It’s almost time for the seemingly annual MLS Expansion Draft. Indisputably the second most exciting draft (after the Expansion Priority Draft, of course) of any expansion year. This year, Inter Miami and Nashville SC get the right to plunder five players each from the 19 eligible Major League Soccer clubs.
As an MLS original, Columbus Crew SC has a storied history in the Expansion Draft. The Crew has had a player picked in all 11 drafts they’ve participated in and lost 16 players in the process, the most in the league. While most of the selected players were not key members of the squad when picked, the loss of Massive Champions Brad Evans and Alejandro Morena in 2008 and 2009, respectively, were particularly painful.