
<p class="p2">Joyce, Ian</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">COL</p> |
<p class="p2">Nane, Joseph</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">COL</p> |
<p class="p2">Wahl, Tyson</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">DC</p> |
<p class="p2">Chabala, Michael</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">DC</p> |
<p class="p2">Maicon Santos</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">DC</p> |
<p class="p2">King, Stephen</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">DAL</p> |
<p class="p2">Guarda, Bruno</p> |
<p class="p1">Out of Contract</p> |
<p class="p1">DAL</p> |
<p class="p2">Hartman, Kevin</p> |
<p class="p1">Out of Contract</p> |
<p class="p1">DAL</p> |
<p class="p2">De Guzman, Julian</p> |
<p class="p1">Out of Contract</p> |
<p class="p1">DAL</p> |
<p class="p2">Sealy, Scott</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">HOU</p> |
<p class="p2">Clark, Colin</p> |
<p class="p1">Out of Contract</p> |
<p class="p1">LA</p> |
<p class="p2">Barrett, Chad</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">LA</p> |
<p class="p2">Boyens, Andrew</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">LA</p> |
<p class="p2">Jordan, Bryan</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">LA</p> |
<p class="p2">Nakazawa, Kyle</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">LA</p> |
<p class="p2">Noonan, Pat</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">LA</p> |
<p class="p2">Perk, Brian</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">MTL</p> |
<p class="p2">Mapp, Justin</p> |
<p class="p1">Out of Contract</p> |
<p class="p1">MTL</p> |
<p class="p2">Gardner, Josh</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">MTL</p> |
<p class="p2">Thomas, Shavar</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">NE</p> |
<p class="p2">Murray, Tim</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">NE</p> |
<p class="p2">Gavin, Blair</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">NY</p> |
<p class="p2">Gaudette, Bill</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">NY</p> |
<p class="p2">Keel, Stephen</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">PHI</p> |
<p class="p2">Harrison, Chase</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">POR</p> |
<p class="p2">Palmer, Lovel</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">POR</p> |
<p class="p2">Purdy, Steve</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">POR</p> |
<p class="p2">Wallace, Rodney</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">RSL</p> |
<p class="p2">Paulo Jr.</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">RSL</p> |
<p class="p2">Reynish, Kyle</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">SEA</p> |
<p class="p2">Weber, Andrew</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">SEA</p> |
<p class="p2">White, O'Brien</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">SEA</p> |
<p class="p2">Seamon, Mike</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">SJ</p> |
<p class="p2">Ward, Tim</p> |
<p class="p1">Out of Contract</p> |
<p class="p1">SJ</p> |
<p class="p2">Corrales, Ramiro</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">SJ</p> |
<p class="p2">Gjertsen, Joseph</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">SJ</p> |
<p class="p2">Opara, Ike</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">SJ</p> |
<p class="p2">Stephenson, Khari</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">SKC</p> |
<p class="p2">Aiyegbusi, Olukorede</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">SKC</p> |
<p class="p2">Sassano, Luke</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">TOR</p> |
<p class="p2">Avila, Eric</p> |
<p class="p1">Out of Contract</p> |
<p class="p1">TOR</p> |
<p class="p2">Cann, Adrian</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">TOR</p> |
<p class="p2">Hall, Jeremy</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">TOR</p> |
<p class="p2">Harden, Ty</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">TOR</p> |
<p class="p2">Wiedeman, Andrew</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
<p class="p1">VAN</p> |
<p class="p2">Thorrington, John</p> |
<p class="p1">Option Declined</p> |
