The protection lists are slowly dribbling out, the latest is the New England Revolution. The biggest surprise here appears to be the decision to protect two goalkeepers, Matt Reis and Bobby Shuttleworth.
MLS Expansion Draft: New England Protected/Unprotected List
Neither was particularly good with Reis posted a 1.76 goals against average and a .646 save percentage. Both were considerable drop-offs from 2009 when he had a career year with .96 and .814 averages, respectively. Shuttleworth was just as bad, registering .667 and 1.67 averages.
Among the regular starters not protected were defender Cory Gibbs (25 starts), midfielder Pat Phelan (25) and Seth Sinovic (18). Ilija Stolica (three goals) and Zak Boggs (two goals) were the highest scorers left unprotected.
New England Revolution
Protected: Kevin Alston, Darrius Barnes, Shalrie Joseph, Kenny Mansally, Sainey Nyassi, Emmanuel Osei, Marko Perovic, Matt Reis, Zach Schilawski, Bobby Shuttleworth, Chris Tierney + Fagundez (HG)
Unprotected: Zak Boggs, Cory Gibbs, Preston Burpo, Nico Colaluca, Mkokheli Dube, Jason Griffiths, Edgaras Januaskas, Tim Murray, Pat Phelan, Seth Sinovic, Khano Smith, Ilijia Stolica
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