Zach Kay: Okay, welcome all to the first ever Stumptown Footy Round Table Discussion. This is a new format we're trying out this offseason, and our first topic is this year's Expansion Draft.
The expansion draft is slated for December 12th and the list of eligible players will be out on the 10th. As a quick refresher on the rules, every team can protect 11 players, LAFC gets 5 picks, and each team can only lose one player.
To start, here's the list of 24 eligible Timbers, before the club names their 11 protected:
Adi, Vytas, Arboleda, Arokoyo, Asprilla, Attinella, Barmby, Blanco, Chara, Gleeson, Guzman, Mabiala, Mattocks, McIntosh, Melano, Miller, Myers, Nagbe, Olum, Powell, Ridgewell, Tuiloma, Valentin, Valeri
So let's begin the discussion with which Timbers are, for you, must-protect players?