🚨SIGNING ALERT: #NERevs add homegrown player @JustinRennicksWelcome to the first team, Justin! 👏👏👏https://t.co/TYd3PrJ6WK pic.twitter.com/wlVZJkJYH0— New England Revolution (@NERevolution) January 18, 2019 The Rapids AND the Revs signing homegrown players? The end is nigh.
The Timbers have acquired Slovenian goalkeeper Aljaž Ivačič via transfer from Slovenian side @nkolimpija.DETAILS | https://t.co/J7NuejOAOk | #RCTID pic.twitter.com/64Ju3tR9tu— Portland Timbers (@TimbersFC) January 18, 2019 Also, Ohio signings today: #FCCincy acquires midfielder Allan Cruz.READ: https://t.co/iccMRKv1XE#IgniteUnite pic.twitter.com/3WWWpBp8If— FC Cincinnati (@fccincinnati) January 18, 2019 Welcome to the 🖤&💛, @RobShow95!#Crew96 has acquired the midfielder from @CearaSC 🇧🇷➡️ https://t.co/yHOKA6uTcQ pic.twitter.com/R5eFZjnrqe— The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) January 18, 2019 And Canada didn't want to be left out: NEWS: #VWFC acquire Canadian international centre back Derek Cornelius 🇨🇦 from Serbian club FK Javor IvanjicaFull details → https://t.co/8OkIxtPDV3 pic.twitter.com/SmZEKDUuWx— Vancouver Whitecaps FC (@WhitecapsFC) January 18, 2019
Born in the USA 🇺🇸 @keaton_parks pic.twitter.com/X614iLszNy— New York City FC (@newyorkcityfc) January 19, 2019
A new man in goal. ⚫️🔵BREAKING: #Quakes74 sign veteran goalkeeper Daniel Vega. Bienvenido, @indiovega! https://t.co/emSwJMfA4P pic.twitter.com/1Nc0EIg1ja— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) January 18, 2019
New York City FC re-sign Ebenezer Ofori from @VfB_int for the 2019 season 🖊️ #ForTheCityREAD ➡️ https://t.co/cvpoVIOD3K pic.twitter.com/imZeOUkoiC— New York City FC (@newyorkcityfc) January 22, 2019
NEWS | The Club has acquired @pzpn_pl midfielder Przemysław Frankowski. 🇵🇱📝: https://t.co/WMBByVRKHh #cf97 pic.twitter.com/r2ISFVw6xT— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) January 22, 2019 1087730763343093760 is not a valid tweet id Also looks like they've signed Carlos Coronel (GK) from RB Salzburg. He is on the pre-season roster with an actual number as opposed to another player that is on trial that doesn't have one.
Tim Howard to retire at the end of the 2019 season: https://www.coloradorapids.com/post...rd-announces-retirement-following-2019-season
NEWS | The Club has signed @IndianaFireDA product @jeremiahgutjahr. Welcome, Jeremiah!🔥: https://t.co/OwSRHthIA1 #cf97 pic.twitter.com/L7zfDTD0Tb— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) January 22, 2019 Well, that is three of the four horseman. Luckily the 4th is Minnesota so I think we are safe from the apocalypse this year.
Vancouver Whitecaps sign Spanish midfielder Jon Erice https://t.co/0Njl1ne5KW pic.twitter.com/8nYOTHUIGJ— Sports Roadhouse® (@SportsRoadhouse) January 22, 2019
NEWS: #VWFC acquire winger Lass Bangoura on loan from Spanish La Liga club Rayo Vallecano→ https://t.co/zIQlhBiYyM pic.twitter.com/mzPO8mm2Aw— Vancouver Whitecaps FC (@WhitecapsFC) January 23, 2019
The youngest in Bay Area sports history. BREAKING: #Quakes74 sign 15-year-old @QuakesAcademy product Cade Cowell as Homegrown Player: https://t.co/6WoStMyWjW @SutterHealth pic.twitter.com/WLy59uXC2S— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) January 23, 2019
#FCCincy acquires midfielder Caleb StankoREAD: https://t.co/7r0j6bDCjw#IgniteUnite pic.twitter.com/9oPGTYn85Z— FC Cincinnati (@fccincinnati) January 23, 2019
#FCCincy acquire defender Nick Hagglund.READ: https://t.co/AUJu9KSEZf#IgniteUnite pic.twitter.com/YWxGFGyyjB— FC Cincinnati (@fccincinnati) January 23, 2019
For Nick Haggulund?! Wow #MLS https://t.co/s9OBuNiI6Z— Taylor Twellman (@TaylorTwellman) January 23, 2019 Here’s how Twellman feels about the move.... can’t really disagree.
The amount that FCC gave up for Hagglund is ridiculous, IMHO. A month ago TFC gave San Jose $75k GAM and $75k TAM to move from 6th in the allocation order to 2nd in the allocation order, then a second round draft pick to move from 2nd to 1st to get Cimon. Even if we accept that a move from 24th in the allocation order to the top of the allocation order is the same as a move from 6th to the top, FCC just said that Hagglund is worth $400k GAM/TAM and a 2nd round draft pick.. That's nuts.
The only thing I can imagine is that FCC was given outrageous amounts of garber bucks that needed to be spent.
FCC did get an outrageous amount of Garber bucks ($2 million GAM, $1.2 million TAM), but they have 2 seasons to spend it all and they could have spent it better. Burning the equivalent of $400k on Hagglund is just nuts. The probably could have gotten him for half that, or just done a straight up Hagglund for Allocation spot trade.
Really hoping to see at least one or two TAM level signings or better yet a DP signing for FCC. Did a quick analysis and best I can tell their payroll at this point is only in the $7 to 7.5mln range. They are very thin in attack and on the wings. Still four or so roster spots, but I’m pretty underwhelmed. On the other side of the trade, this is a VERY savvy bit of business in Curtis’ first major act as GM. Vasquez was a big loss for TFC, but they now have a bunch of allocation money freed up from that transfer and now more from this one, plus the #1 allocation spot. Fabian Johnson was being whispered about for Cinci.... perhaps they gave up and.....
I'd go with death. Only because you defense defended about as well as corpses for the past two years.