🚨BREAKING | The San Jose Earthquakes have reached an agreement with 29 year old CB Francisco Calvo. The Former #Santos #MNUFC and #cf97 brings in much needed depth on defense. #Quakes74 pic.twitter.com/oI5JUWQNiQ— Favian Renkel (@FavianRenkel) January 24, 2022 Scraping the bottom of the barrel. For a second I thought that was Paul Arriola.
Oops I accidentally posted this in the preseason thread but I guess it belongs in the offseason moves thread... What the hell... Francisco Calvo?? This guy is a walking disaster, fans of every team he plays are driven crazy by his mental lapses on defense and cheer when he leaves.... that's why he's available, after having his option declined by the Chicago Fire. Let's hope Chris Leitch at least got him cheap, if that's the case he's fine as a #3 or 4 option. 🚨BREAKING | The San Jose Earthquakes have reached an agreement with 29 year old CB Francisco Calvo. The Former #Santos #MNUFC and #cf97 brings in much needed depth on defense. #Quakes74 pic.twitter.com/oI5JUWQNiQ— Favian Renkel (@FavianRenkel) January 24, 2022
Based on the little bit I read in the Fire forum, the consensus seems to be that he is skilled but "gaffe-prone", and would be better with a solid stay-at-home guy next to him and a solid d-mid in front. So, um, not sure I'd want to see him paired with Nathan . FWIW he was an all-start in 2018, when with Minnesota. Example: "I think Calvo is better than most people give him credit for. He needs to be paired with a stay at home defender though. The lack of a D-Mid in front if him and a decent partner next to him simply expose the flaws in his game. Put him on an All-Star team and he’s an all-star defender. Put him on our team? Well, we suck too much to do anything well. Calvo takes risks that are sometimes rewarded and sometimes expose the players around him. We needed to put an intelligent player next to him that recognizes when Calvo is making a risky play and knows to stay at home to cover." Not sure this is really an upgrade to Alanis. He's probably going to be about the same $, maybe a little less. My guess is that he might be a little better, for a little less money (he was around ~900k last year). He's a little younger. On the surface seems like kind of a push.
1. Yes that's exactly what I was trying to say, gaffe-prone is the perfect description of Calvo. 2. Unfortunately we're probably closer to the Chicago Fire than we are to an All-Star team. 3. I think he might be an upgrade over Alanis (if the price is right), but that's not saying much. And having witnessed many of his gaffes, it's hard to get excited about this move...
On the positive side, he seems to have assumed leadership roles on his teams (captain, etc.). He's 5'11" - a little bit of a thick build - lower body.
Not sure if you read this part of my post: Not sure this is really an upgrade to Alanis. He's probably going to be about the same $, maybe a little less. My guess is that he might be a little better, for a little less money (he was around ~900k last year). He's a little younger. On the surface seems like kind of a push. Anyway, interesting tack to Leitch's first moves with veteran players. He's acquiring intls, but intls with MLS experience. Good news is that it's low risk - you can see how the player plays in MLS (see Remedi). The bad news is that these players' contracts were not renewed for a reason. Doesn't mean they're bad players, but obviously not considered high value by their teams. Now there's a chance you can get a little better value with a lower salary, but not sure how much lower you can negotiate those salaries.
Yes that's what I was responding to in 3, I pretty much agree with you, and in fact would take Calvo over Alanis so better than a push, just not excited by it.
The veteran MLS intl strategy is low risk, but also usually fairly low reward compared to bringing in an intl to the league. You already know how the player plays in MLS, so there's little to no risk. Let's say the player is a known grade "B" (A-F scale) player in MLS. You pretty much know you're getting a "B" player. If you bring in an intl into the league, it's high risk - you could wind up with an F, but high potential reward - you could wind up with an A. If we're bringing in "B" MLS players, it could make us a little better than we were with the say "C" players that we no longer have. But it's a pretty incremental improvement. Remedi is a good example. He came into the team as about a "B" MLS player. He played for us about like a "B" MLS player. I think he helped us a bit, but not by a whole lot. Of course there is the possibility that the player kind of flourishes on your team for some reason - chemistry, fit, etc. and their MLS "grade" goes up a bit. That tends to be more likely with the younger players but it's not always the younger players. It was a long time ago, but we had some of those "MLS grade improvement" players in 2005: Brad Davis, Ricardo Clark, Cerritos, Mark Chung, heck even Kelly Gray. Also, around 2012: Marvin Chavez, Gordon, Lenhart, etc. And then of course there's Wondo, who went from a C to an A+ with us. And then of course there's the possibility that they take a nosedive also. But usually, you get what you got.
We're really thin on defense right now - with Beason, Nathan, Lopez, and a bunch of untested draftees (TT is still listed as MF on the official roster) - so I can see the value of bringing in someone with MLS experience to help pad the roster and bring up the kiddies. I don't watch non-EQ MLS games, so I have little exposure to this guy, but it makes sense for me based on our needs.
I hope they sign him for less than the 8-900k he made last year. If he’s not a lock starter, that’s too much.
soooo, according the reactionary young ( ) dude: wth! he's a walking disaster! a regular mental lapse maestro! fans everywhere are happiest once he's no longer on their team! he's only available because Chicago doesn't want him! he's super gaffe prone! might be better than Alanis but just barely, at best, probably a push! not in the least bit exciting!
🗣RUMORS | According to @TaylorTwellman The San Jose Earthquakes are interested in signing 28 year old Deandre Yedlin. The #USMNT and #Galatasaray Player has been linked with #MLS clubs as well. The RB has played for #Sounders #Spurs and #NUFC before.#Quakes74 (📸@AreaSportsNet) pic.twitter.com/zjFdFLBh1o— Favian Renkel (@FavianRenkel) January 24, 2022 Starting to wonder if Chris Leitch is only pursuing players I don’t like…
Yep. Not a fan of Yedlin. He is on the downside of his career. He may be a good signing for established roster which could use a veteran to take them farther into the playoffs. While an area of need, he would probably cost us too much and not provide the impact needed.
Even at his peak he was getting by on his pace and that's about it. He was never able to develop the technical aspect so that he could augment his speed and not he is even older and that speed is also getting slower. Hard pass!
Not to mention, this may not be the best role model for Cade (just in terms of relying on his speed and not really developing the technical aspect of his game as much).
Not to mention Yedlin can phase out at critical times...notorious back post sleeper... he can't combo up field and can't buy a pass out of the back ...He'd still require a healthy contract.... So many negatives...titanium hard pass on Yeddy.
Protecting our backline for years to come.NEWS: Earthquakes Sign Defender Tanner Beason to New Contract— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) January 25, 2022 good move
I agree, smart move. He is steady and a good decision maker...a tad slow of foot, but reads the game well...he brings stability and positional awareness...very disciplined...and he is still a baby for a CB...many years before he hits his prime. Imo, a shorter version of Kessler with NE...who is a second tier fringe nats CB.