2012-2013 Off-Season Player Movement Discussion

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by OleGunnar20, Nov 3, 2012.

  1. OleGunnar20

    OleGunnar20 Member+

    Dec 7, 2009
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    i thought Alejandro Moreno was worth a shot ... around 30, good experience and professional, knows MLS ... high work rate ... counts as domestic ... still a NTer for Venezula ... sure as hell better than Chad Barrett.
     
  2. PhillyMLS

    PhillyMLS Member+

    Oct 24, 2000
    SE PA
    Cosmos?
     
  3. profiled

    profiled Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 7, 2000
    slightly north of a mile high
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Moreno would be better off taking Lalas job.
     
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  4. Dills

    Dills Moderator
    Staff Member

    Philadelphia Union
    United States
    Jun 6, 2006
    Southampton|PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Word is that Califf has already negotiated with TFC and will sign soon. Go figure ...
     
  5. PhillyMLS

    PhillyMLS Member+

    Oct 24, 2000
    SE PA
    Must be a glutton for punishment. Philly in 2010, Chivas in 2012, and TFC in 2013.
     
  6. profiled

    profiled Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 7, 2000
    slightly north of a mile high
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Needed to get as physically far away from Chivas as he possibly could... that stink...
     
  7. Dills

    Dills Moderator
    Staff Member

    Philadelphia Union
    United States
    Jun 6, 2006
    Southampton|PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Per Goff:
    279686289727565825 is not a valid tweet id
     
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  8. Golazo

    Golazo Member+

    Apr 15, 1999
    Decatur, GA USA
    just is the life of an orange practice cone
     
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  9. PhillyMLS

    PhillyMLS Member+

    Oct 24, 2000
    SE PA
    As the dust settles I'm realizing that LA might have just made themselves better with this draft. They may get a good player (even if it just for depth) in Colin Clark, and if they can get Hesmer down to a salary in the low 100's they have really upgraded their goalkeeping position without breaking the bank. They still have a lot of question marks (Donovan and Juninho being back and who replaces Beckham) but this could be a very good start for them.
     
  10. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  11. PhillyMLS

    PhillyMLS Member+

    Oct 24, 2000
    SE PA
  12. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Of course, somebody just pointed this out:

    http://www.soccerbyives.net/2008/07/mls-all-star-ga.html#more

     
  13. PhillyMLS

    PhillyMLS Member+

    Oct 24, 2000
    SE PA
  14. stucknutah

    stucknutah Member+

    Feb 14, 2002
    In the Office
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Mynd you moose bites kan be pretti nasti
     
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  15. sportsfan-quakes

    Mar 19, 2005
    San Jose
    Moreno is 33, will be 34 next July. That's quite a bit older than "around 30", at least in soccer terms. Nobody has ever clarified what the rules are for offering a player a "genuine offer", it's not clear if that means any salary or some percentage of what the player was previously making, or something based on seniority, or just the minimum salary for an MLS player. I read that it is specified in the CBA, but nobody has documented it anywhere else that I can find. Since a team owns the rights to a player if they make the "genuine offer", it would seem like the team may have to make more than just a minimum salary offer. Anyway, my point is that Moreno was making $185k in base salary in 2012, so he may have been too costly to pick even as a veteran backup.

    And the problem with the "veteran guys" is that their contracts get guaranteed when they sign the contract, so teams may prefer to sign new players to MLS who can be cut in the first half of the year and not paid their full year's salary.
     
  16. KensingtonSC

    KensingtonSC Still Lazy After All These Years

    FC Vaduz / Philadelphia Union
    Jan 7, 2010
    Andalusia, PA
    Club:
    FC Vaduz
    Can't believe that no one took a chance on Hartman. I know he's no spring chicken, but the guy is still a quality keeper, and I don't think he would balk at being a backup somewhere.
     
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  17. OleGunnar20

    OleGunnar20 Member+

    Dec 7, 2009
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    i hadn't realized he was so old or so expensive ... never mind what i said ... i thought he was only 30 for some reason?
     
  18. sportsfan-quakes

    Mar 19, 2005
    San Jose
    Yeah - the thing that I'm really curious about is what the rules are around contract offers teams have to make to these guys taken in Stage 2. If a team can just offer $60k or something, then it could be worth the risk of drafting someone. But if they have to offer something closer to what the player was making, then it isn't worth it for most guys. You can just let them not get drafted, and then invite them into preseason and have them basically try out and then offer them any salary you think they are worth.
     
  19. Autogolazo

    Autogolazo BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 19, 2000
    Bombay Beach, CA
    So...are we to take it that Philly is relying on Conor Casey and the Rapids are relying on Edson Buddle to be their starting strikers this season, around which they'll build the offense?

    How depressing for them, if that's the case. Where are the DPs? The exciting, in-their-prime attacking players? Hopefully coming soon.

    Ryan Johnson is better than either of those guys these days.
     
  20. Howard the Drake

    Feb 27, 2010
    The season opener is still 10 weeks away. The draft and opening of the international transfer window are still a month away. I think it's a little early to assume that anyone has set their attack at this point.
     
  21. lkgf09

    lkgf09 Member

    Jun 7, 2004
    Brooklyn
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think Philly is in decent shape. Casey is a risk because of his injury but he was an elite forward in this league not too long ago. And he is the type of forward they need. Him and Le Toux are risks but you could do a lot worse than those guys plus Jack Mac.

    Buddle did look really lost out there last year. And obviously both teams still have a lot to do to improve their teams.

    Ryan Johnson has never put up the numbers those guys have. You are definitely overrating him.
     
  22. Chester

    Chester Member

    Dec 30, 1999
    SoCal
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That was pretty much overblown. Why would it be such a surprise not to want to be traded?? He didn't want to leave Philly in the first place, so you think he would tell Petey "sure coach, send me anywhere"? He knew darn well that Nowak was a goner, it was just a matter of when. I think he was trying his hardest to hang on and outlast him. Why make it easy on the douche who wants you gone?
     
  23. Autogolazo

    Autogolazo BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 19, 2000
    Bombay Beach, CA
    That's right. Maybe it was the Armchair Analyst column that annoyed me, but it sounded like one of those "we've found our guy" spins on Buddle.

    There are so many teams with older center forwards who might see 20-22 games if they're lucky, between injuries and dropping quality.

    Blas Perez, Koevermans/Hassli (I guess one's a sub for the other), Casey, Buddle, Pajoy, Kenny Miller--that's just about a third of the league right there and none of them can be counted on, and only Koevermans was truly productive last season.

    At least DC seems to have a plan to bring in a true DP forward. We'll have to wait for the rest.

    Casey and Buddle to me are the offensive equivalents of Califf and DeMerit--living off of name recognition and perhaps not even in the upper half of starting players in that position anymore in MLS.
     
  24. patricksp

    patricksp 91.9 Crew Fan Rating

    Nov 4, 2007
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Will see what happens with Hesmer, I know he hinted at retirement because of his hip injury.
     
  25. cthomer5000

    cthomer5000 Member+

    Apr 23, 2007
    Raleigh NC
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    I was actually hoping the Red Bulls would snag Chad Barrett. He went before they had the chance anyway though. They are sorely lacking in speed, and most of Chad Barrett's blown opportunities are opportunities he creates single-handed. He takes more of a beating than he should.

    I'm not saying he is my dream striker, i'm saying given how ********ing SLOW the Red Bulls team was after trading Dane Richards, i would have welcomed an extremely erratic quick guy.
     

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