Off-Season Roster Moves: Trades, Free Agents, MLS Draft and Academy

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  1. metz

    metz Member

    Jan 17, 2003
    #601 metz, Jan 15, 2014
    NO, but you know how many of those players that are running to Mexico or Europe will stay if they can earn or have the hope to earn $ 500K on MLS teams.......
     
  2. FlipsLikeAPancake

    FlipsLikeAPancake Member+

    Jul 6, 2010
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #602 FlipsLikeAPancake, Jan 15, 2014
    Perhaps. But those players aren't available to the Union, and even if they were would probably cost more in allocation money + cap space than what a DP spot costs in cap space.

    Realistically speaking though, yeah, I would think that if the Union were willing to budget $1.2 million a year to buy and pay for a CM, they could go find a better ones than Edu outside of MLS.
     
  3. Woodrow

    Woodrow Member+

    Dec 7, 2001
    Brick City
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    #603 Woodrow, Jan 15, 2014
    I get the impression that most coaches go into the draft looking for the players who were hot at the combine rather than focusing on what a player has done over his career. Especially if they are coming out of a good program, they should have faced decent competition enough times to be on solid footing. The big exceptions would be those players from lower divisions or small schools who don't start off on an equal footing.
     
  4. netsfan549

    netsfan549 Member

    Aug 31, 2007
    #604 netsfan549, Jan 15, 2014
    INCREIBLE! Xavi ha aceptado de ir a jugar en los New York Redbull después el Mundial, según cuanto adelanta Sky Italia
     
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  5. Lucas...

    Lucas... Member+

    Dec 18, 2012
    #605 Lucas..., Jan 15, 2014
    Xavi would be a great signing.
     
  6. iced1776

    iced1776 Member+

    Dec 4, 2009
    Club:
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    #606 iced1776, Jan 15, 2014
    I'm trying not to lose my shit right now but I'm not sure I can hold out any longer, Xavi is one of my footballing idols.
     
  7. Metrosuccess

    Metrosuccess Member

    Jan 6, 2000
    NJ
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #607 Metrosuccess, Jan 15, 2014
    Even Metz has to be excited about Xavi coming to RB.... Can't wait, we will be a SuperTeam as Lalas would say!!!!
     
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  8. netsfan549

    netsfan549 Member

    Aug 31, 2007
    #608 netsfan549, Jan 15, 2014
    How realible is sky italia?
     
  9. FlipsLikeAPancake

    FlipsLikeAPancake Member+

    Jul 6, 2010
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
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    #609 FlipsLikeAPancake, Jan 15, 2014
    Andrew Das ‏@AndrewDasNYT37m
    First rule of journalism: if Sky Italia tells you your mother loves you, check it out.
     
  10. Soccergodlss

    Soccergodlss Member+

    Jun 21, 2004
    Houston
    Club:
    FC Kaiserslautern
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #610 Soccergodlss, Jan 15, 2014
    Is sure as hell would be jealous. What a great signing that would be.
     
  11. theENFORCER

    theENFORCER Member

    Apr 10, 2010
    NY
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #611 theENFORCER, Jan 15, 2014
    Orgasm in
    3
    2
    1

    Yep just came at the thought of Xavi joining
     
  12. iced1776

    iced1776 Member+

    Dec 4, 2009
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    #612 iced1776, Jan 15, 2014
    Really? Because from what I've read people have said overwhelmingly that they are trustworthy...
     
  13. metz

    metz Member

    Jan 17, 2003
    #613 metz, Jan 15, 2014
    We need some body to attack and feed the strikers and Xavi still one of the best and if they sign him this year I'm all for that, but if they wait even one more year, NO......
     
  14. Woodrow

    Woodrow Member+

    Dec 7, 2001
    Brick City
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    #614 Woodrow, Jan 15, 2014
  15. FlipsLikeAPancake

    FlipsLikeAPancake Member+

    Jul 6, 2010
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #615 FlipsLikeAPancake, Jan 16, 2014
    Xavi denies NYRB link

    Apparently not.
     
  16. metz

    metz Member

    Jan 17, 2003
    #616 metz, Jan 16, 2014

    I'm telling you, of course he had been approach for the RBNY but now that the NYFC is interested too, he is changing the page..... But any way the dream was as nice of what could be, until last....
     
  17. iced1776

    iced1776 Member+

    Dec 4, 2009
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    #617 iced1776, Jan 16, 2014
    Its not actually legal to approach a player under contract, of course Xavi wouldn't say that we've done so.

    And yes, I'm just trying to delude myself into thinking this still might happen...
     
  18. Metrosuccess

    Metrosuccess Member

    Jan 6, 2000
    NJ
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #618 Metrosuccess, Jan 16, 2014
    Poeple also said Henry would nevr sign with us...keep the faithe!!!!!
     
  19. Woodrow

    Woodrow Member+

    Dec 7, 2001
    Brick City
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    #619 Woodrow, Jan 16, 2014
    Anytime you're in the midst of a story, choosing one's words carefully is important. For those of us on the outside, then parsing those words can be a little frustrating. But, I always think about the Ben Bradlee quote from All the President's Men. It is helpful to remember that often this types of answers are "non-denial denials" and hence have no real meaning at all. It all depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is. Is NYRB talking to Xavi right now? Maybe not. But perhaps they have inquired and been given a number they are considering. Xavi may have knowledge have that that he doesn't want to divulge, but are they talking or have they talked to him directly? As it was noted above, it is unlikely they would have before Barca give permission.
     
  20. Woodrow

    Woodrow Member+

    Dec 7, 2001
    Brick City
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    #620 Woodrow, Jan 16, 2014
    BTW, Chicago draft Marco Franco with the 13th pick. He's the 2nd RB taken after Eric Miller was drafted 5th by Montreal.
     
  21. defendyourself

    defendyourself Member

    Jul 13, 2008
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #621 defendyourself, Jan 16, 2014
    Chris Duvall selected at 22, looks like a pick for need
     
  22. Woodrow

    Woodrow Member+

    Dec 7, 2001
    Brick City
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    #622 Woodrow, Jan 16, 2014
    And the winner is... Chris Duval, D out of Wake Forest. He appears to be an outside back.
     
  23. Woodrow

    Woodrow Member+

    Dec 7, 2001
    Brick City
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    #623 Woodrow, Jan 16, 2014
    MLS.net says he's a right back. So, yes, a need pick.
     
  24. theENFORCER

    theENFORCER Member

    Apr 10, 2010
    NY
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #624 theENFORCER, Jan 16, 2014
    With the other second round pick we selected Eric Stevenson, Midfielder from Akron

    http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/eric-stevenson

    Apparently he's a wide player. Appears to be very skillful, good in 1 v 1 situations, good distance shot and good at cutting in.

    Interesting.
     
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  25. defendyourself

    defendyourself Member

    Jul 13, 2008
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #625 defendyourself, Jan 16, 2014
    heard he can also play left back, so we just need to teach him to defend some and he can long-term project as an overlapping LB
     
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