List of 35 players include big names like Angel, Schelotto, Wolff NEW YORK -- Major League Soccer has released the list of 35 players eligible for the first ever Re-Entry Draft, which will be held over two stages on Dec. 8 and Dec. 15. The following players were required to meet age and service requirements to participate as stipulated by the terms of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. RE-ENTRY DRAFT PLAYER LIST Chivas USA: Marcelo Saragosa (option declined), Alex Zotinca (option declined) Colorado Rapids: Claudio Lopez (option declined), Ciaran O'Brien (option declined), Peter Vagenas (option declined) Columbus Crew: Frankie Hejduk (option declined), Duncan Oughton (option declined), Gino Padula (option declined), Guillermo Barros Schelotto (option declined) FC Dallas: Jeff Cunningham (option declined), Dario Sala (option declined) D.C. United: Jaime Moreno (option declined) Houston Dynamo: Ryan Cochrane (option declined), Richard Mulrooney (option declined), Joseph Ngwenya (option declined), Pat Onstad (option declined), Adrian Serioux (option declined) Los Angeles Galaxy: Jovan Kirovski (option declined), Dema Kovalenko (option declined) New England Revolution: Preston Burpo (option declined), Nico Colaluca (option declined), Cory Gibbs (option declined), Khano Smith (option declined) New York Red Bulls: Juan Pablo Angel (option declined), Luke Sassano (option declined), Carey Talley (option declined) Philadelphia Union: Fred Carreiro (out of contract), Chris Seitz (option declined) San Jose Earthquakes: Khari Stephenson (option declined) Seattle Sounders: Tyrone Marshall (option declined) Sporting Kansas City: Jimmy Conrad (out of contract), Aaron Hohlbein (out of contract), Josh Wolff (option declined) Toronto FC: Nick Garcia (option declined) League Pool Goalkeeper: Chris Sharpe (option declined) http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/mls-unveils-players-re-entry-draft
RE-ENTRY STAGE 2 DRAFT PLAYER LIST Chivas USA: Marcelo Saragosa, Alex Zotinca Colorado Rapids: Claudio Lopez, Ciaran O'Brien, Peter Vagenas Columbus Crew: Frankie Hejduk, Duncan Oughton, Gino Padula, Guillermo Barros Schelotto FC Dallas: Jeff Cunningham, Dario Sala D.C. United: Jaime Moreno Houston Dynamo: Ryan Cochrane, Richard Mulrooney, Pat Onstad, Adrian Serioux Los Angeles Galaxy: Dema Kovalenko New England Revolution: Preston Burpo, Nico Colaluca, Cory Gibbs, Khano Smith New York Red Bulls: Juan Pablo Angel, Luke Sassano, Carey Talley Philadelphia Union: Fred, Chris Seitz San Jose Earthquakes: Khari Stephenson Seattle Sounders: Tyrone Marshall Sporting Kansas City: Jimmy Conrad, Josh Wolff Toronto FC: Nick Garcia League Pool Goalkeeper: Chris Sharpe http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/mls-unveils-players-stage-2-re-entry-draft
Rich get richer. Juan Pablo Angel could be going to the Galaxy if he can be convinced to sign at less than DP money. Bruce Arena convinced JPA to join MLS a few years ago, and now he'll try to convince him to play on short(er) money to be a part of a ridiculous offense with Beckham, Donovan, Buddle, and the emerging Tristan Bowen. Here are the other picks: D.C. United- Josh Wolff Chivas USA- Jimmy Conrad New England Revolution- Ryan Cochrane Los Angeles Galaxy- Juan Pablo Angel Chicago Fire- Cory Gibbs Sporting KC- Frankie Hejduk Seattle Sounders- Chris Seitz Columbus Crew- Jeff Cunningham Los Angeles Galaxy- Luke Sassano Colorado Rapids- Tyrone Marshall New England Revolution- Fred Somewhat shocking to see Guillermo Barros Schelotto get completely through the re-entry process.
Brian Dunseth, former MLS defender and current blogger/designer/commentator, provides an interesting look at why the Re-Entry Draft came to be, based on his own experiences bouncing around MLS.
