FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – After enduring an unending series of severe snowstorms, New\u00a0Englanders can take\u00a0some measure of solace with the knowledge\u00a0that\u00a0the likes of Shalrie Joseph and Matt Reis will be returning to the snow-battered region next week, as the Revolution announced their preseason roster today.<\/p>\n
The list of 27 players – three short of the 30-man regular season roster maximum this year – includes a number of familiar faces who will be returning with the team for the start of preseason training on Monday, not to mention a few who enter the preseason without a contract. In fact, no fewer than\u00a0nine players – including four of whom sported the navy blue jersey last season – will enter the preseason on a trial basis.<\/p>\n
Zak Boggs, Jason Griffiths, Roberto “Betu” Linck, and Tim Murray will be back in Foxborough next week, but without the certainty of a contract in hand. All four, who joined the club at various points last season, will compete for an agreement before First Kick comes around in March. <\/p>\n
The remaining invitees – Steven Perry, Ryan Kinne, Alan Koger, Fernando\u00a0Cabadas and\u00a0Andrew Sousa -are\u00a0unsigned\u00a0selections from this year’s SuperDraft and Supplemental Draft. <\/p>\n
It is not uncommon for second-year players, as well as well as players taken after the second round of the SuperDraft, to go into camp unsigned. <\/p>\n
Many of last year’s rookie class signed standard one-year deals that contained a club option after the season. In the cases of Boggs, Griffiths, Linck, and Murray, the Revolution have not picked up their options, but have allowed them to return on a trial basis. <\/p>\n
As far as Perry and his fellow unsigned draftees go, many clubs use the preseason as an extended tryout for later-round picks before committing them to a contract.<\/p>\n
One such pick – midfielder Hunter Christiansen, who was taken in the first round (sixth overall) of the Supplemental Draft – has elected to finish is studies at the University of Tulsa and will likely begin his trial sometime in May.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Home Grown 15-year-old midfielder Diego Fagundez will remain and train with the Revolution U-16s at the start of the preseason.<\/p>\n
Here is the complete preseason roster:<\/p>\n
Goalkeepers (3): Tim Murray*, Matt Reis, Bobby Shuttleworth<\/p>\n
Defenders (6): Kevin Alston, Darrius Barnes, Ryan Cochrane, Didier Domi, A.J. Soares, Seth Sinovic<\/p>\n
Midfielders (12): Fernando Cabadas*, Jason Griffiths*, Shalrie Joseph, Ryan Kinne*, Roberto Linck*, Kenny Mansally, Stephen McCarthy, Sainey Nyassi, Marko Perovic, Andrew Sousa*, Pat Phelan, Chris Tierney<\/p>\n
Forwards (6): Zak Boggs*, Kheli Dube, Alan Koger*, Steven Perry*, Zack Schilawski, Ilija Stolica<\/p>\n
* non-rostered\/non-contracted player<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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