Just an FYI regarding MLS expansion draft

[T.K.]

None of the Jamaicans were picked up by Toronto FC. The Jamaican players who were available were Andy Williams, Stephen Deroux, and Ryan Johnson. Interestingly enough Tyrone Marshall was protected by the LA Galaxy even at his advanced age. Goes to show how much he is valued by the club. - T.K.

[Tilla]

RE: Just an FYI regarding MLS expansion draft

T.K. (11/18/2006)None of the Jamaicans were picked up by Toronto FC. The Jamaican players who were available were Andy Williams, Stephen Deroux, and Ryan Johnson. Interestingly enough Tyrone Marshall was protected by the LA Galaxy even at his advanced age. Goes to show how much he is valued by the club. - T.K.

Suh what that means for Andy? It must be tough for him considering that he gave up on national team selection to concentrate on his club football. Only to see the club now does not want him. Sad fi true.

[OJ]

RE: Just an FYI regarding MLS expansion draft

is it fact that they dont want him or they thought Toronto FC would not want to take him so they left him unprotected. I am not sure about this Toronto FC train of thought still. They seem to be of this notion that the Deguzman of the world and the kids playing in Europe is going to leave there to play at home to build a Candadian national team. I have news for them. i would have picked Andy Eddie Bubble was also exposed to the expansion draft, dont know why he was not selected.

[Tilla]

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OJ (11/18/2006)is it fact that they dont want him or they thought Toronto FC would not want to take him so they left him unprotected. I am not sure about this Toronto FC train of thought still. They seem to be of this notion that the Deguzman of the world and the kids playing in Europe is going to leave there to play at home to build a Candadian national team. I have news for them. i would have picked Andy Eddie Bubble was also exposed to the expansion draft, dont know why he was not selected.

BTW, does Buddle qualify to play for Jamaica? If so, has he represented the USA competitively as yet? I thought I heard that his parents were from Montego Bay, although he might be born in the USA.

[OJ]

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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=630><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD width=490><H1>mo jhonson is an idiot. I saw the guy doing a session at the osa coaches workshop and he is not much of a coach. Hope he has some good assistant coaches. He may however be a good judge of talent.</H1><H1></H1><H1>MLSnet.com's mock expansion draft</H1><H6>Toronto FC will add up to 10 players Friday</H6><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD width=335><DIV class=byline>MLSnet.com Staff</DIV></TD><TD align=right width=155></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=right><TBODY><TR><TD> <DIV class=articleCaption>Adrian Serioux, a Canadian international, could be chosen by Toronto on Friday.(Kent Horner/MLS/WireImage.com)</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><DIV class=storyBody>With apologies to Jim Brennan, it's time for Toronto FC to add some players. Brennan, a Canadian international, has been the only man on the expansion side's roster for more than two months, but on Friday at 1 p.m. ET, Toronto head coach Mo Johnston will announce 10 players who will join Brennan via the 2006 MLS Expansion Draft.

We here at MLSnet.com have poured over the lists of players available to Johnston and his staff, and we've come up with our own mock draft, a rundown of what we think Johnston's list might look like. Check MLSnet.com Friday afternoon to see if we eat crow. Before we get to the mock draft, though, we've got to remember the ground rules.

First, Toronto can take no more than one player from each team, and there will be two teams who won't have anybody selected.

Second, Johnston might bear in mind Toronto FC's roster limits. The club has four senior international slots and an additional three slots for senior internationals who would count as domestic players on a team in the United States. The club also has five youth international slots at its disposal. Of course, roster limits really mean nothing in terms of the expansion draft, as clubs don't actually have to be within the league's limits until March 2007.

For the purposes of our mock draft, we've made a few assumptions. We think the Canadians available are shoo-ins, and we think Johnston will lean toward picking younger non-Canadians (as opposed to older non-Canadians), thereby leaving roster spots open for any senior internationals he might want to sign in January.

We also have a feeling that in the same way U.S. MLS teams rarely go outside the country for goalkeepers, Toronto will stay close to home in finding a netminder. Therefore, we think the odds Johnston will select a goalkeeper in the expansion draft are pretty slim.

We've set up our mock draft by team, listing the one player we think will be selected from each. The first 10 teams are the ones we think will actually lose a player. The last two are safe, according to us, but we've listed their most likely player to be picked, too, just to hedge our bets a little bit. We've listed each player's name, position and Toronto FC roster status. Without further ado ...

CHICAGO FIRE: Calen Carr, F, SI (U.S.). This one sparked a bit of discussion here at MLSnet.com HQ. Carr turns 25 in 2007, meaning he'd occupy a senior international spot with Toronto FC, but we decided a goalscorer is a goalscorer. With Nate Jaqua status uncertain, Carr is the next best option on Chicago's unprotected list.

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[T.K.]

RE: Just an FYI regarding MLS expansion draft

Suh what that means for Andy? It must be tough for him considering that he gave up on national team selection to concentrate on his club football. Only to see the club now does not want him. Sad fi true.

Andy is in good shape Tilla. To say that the club does not want him I think is stretching it. They are only allowed to protect 11 players and every team had players they did not want to lose unprotected. It's just the way it goes in an expansion year. - T.K.