Who the Rapids should protect in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft

Photo by Timothy Nwachukwu/Getty ImagesThe 2019 MLS Expansion Draft is coming up on Tuesday, November 19 at 5:30 p.m. ET. It will be an opportunity for Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC—the two newest expansion teams—to add some experienced players to their rosters. Each current club’s list of protected and unprotected players will be released on Friday, November 14 before 8 p.m. ET. and D.C. United, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, and New York Red Bulls are exempt from this year’s Expansion Draft, as they all had players selected by FC Cincinnati last year.

The Rules

Inter Miami won the coin toss and chose to go first

Each expansion side can choose five players total and no…