There is an expansion draft coming up and with less than a week until the end of the 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs, we will know soon who the Portland Timbers — and the rest of Major League Soccer — are protecting. However, with eleven players to be protected it is still far from clear who the Timbers will take off the table, so let’s take a look at the roster and see just who might be on Gavin Wilkinson’s list to be spared from the reach of Minnesota United and Atlanta United.
Marco Farfan: The Timbers get Farfan for free here, so there is no downside to the team signing him late last season rather than waiting until early next year.