While everyone else has been watching the 2016 MLS Playoffs, most teams in the league have already begun their offseason preparations.
With two new teams entering the league next season in Minnesota United and Atlanta United, one of the primary tasks this offseason is choosing who to protect in the expansion draft.
The SB Nation MLS blogs each compiled a list of protected players and our two newest sites, Dirty South Soccer and E Pluribus Loonum, each selected five players.
Agudelo, Kamara (DP), Fagundez, Rowe, Kouassi (DP, INTL), Farrell, Tierney, Nguyen, Bunbury, Koffie (INTL), Cropper, Caldwell (Homegrown), and Herivaux (Homegrown).