Real Salt Lake’s protected list for the MLS Expansion Draft dropped today, and Jeff Attinella was the sole player left off who we’d expect to be returning to the team next year, given contract situations.
- GK Nick Rimando
- DF Tony Beltran
- DF Aaron Maund
- DF Demar Phillips
- DF Chris Schuler
- MF Kyle Beckerman
- MF Luke Mulholland
- MF Sunday Stephen
- FW Yura Movsisyan
- FW Joao Plata
- *FW Juan Manuel Martinez
Officially exempt from the draft are RSL’s homegrown and Generation Adidas players:
- MF Danilo Acosta
- FW Jordan Allen
- GK Lalo Fernandez
- DF Justen Glad
- FW Sebastian Saucedo
- FW Ricardo Velazco
- MF Omar Holness (Generation Adidas)
As discussed last week, Martinez is on the protected list because of rules surrounding international players and the number a team must protect.