The New York Red Bulls announced today the list of players available for the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft for FC Cincinnati, along with the list of players protected. The Red Bulls will protect the maximum 11 players from the senior roster. Four additional Homegrown Players are automatically protected. The expansion draft is set for Tuesday, December 11.

Protected players: Ryan Meara, Luis Robles, Kemar Lawrence, Aaron Long, Michael Amir Murillo, Tim Parker (rights), Cristian Casseres, Sean Davis, Kaku, Daniel Royer, Bradley Wright-Phillips

The Red Bulls have protected 10 players under contract and the rights to Tim Parker. The Red Bulls have extended a bonafide offer to Parker, retaining his rights and making him ineligible for the upcoming MLS re-entry draft.

Additional Homegrown players on the supplemental roster are automatically protected. Those players are: Derrick Etienne, Evan Louro, Alex Muyl, and Ben Mines.

Exposed players: Kyle Duncan, Connor Lade, Hassan Ndam, Vincent Bezecourt, Andreas Ivan, Florian Valot, Anatole Abang, Brian White