Way back in September — if you can remember that far — we started wondering who Real Salt Lake should protect in the MLS Expansion Draft.
Okay, that’s only kind of a lie. To be honest, everyone’s been wondering since, well, January. Inevitably, RSL fans get a bit nervous around these expansion drafts. Can you blame us? Probably, but please don’t.
Here’s what our protected list looked like in September, annotated with reasons that might or might not change.
September expansion draft protected list
- Nick Rimando — Do you protect a 36-year-old goalkeeper who’s been rumored to be a target for Atlanta?