With the 2017 season coming up quickly, the MLS blogs here at SB Nation got together to give our newest compatriots, Dirty South Soccer and E Pluribus Loonum, the traditional welcome gift: a mock expansion draft.
The real deal is coming up next Tuesday for Atlanta United and Minnesota United, but in the mean time each SB Nation blog contributed a list of protected players and early this week the new blogs on the block made their picks. After the dust had cleared, the Portland Timbers were down a man.
Round 3, Pick 1: Atlanta United selects Jack McInerney from Portland Timbers
The hometown hero returneth.