Toronto has protected the following players for Wednesday's expansion draft:
Jermain Defoe, Gilberto, Luke Moore, Jonathan Osorio, Michael Bradley, Collen Warner, Justin Morrow, Nick Hagglund, Joe Bendik, Kyle Bekker and Warren Creavalle.
In addition, TFC’s six homegrown players, Quillan Roberts, Jordan Hamilton, Ashtone Morgan, Chris Mannella, Marco Delgado and Manny Aparicio, are also protected from the expansion draft.
That means the following are exposed: Jackson, Dominic Oduro, Mark Bloom, Steven Caldwell, Chris Konopka and Daniel Lovitz
The Reds are likely banking on Caldwell's age and salary scaring away Orlando and New York. It's a common gamble in expansion drafts. Bloom and Lovitz are odd choices and likely represent the most likely to be selected. If a player is selected TFC can add another player to their protected list.
Defoe is on the lost because they would lose the allocation from his likely sale if he was claimed.