The MLS Hot Stove: Exodus of top defenders looming

If you were to take a poll asking people who the best defenders in MLS are, the list would include each of the following names:

• Chad Marshall

• Michael Parkhurst

• Bakary Soumare

• Bobby Boswell

At least three of those names enjoyed career-type seasons while the fourth, Parkhurst, still played at a very high level.

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