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Yesterday MLS announced the list of players eligible for Waivers, Re-Entry Draft and Free Agency. Why are there three lists? Because this is MLS and nothing is ever that simple when it comes to player acquisition.
On Monday, things will kick off for all three of these mechanisms, and like every year, there are some intriguing names available. Here’s a breakdown on how it all works, who’s available and who catches my eye.
This past Thursday was MLS’ deadline for teams to exercise contract options for the 2020 season.
Players are eligible as free agents if they are out of contract, at least 28 years old and have played at least eight season in the league.
Players then who are at least 23 years old, have three years in the league and their contract option were not exercised are then available for the re-entry pool. A team can select a player from this pool at their option salaries for 2019.
Out of contract players who are at least 25 years old, with four years of experience in MLS can also go into the re-entry pool. The other difference is that they can be signed for at least their 2019 salaries.
If you don’t meet those requirements, then you’re kicked into the waiver pool like unwanted leftovers.
The waiver mechanism kicks off on Monday, November 25 at 2pm CT. Teams make their selections like they would in a typical sports draft; in reverse order of the previous season’s results in the standings. Nashville SC and Inter Miami will select last because of the Expansion Draft. After the waiver process has come and gone, free agency opens up and the frenzy will ensue.
The re-entry draft will follow the same draft order as the waiver process and will come in two stages. Why two stages? Because this is MLS. Stage 1 of the re-entry draft takes place on Tuesday November 26 at 2pm CT. Any player not selected during the initial stage will be available again in Stage 2, which won’t happen until Tuesday, December 3.
As Drew pointed out, none of us are expecting Dallas to participate in the Waiver Draft this time given the roster needs and who’s available. There are occasionally a rare diamond in the rough for these kinds of things, as Dallas was able to claim Maxi Urruti off waivers in 2015.
Waivers
Team | Player |
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Team | Player |
Atlanta United | Chris Goslin |
Atlanta United | Jose Hernandez |
Atlanta United | Kevin Kratz |
Atlanta United | Patrick Okonkwo |
Atlanta United | Florentin Pogba |
Chicago Fire FC | Diego Campos |
Chicago Fire FC | Elliot Collier |
Chicago Fire FC | Nicolas Gaitan |
Chicago Fire FC | Aleksandar Katai |
Chicago Fire FC | Cristian Martinez |
Chicago Fire FC | Amando Moreno |
FC Cincinnati | Nazmi Albadawi |
FC Cincinnati | Justin Hoyte |
FC Cincinnati | Forrest Lasso |
FC Cincinnati | Emmanuel Ledesma |
Columbus Crew SC | Ben Lundgaard |
Columbus Crew SC | Edward Opoku |
Columbus Crew SC | Eduardo Sosa |
Colorado Rapids | Sam Raben |
Colorado Rapids | Tommy Smith |
D.C. United | Antonio Bustamante |
D.C. United | Leonardo Jara |
D.C. United | Marquinhos Pedroso |
FC Dallas | Edwin Gyasi |
Houston Dynamo | Kevin Garcia |
Los Angeles Football Club | Lamar Batista |
Los Angeles Football Club | Javier Perez |
Los Angeles Football Club | Peter-Lee Vassell |
LA Galaxy | Favio Alvarez |
LA Galaxy | Hugo Arellano |
LA Galaxy | Tomas Hilliard-Arce |
LA Galaxy | Bradford Jamieson IV |
Minnesota United FC | Carter Manley |
Minnesota United FC | Wilfried Moimbe-Tahrat |
Minnesota United FC | Ally Ng’anzi |
Montreal Impact | Jason Beaulieu |
Montreal Impact | Omar Browne |
Montreal Impact | Daniel Kinumbe |
Montreal Impact | Ken Krolicki |
Montreal Impact | Thomas Meilleur-Giguere |
Montreal Impact | Bacary Sagna |
Montreal Impact | Jeisson Vargas |
New England Revolution | Juan Caicedo |
New England Revolution | Zachary Herivaux |
New York City FC | Daniel Bedoya |
New York City FC | Jeff Caldwell |
New York City FC | Abdi Mohamed |
New York City FC | Ebenezer Ofori |
New York Red Bulls | Jean-Christophe Koffi |
Orlando City SC | Carlos Ascues |
Orlando City SC | Adam Grinwis |
Orlando City SC | Cam Lindley |
Orlando City SC | Greg Ranjitsingh |
Orlando City SC | Lamine Sane |
Philadelphia Union | Marco Fabian |
Philadelphia Union | Haris Medunjanin |
Portland Timbers | Claude Dielna |
Portland Timbers | Modou Jadama |
Portland Timbers | Foster Langsdorf |
Real Salt Lake | Danilo Acosta |
San Jose Earthquakes | Harold Cummings |
San Jose Earthquakes | Kevin Partida |
Seattle Sounders FC | Alex Roldan |
Sporting Kansas City | Nicolas Hasler |
Sporting Kansas City | Gedion Zelalem |
Toronto FC | Jon Bakero |
Toronto FC | Aidan Daniels |
Toronto FC | Ryan Telfer |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Joaquin Ardaiz |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Lass Bangoura |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Brendan McDonough |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sean Melvin |
Free Agency
Team | Player |
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Team | Player |
Atlanta United | Jeff Larentowicz |
Atlanta United | Justin Meram |
Atlanta United | Michael Parkhurst |
Atlanta United | Brek Shea |
Colorado Rapids | Tim Howard |
Columbus Crew SC | Ricardo Clark |
Columbus Crew SC | Federico Higuain |
D.C. United | Quincy Amarikwa |
D.C. United | Bill Hamid |
FC Dallas | Eric Alexander |
Houston Dynamo | DaMarcus Beasley |
Houston Dynamo | A.J. DeLaGarza |
Houston Dynamo | Tyler Deric |
Los Angeles Football Club | Steven Beitashour |
Los Angeles Football Club | Jordan Harvey |
LA Galaxy | Servando Carrasco |
LA Galaxy | Matt Lampson |
LA Galaxy | Juninho |
LA Galaxy | Chris Pontius |
Minnesota United FC | Sam Cronin |
Minnesota United FC | Lawrence Olum |
Minnesota United FC | Bobby Shuttleworth |
Nashville SC | Jalil Anibaba |
New York Red Bulls | Connor Lade |
New York Red Bulls | Luis Robles |
Orlando City SC | Will Johnson |
Orlando City SC | Sacha Kljestan |
Philadelphia Union | Aurelien Collin |
Real Salt Lake | Kyle Beckerman |
Real Salt Lake | Tony Beltran |
Real Salt Lake | Nick Rimando |
Real Salt Lake | Kelyn Rowe |
Seattle Sounders FC | Chad Marshall |
Sporting Kansas City | Benny Feilhaber |
Sporting Kansas City | Seth Sinovic |
Sporting Kansas City | Rodney Wallace |
Toronto FC | Michael Bradley |
Toronto FC | Drew Moor |
Toronto FC | Ashtone Morgan |
Toronto FC | Drew Moor |
Toronto FC | Ashtone Morgan |
Re-Entry
Team | Player |
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Team | Player |
Atlanta United | Mikey Ambrose |
Chicago Fire FC | Stefan Cleveland |
Chicago Fire FC | David Ousted |
Chicago Fire FC | Richard Sanchez |
Colorado Rapids | Kofi Opare |
Colorado Rapids | Dillon Serna |
Columbus Crew SC | Alex Crognale |
Columbus Crew SC | David Guzman |
Columbus Crew SC | Jordan Hamilton |
Columbus Crew SC | Connor Maloney |
Columbus Crew SC | Romario Williams |
D.C. United | Earl Edwards Jr. |
D.C. United | Jalen Robinson |
FC Cincinnati | Corben Bone |
FC Cincinnati | Roland Lamah |
FC Cincinnati | Jimmy McLaughlin |
FC Cincinnati | Blake Smith |
FC Dallas | Cristian Colman |
FC Dallas | Moises Hernandez |
Houston Dynamo | Eric Bird |
Houston Dynamo | Juan David Cabezas |
Houston Dynamo | Darwin Ceren |
Los Angeles Football Club | Dejan Jakovic |
LA Galaxy | Joao Pedro |
Minnesota United FC | Miguel Ibarra |
Minnesota United FC | Collin Martin |
Minnesota United FC | Rasmus Schuller |
Montreal Impact | Anthony Jackson-Hamel |
n/a | Charlie Lyon |
n/a | Yura Movsisyan |
New England Revolution | Juan Agudelo |
New England Revolution | Cody Cropper |
New England Revolution | Brian Wright |
New York Red Bulls | Vincent Bezecourt |
New York Red Bulls | Marcus Epps |
New York Red Bulls | Derrick Etienne |
New York Red Bulls | Evan Louro |
New York Red Bulls | Bradley Wright-Phillips |
New York City FC | Eric Miller |
Orlando City SC | Cristian Higuita |
Orlando City SC | Shane O’Neill |
Orlando City SC | Dillon Powers |
Orlando City SC | Oriol Rosell |
Philadelphia Union | R.J. Allen |
Philadelphia Union | Fabinho |
Portland Timbers | Kendall McIntosh |
Portland Timbers | Diego Valeri |
Real Salt Lake | Jordan Allen |
Real Salt Lake | Alex Horwath |
Real Salt Lake | Luke Mulholland |
Real Salt Lake | Joao Plata |
Real Salt Lake | Marcelo Silva |
San Jose Earthquakes | Francois Affolter |
San Jose Earthquakes | Jimmy Ockford |
Seattle Sounders FC | Saad Abdul-Salaam |
Seattle Sounders FC | Jonathan Campbell |
Seattle Sounders FC | Victor Rodriguez |
Seattle Sounders FC | Luis Silva |
Seattle Sounders FC | Roman Torres |
Sporting Kansas City | Krisztian Nemeth |
Toronto FC | Caleb Patterson-Sewell |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Victor Giro |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Brett Levis |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scott Sutter |
Here’s who’s caught my eye:
Juan Agudelo
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He’s 27, so no longer a young player but rather should be entering his prime as a striker. Given Dallas’ needs up top, for the right price, Agudelo could do well in Dallas being paired up with Michael Barrios, Jesus Ferreira and Paxton Pomykal. To me, there’s still some untapped potential in Agudelo that just needs to coached out of him. Perhaps the touch of Luchi will do the trick?
Drew Moor
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Yeah, he’s 35 but the Dallas native and former FC Dallas player could fit the bill as a solid backup option. Reliable centerbacks are rare in this league, and if you can get one for the right price and with tons of experience, why not?
Bradford Jamieson IV
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Jamieson is still just 23, with plenty of soccer left in him. Is he MLS level? I don’t know but Dallas needs scoring options, so why not take a flyer on a former promising youth international? Injuries have slowed down his progress and he was unable to crack the lineup in LA, but maybe a fresh start with North Texas would rejuvenate him.
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