In the latest news coming out of the StubHub Center this morning, the Galaxy have released their list of protected players ahead of the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft.



The rules are simple: Each club is allowed to protect 11 individual players. Both Atlanta United and MNUTD make five selection apiece for a total of ten picks, and no club can lose more than a single player.



Here’s the list of protected players:



Emmanuel Boateng

Ashley Cole

AJ DeLaGarza

Clement Diop

Giovani dos Santos

Sebastian Lletget

Robbie Rogers

Brian Rowe

Daniel Steres

Jelle Van Damme

Gyasi Zardes



This leaves the following players exposed in the draft.



Miguel Aguilar

Leonardo

Landon Donovan

Rafael Garcia

Steven Gerrard

Alan Gordon

Baggio Husidic

Robbie Keane

Dan Kennedy

Jeff Larentowicz

Ariel Lassiter

Mike Magee

David Romney



Overall, the selections are about what you would expect. Here’s to hoping the Galaxy can manage to make it through tomorrow unscathed.