Sunday, November 29, 2009

2009 Expansion Draft - Philadelphia Union


Shea Salinas was selected from the unprotected MLS players to be part of the Philadelphia Union. The following is the entire list of players selected by Philadelphia and the team they will be leaving.

Jordan Harvey (Colorado Rapids)
Andrew Jacobsen (D.C. United)
Brad Knighton (New England Revolution)
Sebastien Le Toux (Seattle Sounders FC)
Stefani Miglioranzi (Los Angeles Galaxy)
Alejandro Moreno (Columbus Crew)
Dave Myrie (Chicago Fire)
Shea Salinas (San Jose Earthquakes)
Shavar Thomas (Chivas USA)
Nick Zimmerman (New York Red Bulls)

On Shea Salinas: I have mixed thoughts on Shea. He was one of those players that has so much "potential", but just has not gotten there yet. His energy and speed were great assets, but he never became a threat for the Q's. He is still a very young player and I hope he succeeds in the future. The teen females at the South Bay San Siro (aka Buck Shaw) will miss him I know! In the big scheme of things, this should not be a change that will hamper the Q's like the departure of O'Brien last year.

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