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To most fans watching over occasionally out of focus, staring into the sun video feed, the Portland Timbers' 2014 rookie class has been difficult to identify, particularly after their long run-out in yesterday's closed match against Indy 11. The lack of numbered jerseys for the team's unsigned players during the games that were available to watch has not helped matters; being impressed by the play of "that tall guy" only to find out that there were two tall guys on the pitch has been a common plight.
To that end, Lady Josie Becker put together this handy preseason minute tracker over at LAG Confidential, an idea that I am more than happy to co-opt for our purposes as we try to get the Timbers' rookies a little better.
Victor Chavez
Pick No. 71
Appearances: vs. Houston Dynamo (30', F/RW); vs. Indy Eleven (90', F)
Total Minutes: 120
George Fochive
Pick No. 39
Appearances: vs. Sporting Kansas City (45', CDM); vs. Houston Dynamo (15', CDM); vs. Seattle Sounders (30', CDM); vs. Indy Eleven (90', CDM)
Total Minutes: 180
Bryan Gallego
Homegrown Signing
Appearances: vs. Houston Dynamo (15', LB)
Total Minutes: 15
Nikita Kotlov
Pick No. 73
Appearances: vs. Sporting Kansas City (45', RW); vs. Indy Eleven (90', LW?)
Total Minutes: 135
Aaron Long
Pick No. 36
Appearances: vs. Sporting Kansas City (45', CDM); vs. Houston Dynamo (45', CDM); vs. Seattle Sounders (3', CDM); vs. Indy Eleven (90', CDM)
Total Minutes: 183
Taylor Peay
Pick No. 26, Signed
Appearances: vs. Sporting Kansas City (45', LB); vs. Houston Dynamo (30', RB); vs. Seattle Sounders (30', LB); vs. Indy Eleven (90', CB)
Total Minutes: 195
Schillo Tshuma
Pick No. 17, Generation Adidas
Appearances: vs. Sporting Kansas City (45', LW); vs. Houston Dynamo (30', LW); vs. Seattle Sounders (60', LB)
Total Minutes: 135
Highlight: Tshuma was the only Timbers' rookie to score a goal during the trip to Tucsan, providing the game tying goal against Kansas City.