Well, the time has finally come for Atlanta United and Minnesota United to cull the MLS herd and snatch away five players each in the Expansion Draft. For the Portland Timbers that means that there is a 50-50 chance that the side will lose a player to expansion today, so brace yourself for the picks to come in at 11:00 a.m PT.
The Timbers will not be losing one of their stalwarts, however, with eleven players able to be protected from the draft. The Timbers’ protected list:
Fanendo Adi, Diego Valeri, Diego Chara, Darlington Nagbe, Jake Gleeson, Alvas Powell, Vytas, Liam Ridgewell, Gbenga Arokoyo, Lucas Melano, and Darren Mattocks.