The Union survived the ritual gamble of leaving players exposed for the latest Major League Soccer expansion draft, as new club Los Angeles FC took its allotted five players from elsewhere.
Each team in MLS had to offer 11 players to the expansion draft pool. The Union’s set was mostly made of reserves, but had a few notable names: left back Ray Gaddis, centerback Richie Marquez and backup goalkeeper John McCarthy. Marquez, in particular, seemed a candidate to be picked, as he’s a southern California native with 69 league appearances in his four-year career.
Los Angeles’ picks were: Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Tyler Miller, Sporting Kansas City forward Latif Blessing, San Jose Earthquakes forward Marco Ureña, Columbus Crew defender Jukka Raitala, and Toronto FC forward Raheem Edwards.