As you were.
The Union roster remains intact after Atlanta United and Minnesota United declined to select any Philadelphia players during Tuesday afternoon's expansion draft.
This is not a huge surprise. Other teams had more enticing lists of available players, while the best Union option was probably fullback Ray Gaddis or center back Ken Tribbett.
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This was the first time that Philly has made it through the expansion draft without losing a player. The Union had to give up Alejandro Moreno and Shea Salinas in 2010. Justin Mapp went to Montreal in 2011 and Orlando scooped up Pedro Ribeiro in 2014.
Roster-wise, Atlanta is a bit further ahead than Minnesota at this point. As in years past, a number of trades went down almost immediately after the draft process.
Here's the full list:
First pick: Atlanta – Donny Toia (fullback/Montreal Impact)
• He's a solid utility fullback who can play on the left or the right side. Toia spent the latter half of 2016 backing up Ambroise Oyongo and Hassoun Camara.
Second pick: Minnesota – Chris Duvall (fullback/New York Red Bulls)
• Minnesota grabbed the young American fullback and flipped him to Montreal for Costa Rica international winger Johan Venegas. I would have kept Duvall, but Venegas is a guy who might shine with a change of scenery.
Third pick: Atlanta – Zach Loyd (defender/FC Dallas)
• He'll be a regular starter if he can avoid the injuries. Loyd was the ultimate glue-guy in Dallas and filled a lot of different roles for Oscar Pareja and Schellas Hyndman.
Fourth pick: Minnesota – Collen Warner (midfielder/Houston Dynamo)
• A veteran defensive midfielder who is now headed to his fifth MLS team. He's still only 28-years old.
Fifth pick: Atlanta – Clint Irwin (GK/Toronto FC)
• With Brad Guzan headed to Atlanta, Irwin was traded back to TFC for Mark Bloom and allocation money. Easy wheel and deal for United.
Sixth pick: Minnesota – Mohammed Saied (midfielder/Columbus)
• I think he's incredibly underrated. Saied just didn't play a ton of minutes in Columbus because they had a really good pairing of Wil Trapp and Tony Tchani at the No. 6 and No. 8 spots. Saeid is a guy who can play both roles and will start 30-plus games for the Loons next season.
Seventh pick: Atlanta – Mikey Ambrose (fullback/Orlando City)
• I thought Minnesota might go for Ambrose because of his connection to Adrian Heath at Orlando City. This is a good value pick. Ambrose is a young outside back with a lot of upside.
Eighth pick: Minnesota – Jeff Attinella (GK/Real Salt Lake)
• He's a good goalkeeper. The only reason he didn't play more is because he was stuck behind Nick Rimando.
Ninth pick: Atlanta – Alec Kann (GK/Sporting Kansas City)
• Kann will likely backup Guzan after Irwin is traded.
Tenth pick: Minnesota - Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Forward/New England)
• A surprise selection for me. Femi was a third round draft pick and scored two goals in 19 rookie appearances. He'll get a shot to earn a starting job for the expansion club.
A few other notes:
• I was surprised that Colorado got through this unscathed. They decided to protect two goalkeepers and left Jared Watts exposed instead. If I was Minnesota or Atlanta, Watts would have been my first selection. I also would have went for fullback Mekeil Williams, but his status as an international made Toia more appealing.
• Alex Bono is a capable starter for Toronto. Even if TFC didn't trade back for Irwin, they would have been fine with Bloom. They also kept Steven Beitashour and Tosaint Ricketts.
• Harry Shipp became ineligible for selection after Toia was taken by Atlanta. I would have used my second pick on Shipp.
• Ex-Union players Sebastien Le Toux, Cristian Maidana, Amobi Okugo, Jack McInerney, and Sheanon Williams all went undrafted. One of those guys might be traded in the coming days.
• I thought Minnesota might go for Damion Lowe, the ex-Reading player and past Union draft target. Lowe is a Seattle player who spent a season on-loan in Minneapolis-St Paul.