https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/po...acquire-edgar-castillo-in-exchange-kelyn-rowe Probably a good deal because Castillo fills a gaping hole in the lineup, and Rowe was never really a fit for Friedel's system, but it sucks losing a really, really good dude in Kelyn.
Not sure how I feel. I see a 27 yr old Rowe going for a 32 yr old (33 in Oct) left back. I don't see any big gain for the Revs and Rowe might have been one of few that could be traded. I dont see this as a Rev win but Im happy for Rowe cause maybe this will help his career.
Yeah Rowe was at best the 3rd choice CM, 3rd or 4th choice winger, 3rd or 4th choice CAM, and 3rd choice LB, and he definitely wasnt going to re-sign. Trading him for a starting quality LB, even one who is toward the end of his career, is a good use of assets. I wonder if this means that someone other than Espino was the topic of discussion for the Uruguayian agent in Foxboro
Also worth questioning: Castillo was in Colorado on loan from Monterrey. It was a loan with an option to buy ending december 15. I haven't seen any news of Colorado completing the buy option, so there is a chance that the Revs dont even have Castillo yet. The option was reported to be in excess of $1M, which is a number you dont associate with the Krafts spending habits
I don't think the Revs, and every other team involved in the deal, make the announcement without everything being in order.
I think Monterrey still own Castillo, so maybe Colorado agreed to another loan deal before trading him? I dont think they would have paid the >$1M clause just to trade him. Its also unusual to trade loaned players. To be clear, I'm not saying this deal didnt happen. But I am saying that I think Burns is sufficiently incompetent that he would trade for a player whose loan ends in 3 weeks.
Even if Burns is incompetent, it would require the Rapids management to be equally incompetent (or unethical) for the trade to happen. Mind you, the Rapids website says the loan expired on Nov. 27.
From the Press Release... The trade was completed on Tuesday after Colorado re-signed Castillo, a U.S. international who started 28 matches for the Rapids in 2018 after an 11-year career in Mexico’s Liga MX.
Per Maxwell (the guy who covers the Rapids): AIUI whatever deal needed to be done with Monterrey was done by New England as part of the transactions today. Officially for MLS rules Colorado signed and traded him but payment (if any) to Monterrey came from New England.— Jason Maxwell (@RapidsJason) December 19, 2018 So Burns traded Rowe for the right to spend $1M on a (fairly good) 32 yr old defender. Also the Rapids had until Nov. 27th to make a roster decision about him by MLS rules, but the loan was through Dec 31st.
I'd be willing to bet that the Revs did not spend 1 million on Castillo. They probably negotiated with Monterrey for a lower price. Burns is an idiot but he is also frugal and will try and save every penny possible
I had heard about this trade going through on Monday night from a good friend. The only hold up at announcing the trade was the third party portion. Since he was obviously right on the info he gave me, I've been told the salary is around $250k for Castillo.
Thats double what the Rapids were paying him, but is still good value for an above average starter at his position. He showed he can be effective as an offensive contributor in CO, which is huge considering the Revs struggles to get positive contributions from their fullbacks
There was a report of KC ending up with GAM/TAM as part of the deal. I hope it wasn't the Revs throwing that in - I think Rowe has more value than that.
When people ask 'why does Burns still have a job' this may explain it. In this context he's perfect for the way the Krafts run their team.
So we got Castillo, KC got Rowe and Colorado got what, TAM/GAM? Good for us that we got a guy who certainly should start and fill a huge hole. Rowe is talented, but he really didn't have a place here. He should do much better in KC than in Colorado, so this is good for him as well. The Rapids are pretty much like the western version of us. Good move, but I hope the Revs don't think they are "done" for the off-season. It was discouraging to hear that they could have had a better offer for Rowe (I'd be curious what that was) during last season. It also seems like they could have gotten a decent player for Lee Nguyen last year as well. Lots of good attacking players changed hands, and we could have been in the mix for someone like Nagbe, who would have had a more immediate impact that whoever the guy they bring in this year with the GAM/TAM they got from LA.
It will be interesting to see how Vermes uses Rowe and if he becomes a starter a la Feilhaber where the revs couldn't find a way to use him properly.
I guarantee that Rowe becomes more effective under Vermes. Player development has been the Revs' biggest weakness from a coaching perspective for the past 10+ years. Burnout-era Nicol wasn't interested and had antiquated strategies, and Heaps and apparently Friedel have/had no idea how to work with college/homegrown players either. Trading for a 32/33-year old LB is strange though. That's a move you make when you're already a contender and need depth/flexibility, not when you're in the bottom half of the league with half a dozen holes in your lineup. I hope this doesn't become Didier Domi Redux.
So great, another player we couldn't find a way to maximize going to K.C. where they always seem to squeeze much better performances therefore value out of them... Watch next summer how Kelyn will burn us. I can't take it any longer.
Well, I admit it is an interesting marketing strategy: systematically send off our best players to some good team X who cares to make use of their talents, and then tell the kiddies to buy tickets for Revs-vs-Team X "so you too can see our best players!".
Revo planning is season to season. Friedel didn't want Rowe and we desperately needed a lb. So, this makes a lot of sense for the Revo.
Dont know how much faith to put in this statement: Will add 3-4 above max salary players before the season. 1 or 2 of those will be DP. One announcement this week, not sure if we’ll be able to announce any others prior to 1/1.— Brian Bilello (@RevsPrez) December 19, 2018