he Houston Dynamo have officially protected 11 players in advance of Tuesday's MLS Expansion Draft, the club announced today. By protecting the players, they cannot be selected by FC Cincinnati, Major League Soccer's newest team. The Expansion Draft is scheduled for Tuesday, December 11 at 1 p.m. CST.
Houston Dynamo Protected Players:
MF Juan David Cabezas
MF Darwin Cerén
DF A.J. DeLaGarza
FW Alberth Elis
DF Alejandro Fuyenmayor
DF Adam Lundkvist
FW Mauro Manotas
MF Tomás Martínez
FW Ronaldo Peña
FW Romell Quioto
GK Joe Willis
Additionally, goalkeeper Tyler Deric, defender Erik McCue and midfielder Memo Rodriguez are classified as Homegrown Players and are not eligible for selection, and therefore did not have to be included on the list of protected players.