I've always been impressed with how little this information leaks out concerning allocation dollars. You hear things here and there, but for the most part everyone at MLS and at the clubs keeps their mouths shut.
Any predictions or thoughts on which players without a contract get one? I think with how Kevin Parsemain has played he gets one.
Update on camp roster: Stefano Rijssel, Long Tan, Dzenan Catic and Tarek Morad are no longer in camp. Danny O'Rourke, Omar Browne, Gonzalo Pineda and John Arroyo join camp 1. MF Osvaldo Alonso (DP) 2. FW Will Bates (off budget) 3. MF Alex Caskey (off budget) 4. MF/FW Clint Dempsey(DP) 5. MF/FW David Estrada (off budget) 6. MF Brad Evans 7. GK Josh Ford (off budget) 8. GK Stefan Frei 9. DF Leonardo Gonzalez 10. GK Marcus Hahnemann 11. FW Kenny Cooper 12. MF/FW Tristan Bowen 13. MF Marco Pappa 14. DF Chad Marshall 15. FW Obafemi Martins(DP/I) 16. MF/FW Lamar Neagle 17. DF Dylan Remick (off budget) 18. MF Andy Rose (off budget) 19. DF Zach Scott 20. MF Djimi Traore (I) 21. DF DeAndre Yedlin (HGP) 22. DF/FW Eriq Zavaleta (GA) 23. FW Chad Barrett 24. DF Jalil Anibaba 25. MF Aaron Kovar (HGP) 26. FW Sean Okoli 27. DF Damion Lowe (GA/I) Unsigned 1. MF Fabio Pereira 2. MF Gonzalo Pineda 3. MF Michael Azira, 4. MF John Arroyo 5. MF Tarek Morad 6. MF Jason Morrison 7. FW Miguel Gonzalez 8. MF/FW Kevin Parsemain 9. DF Jimmy Ockford 10. GK John McCarthy 11. MF Danny O'Rourke 12. FW Omar Browne
While Kovar, Okoli, and Yedlin are technically HGP, only two of them can have the HGP label and still remain off budget. One of them is going to have to either count against the budget, or making league minimum.
Here's the actual rule: http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/content/roster-rules-and-regulations So, I guess you could say that all three are HGPs, it is just that only 2 of them can be above minimum salary?
I'll add HGP to next to Okoli on the next roster camp update at the next round of cuts after SC i assume.
That is how I read it. Not sure which is more difficult to decipher the MLS Salary Budget rules, or the US Tax code.
Update on camp roster: Trialists Danny O'Rourke, Omar Browne, Miguel Gonzalez and Joe McCarthy are out Will Bate has been released 1. MF Osvaldo Alonso (DP) 2. MF Alex Caskey (off budget) 3. MF/FW Clint Dempsey(DP) 4. MF/FW David Estrada (off budget) 5. MF Brad Evans 6. GK Josh Ford (off budget) 7. GK Stefan Frei 8. DF Leonardo Gonzalez 9. GK Marcus Hahnemann 10. FW Kenny Cooper 11. MF/FW Tristan Bowen 12. MF Marco Pappa 13. DF Chad Marshall 14. FW Obafemi Martins(DP/I) 15. MF/FW Lamar Neagle 16. DF Dylan Remick (off budget) 17. MF Andy Rose (off budget) 18. DF Zach Scott 19. MF Djimi Traore (I) 20. DF DeAndre Yedlin (HGP) 21. DF/FW Eriq Zavaleta (GA) 22. FW Chad Barrett 23. DF Jalil Anibaba 24. MF Aaron Kovar (HGP) 25. FW Sean Okoli 26. DF Damion Lowe (GA/I) Unsigned 1. MF Fabio Pereira 2. MF Gonzalo Pineda 3. MF Michael Azira, 4. MF John Arroyo 5. MF Tarek Morad 6. MF/FW Kevin Parsemain 7. DF Jimmy Ockford
This Kenny Cooper quiz cracked me up: http://www.mlssoccer.com/video/2014/02/20/kenny-cooper-takes-mls-leading-goalscorer-quiz
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/soundersfc/2014/02/26/camp-roster-jimmy-ockford-signed-loaned-out/ Wonder how much playing time he will get for them.
Update Trialist DF Jimmy Ockford is signed and loaned to NY Cosmos for a full season. Tarek Morad is cut 1. MF Osvaldo Alonso (DP) 2. MF Alex Caskey (off budget) 3. MF/FW Clint Dempsey(DP) 4. MF/FW David Estrada (off budget) 5. MF Brad Evans 6. GK Josh Ford (off budget) 7. GK Stefan Frei 8. DF Leonardo Gonzalez 9. GK Marcus Hahnemann 10. FW Kenny Cooper 11. MF/FW Tristan Bowen 12. MF Marco Pappa 13. DF Chad Marshall 14. FW Obafemi Martins(DP/I) 15. MF/FW Lamar Neagle 16. DF Dylan Remick (off budget) 17. MF Andy Rose (off budget) 18. DF Zach Scott 19. MF Djimi Traore (I) 20. DF DeAndre Yedlin (HGP) 21. DF/FW Eriq Zavaleta (GA) 22. FW Chad Barrett 23. DF Jalil Anibaba 24. MF Aaron Kovar (HGP) 25. FW Sean Okoli 26. DF Damion Lowe (GA/I) Unsigned 1. MF Fabio Pereira 2. MF Gonzalo Pineda 3. MF Michael Azira, 4. MF John Arroyo 5. MF/FW Kevin Parsemain
Zavaleta has been loaned to Chivas USA for the 2013 season. So are we looking at all 5 trailists making the team?
Interesting. Although judging by his lack of minutes this preseason it looks like he was pretty far down the depth chart.