Now that the schedule is out, I figured a new thread was needed. MOD EDIT: Latest 2018 roster from TrueCrew: 1. Senior Roster: 18-20. Counts towards salary cap. Spots 19 & 20 need not be filled, but a min salary charge is imputed for empty slots. Cap = $3,845,000. DP hit = $480,625. Young DP hit = $150,000 (20 or younger), or $200,000 (21 to 23). Salaries are 2017 numbers & do not reflect cap hits or buydowns with allocation money. If there is one figure listed, then base & guatanteed are the same. Player, Pos, Nat, Status, Base$/Guar$ 1. Higuain, M, Arg, DP/GC, $1.05 mil 2. Santos, M, Por, DP/Int, $684k/$731k 3. Valenzuela, D, Arg, YDP/Int, ??? 4. Mensah, D, Gahna, Int, $750k/$844k* 5. Zardes, F, USA, $577,500* 6. Trapp, M, USA, HG, $300k/$350k 7. Afful, D, Gahna, GC, $280k/$296,667 8. Sauro, D, Arg, GC, $585k/$601k (# cut) 9. Grella, M, USA, $186,000/$188,250 10. Abu, M, Gahna, Int, $165k/$171,250 11. Jimenez, D-M, USA, $150k 12. Clark, M, USA, $335k/372k (# cut) 13. Williams, D, USA, $110,004 14. Steffen, GK, USA, $105k 15. Artur, M, Bra, Int, $80,004/$99,879 16. Sosa, M, Ven, Int, ??? 17. Jahn, F, USA, $92,500 ---------- 18. Martinez, M, Pan, Int, $65,633/$70,133 19. Kempin, GK, USA, $65,004 20. Abubakar, D, Gahna, Int, $65k/$72,500 ---------------------- * = salary has been paid down with allocation money. # cut = indicates player has taken a pay cut from last year's listed salary. --------------------- II. Supplemental Roster: 21-24. Can be filled by GA players (who are all supplemental until they graduate), players making the senior min (65k in 2017), homegrown players making up to $125k more than the senior min, or designated superdraft eligible players. 21. Opoku, F, USA, GA, ??? 22. Hansen, M-F, USA, $65k/$72,500 23. Open 24. Open If we sign players making more than 65k, then some of the 65k guys will get moved down to Supplemental (Kempin, Martinez, Abubakar). ---------------- III. Reserve Roster: 25-28. Can be filled by: players making the reserve min salary (53k in 2017), or homegrown players making up to $125k more than the reserve min. Reserve players must be 24 or younger during the league year. 25. Crognale, D, USA, HG, $84,996 26. Maloney, D, USA, $53,004 27. Ketterer, GK, USA, $53,004 28. Open https://www.mlssoccer.com/league/official-rules/mls-roster-rules-and-regulations?amp -------------------- IV. Designated Players: 3/3. Higuain, Santos, Valenzuela. --------------------- V. Internationals: 8/9. Santos, Valenzuela, Mensah, Artur, Abubakar, Abu, Martinez, Sosa. VI. Green Cards = 3. Higuain, Afful, Sauro. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_International_Roster_Slots ----------------------------- VII. Unsigned Draft Picks = 3. Ardudo (Mid), Lundgaard (GK), Rozhansky (Mid). -------------------- VIII. Pending International Offers = 2. 1. Issah Abass, M, Ghana ($2.5 mil) 2. Adolfo Munoz, F, Ecuador, ($1 mil)
I picked up from the jersey announcement that Wil Trapp is changing his number to #6. Wonder why? Perhaps a number retirement for McB?
Found out through other sources that one reason was that he wore the 6 shirt in college. But I also realized that this also will be his sixth season in Columbus.
Soccer doesn't retire numbers, as I'm sure you know. #20 was the first one honored...not that snakeboy will honor any this year.
Not true--and the list includes some MLS teams. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_retired_numbers_in_association_football
All I know is we have some imposter wearing Midfield Boss Tony Tchani's number. Will the slings and arrows never end!?!
Stejskal: Justin Meram, Ola Kamara looking to leave Columbus Crew SC https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018...ram-ola-kamara-looking-leave-columbus-crew-sc TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Report Four sources have confirmed to MLSsoccer.com that star attackers Justin Meram and Ola Kamarahave both asked to be moved by Columbus Crew SC this offseason. While the uncertainty around the club's future was a factor in both players' decisions to request a trade or transfer, according to the sources, it was not the only factor.
No surprise here, is there?? This just shows that the league is getting good enough that our players not only want to move up but can move up. They are getting to be at the age where it is now or never.
I have been bracing for Meram to leave. I am not one to peddle nonpublic information, but I was told last Nov/Dec that Meram would be pushing to leave Crew. I am not sure what I will be telling my Markus.
Meram just posted a story on Instagram (how's THAT for a source for ya?) with him and Sauro "pre-season running." So that adds life to Sauro returning this year, no? I thought he was out of contract.
Or its the simple fact that they have no future in Columbus and hate Ownership. Other players will look to leave. 2018 "The Season of Mistrust".
I was following what was said in the article which was that it was a factor but not the entire story/. It's probably more of a factor for Meram, but even that's a guess, at best.
Losing Meram would be a huge loss and To sell Kamara and get Another striker or two would be a risk. Maybe they should just raise his salary if possible.
We should sign Rubin Rubio as a back up Striker He is unsigned after his contract expired with Stabek