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Orlando City announces protected players ahead of MLS expansion draft

Could Servando Carrasco join his former coach in Minnesota next year, or his former teammate in Atlanta? Has speedy UCF product Hadji Barry seen his last days dressed in purple?

Those are two of the names among Orlando City's unprotected players heading into Tuesday's MLS expansion draft.

Each MLS club is allowed to protect 11 players who will not be eligible for selection by the two 2017 expansion teams, Minnesota United and Atlanta United. Generation Adidas players who have not yet graduated from the program and homegrown players also were protected automatically. The league released the player lists of its 20 current teams Monday afternoon.