The second stage of the MLS Re-Entry Draft didn't last much longer than the first, but there was a lot more action during the 15-minute session. DC United opened the draft be selecting Josh Wolff and the New England Revolution were the only team that selected two players (Ryan Cochrane and Fred). But it was the Los Angeles Galaxy who made the biggest splash by trading a fourth-round SuperDraft pick in 2014 to the Houston Dynamo to move up to the fourth spot of the Re-Entry Draft that was used to select Juan Pablo Angel.
Wild 15 Minutes: Juan Pablo Angel Picked By Los Angeles Galaxy, 10 Others Selected In MLS Re-Entry Draft
If the Galaxy can come to terms with Angel that could create an attacking core that features Edson Buddle, Angel, David Beckham and Landon Donovan. The only obvious way this could work from a salary cap perspective, though, is for Angel to be made the team's third Designated Player and then pay down his cap hit significantly with allocation money.
Among the other notable players selected in the Re-Entry Draft were Jimmy Conrad (Chivas USA), Cory Gibbs (Chicago Fire), Frankie Hejduk (Sporting Kansas City) and Jeff Cunningham (Columbus Crew). Gibbs and Wolff have already reportedly agreed to contracts.
Former DPs Claudio Lopez and Guillermo Barros Schelotto and all-time leading goal scorer Jaime Moreno were among the players that went unselected. All three were rumored to be mulling retirement or exploring other options and this likely signals the ends of their MLS careers.
Another notable player that did not get picked was Dema Kovalenko, who is just 33 years old and is coming off starting in all three of the Galaxy's playoff games. At his 2010 salary of about $140,000 he was undoubtedly overpriced, but his not being selected seems to suggest he was probably unwilling to take a significant pay cut during negotiations.
All players that went unselected in the draft are now essentially free agents and can sign with teams on a first come, first serve basis. If teams can not come to terms with players they selected within seven days, those players will also essentially become free agents. If the selecting teams made a “bonafide” offer, they will retain the chance to match other teams’ contract offers.
Selected Players
D.C. United: Josh Wolff
Chivas USA: Jimmy Conrad
New England Revolution: Ryan Cochrane, Fred
LA Galaxy: Juan Pablo Angel
Chicago Fire: Cory Gibbs
Sporting KC: Frankie Hejduk
Seattle Sounders: Chris Seitz
Columbus Crew: Jeff Cunningham
LA Galaxy: Luke Sassano
Colorado Rapids: Tyrone Marshall
Unselected Players
Marcelo Saragosa, Alex Zotinca, Claudio Lopez, Ciaran O'Brien, Peter Vagenas , Duncan Oughton, Gino Padula, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Jaime Moreno, Dario Sala, Richard Mulrooney, Pat Onstad, Adrian Serioux, Dema Kovalenko, Preston Burpo, Nico Colaluca, Khano Smith, Carey Talley, Khari Stephenson, Nick Garcia
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