I know what you're thinking. 'But sidereal, it's too soon. We're still crying in our delicious array of Northwestern microbrews about the Sounders starters looking like a JV team for the fourth time in a row against the Galaxy.' Well suck it up, camper, because the expansion draft is scheduled for November 24, just a couple of weeks away.
Enter The Protectinator. Many will enter. Nobody wins. Check the 11 players that you think should be protected from the expansion draft and we'll tally up the results.
| Player | Votes | Pct | Player | Votes | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Steve Zakuani | 758 | 0.99 | 15. Nate Jaqua | 225 | 0.29 | |
| 2. Fredy Montero | 755 | 0.98 | 16. Nathan Sturgis | 161 | 0.21 | |
| 3. Osvaldo Alonso | 736 | 0.96 | 17. Miguel Montaño | 135 | 0.18 | |
| 4. Alvaro Fernandez | 726 | 0.95 | 18. Mike Seamon | 38 | 0.05 | |
| 5. Jhon Kennedy Hurtado | 677 | 0.88 | 19. Roger Levesque | 33 | 0.04 | |
| 6. Jeff Parke | 612 | 0.80 | 20. Tyrone Marshall | 27 | 0.04 | |
| 7. Blaise Nkufo | 611 | 0.80 | 21. David Estrada | 25 | 0.03 | |
| 8. Patrick Ianni | 577 | 0.75 | 22. Terry Boss | 15 | 0.02 | |
| 9. Kasey Keller | 511 | 0.67 | 23. Pat Noonan | 10 | 0.01 | |
| 10. Mike Fucito | 448 | 0.58 | 24. Pete Vagenas | 9 | 0.01 | |
| 11. Leo Gonzalez | 407 | 0.53 | 25. Taylor Graham | 8 | 0.01 | |
| 12. James Riley | 387 | 0.50 | 26. Zach Scott | 6 | 0.01 | |
| 13. Sanna Nyassi | 290 | 0.38 | 27. Tyson Wahl | 4 | 0.01 | |
| 14. Brad Evans | 246 | 0.32 |