Protectinator Chicago Fire Style: Who Are You Protecting?
by HotTimeInOldTown on Nov 16, 2010 1:40 AM CST
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The 2010 MLS Expansion Draft is rapidly approaching and the list of who the Chicago Fire will protect will be released very soon. With a major thank you to sidereal of Sounder at Heart and Seattle Soccer Scene, we turn over the virtual keys of the Chicago Fire roster and allow you to pick the 11 players who should definitely be in Chicago Fire red next year. Enter The Protectinator
Select your 11 players and follow us after the break for our picks and explanations on why you may not see some players listed.
If you are wondering why Sean Johnson, Baggio Husidic, and Corben Bone are not listed, it is because they are all protected by Generation Adidas status. Victor Pineda is protected as a Home Grown player. Brian McBride and C.J. Brown have of course retired. Krzysztof Krol is returning to Poland. If you are wondering why Tim Ward, Jon Busch, and Justin Mapp aren't on the list, we've got some bad news for you... and some serious questions like "Have you been living under a rock?".
Here are the 11 players we think the Chicago Fire will protect but we'll let the individual authors talk about who they would like to be protect if there are any differences:
- Marco Pappa
- Patrick Nyarko
- Bratislav Ristic
- Logan Pause
- Wilman Conde
- Steven Kinney
- Dasan Robinson
- Freddie Ljungberg
- Kwame Watson-Siriboe
- Nery Castillo
- Gonzalo Segares
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Looks about right...
My list is about the same. I am a big fan of Thorrington though, I thought he did a decent job and I see some potential. The problem this past year was injuries. He would get hurt as soon as he got healthy again, which makes solid form pretty hard.
Wow, not a lot of Nery Castillo love
I had to check the code a couple of times to make sure it wasn’t a bug. It isn’t.
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Well
I guess it’s a “If you want to start your MLS history with a $1.3M project around, we won’t mind.” I just wonder who is going to play forward for some of these voters.
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by Tweed Thornton on Nov 16, 2010 10:37 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Nery...
I am really up in the air about him. As I have said before, I can see the argument both ways. That’s a lot of money towards a guy that had a shaky season. We definitely could use that money to go out and get a proven striker or two.
However, Castillo is still young, and it took him a while to get fit as he was battling injuries. A few years ago, he looked like a huge star int he making. Injuries and various other issues derailed that a bit. IF he can stay healthy, IF he is fit, and IF he can regain even part of the form he showed a few years ago, we definitely should keep him. The question is whether the gamble is worth it or not.
Personally, we have too many question marks up top to take the gamble right now. I would love to give him one more year, and if we had a reliable goal scorer, it would make the decision easier. But if he doesn’t return to form, we are stuck. Here’s to hoping we get a striker and also keep Freddie.
by Ryan Sealock on Nov 17, 2010 11:16 AM CST up reply actions
Baggio
It was announced that Baggio Husidic has graduated GA and will count against cap, and is eligible for draft unless protected.
So you have to add him and his $117,000 salary.
Also I would have like to seen the salaries next to players names.
Sorry but no way I can protect Kinney who wont be able to play until… June/July?
Let me get this straight....
There are people who did NOT vote to protect Marco Pappa and Patrick Nyarko? Just making sure I understand how percentages work. (math was never my forte)
Yeah...
Not sure who would have voted against them. I am really excited to see how they do next year for us. We will definitely need both of them even more, as it sounds more likely than not that Freddie will not be back next year. We definitely have some holes to fill this offseason.
by Ryan Sealock on Nov 19, 2010 9:34 AM CST up reply actions
Probably the same people who voted to protect Umanzor. God help us if we lose him!;)
by chicagofire1871 on Nov 21, 2010 12:48 AM CST reply actions
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