The Second Stage of the MLS Re-Entry Draft kicks off Thursday at 1 p.m. MT on a conference call with 44 players eligible for selection. Real Salt Lake holds the fifth pick in the draft and has plenty of options available if General Manager Craig Waibel and his staff opts to build through returning MLS players.
In the First Stage, FC Dallas traded up to the top spot to select former Portland Timbers forward Maximiliano Urruti and later Sporting Kansas City selected former Chicago Fire goalkeeper Alec Kann. Those players maintain their prior contracts while clubs selecting players in the Second Stage can negotiate new contracts.
Chris Schuler is the only player from RSL’s 2015 roster eligible for the draft, but there are others with RSL ties on the list. Chicago Fire defender Lovel Palmer, New York City FC defender Kwame Watson-Siriboe and Toronto FC forward Robbie Findley all could be selected today.
Among the other players of note are goalkeepers Tally Hall and Donovan Ricketts, defenders Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Alston and Roy Miller, midfielder Jackson and forwards Vicente Sanchez and Gabriel Torres. There are several other young players who could draw interest as well such as Carlos Alvarez, Tony Cascio and Danny Mwanga.
Here is the full list of available players, followed by the draft order.
GK Josh Ford (Orlando City)
GK Tally Hall (Orlando City)
GK Chris Konopka (Toronto FC)
GK Matt Lampson (Columbus Crew SC)
GK Brian Perk (LA Galaxy)
GK Donovan Ricketts (LA Galaxy)
GK Paolo Tornaghi (Vancouver Whitecaps)
DF Kevin Alston (New England Revolution)
DF Jalil Anibaba (Sporting Kansas City)
DF Jeb Brovsky (New York City FC)
DF/MF Greg Cochrane (Chicago Fire)
DF Leonardo Gonzalez (Seattle Sounders)
DF Tony Lochhead
DF Tommy Meyer (LA Galaxy)
DF Roy Miller (New York Red Bulls)
DF Lovel Palmer (Chicago Fire)
DF Chris Schuler (Real Salt Lake)
DF Jordan Stewart (San Jose Earthquakes)
DF Jermaine Taylor (Houston Dynamo)
DF Anthony Wallace (New York Red Bulls)
DF Kwame Watson-Siriboe (New York City FC)
MF Carlos Alvarez (Colorado Rapids)
MF Tony Cascio (Orlando City)
MF Danny Cruz (Philadelphia Union)
MF Andy Dorman (New England Revolution)
MF Michael Farfan (D.C United)
MF Fred (Philadelphia Union)
MF Jeremy Hall (New England Revolution)
MF Jackson (Toronto FC)
MF Alex Lopez (Houston Dynamo)
MF Michel (FC Dallas)
MF Michael Nanchoff (Portland Timbers)
MF Matt Watson (Chicago Fire)
FW Jairo Arrieta (D.C. United)
FW Bright Dike
FW Robbie Findley (Toronto FC)
FW Mike Fucito (San Jose Earthquakes)
FW Chandler Hoffman (Houston Dynamo)
FW Antoine Hoppenot (Philadelphia Union)
FW Jason Johnson (Chicago Fire)
FW Danny Mwanga (Orlando City)
FW Charlie Rugg (LA Galaxy)
FW Vicente Sanchez (Colorado Rapids)
FW Gabriel Torres (Colorado Rapids)
2015 Stage Two Re-Entry Draft Order
1. Chicago Fire
2. Colorado Rapids
3. Philadelphia Union
4. New York City FC
5. Real Salt Lake
6. Houston Dynamo
7. Orlando City SC
8. San Jose Earthquakes
9. Toronto FC
10. New England Revolution
11. Sporting Kansas City
12. LA Galaxy
13. D.C. United
14. Montreal Impact
15. Seattle Sounders
16. Vancouver Whitecaps
17. FC Dallas
18. New York Red Bulls
19. Columbus Crew SC
20. Portland Timbers
