You may not like Ben Sweat, but he has considerably out performed his contract. He's a $150k player. So is Ibeagha.
2018 Roster Discussion
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Ben sweat as your backup/Open Cup LB - cool
Ben Sweat as your starting LB:
That’s fine. I agree. I think he’s a great Swiss Army Knife. He provides cover as a backup LB, a 3rd/4th CB and RB in a pinch.
You are going need a full offseason before you see true inverted fullbacks. He and Mata have shown glimmers of hope at certain points.
Has he? I actually think he's been a bit better (outside of the game in Minnesota of course)
Andre's Orange Country SC defeated St. Louis FC 4-0 and will face Reno 1868 FC on 10/27.
Saad's Phoenix Rising FC defeated Timbers 2 3-0 and will face Swope Park Rangers on 10/26.
Should both teams wins, they'd face off in the Western Conference Finals.
Any idea on how SAS is doing for Phoenix though? Is he getting games and affecting play, or just sitting a lot or looking disinterested?
Following up on my post, this is what I got:
Saad has done the following (based off the Phoenix Rising Website)
(General);
(Defensive);
Cl=Clearances, B=Blocks, INT=Interceptions, T=Tackles, TW=Tackles Won, D=Duels, DW=Duels Won, AD=Aerial Duels , ADW=Aerial Duels Won.
(Distribution);
P=Passes, PA=Passing Accuracy, LP= Long Passes, LP%= Long Pass Accuracy, F=Forward , B=Backward .
Looks alright in 10 games and 864 minutes, but nothing incredible.
https://mlsplayers.org/resources/salary-guide
September 2018 Salary Updates:
Summer Signings (Base / Total)
Eloi Amagat $240,000.00 / $261,250.00
Daniel Bedoya $54,500.04 / $54,500.04
Valentin Castellanos $150,000.00 / $181,008.07
Year Over Year Total Comp
Awuah 53K ---> 56K
Callens 203K ---> 564K
Chanot 383K ---> 408K
Herrera 124K ---> 200K
Johnson 220K ---> 250K
Lewis 116K ---> 126K
Matarrita 200K ---> 395K
McNamara 185K ---> 200K
Ring 382K ---> 591K
Rawls 66K ---> 69K
Sands 74K ---> 75K
Sweat 65K ---> 68K
Wallace 220K ---> 300K
Villa and Moralez are flat YoY.
September 2018 Salary Updates:
Summer Signings (Base / Total)
Eloi Amagat $240,000.00 / $261,250.00
Daniel Bedoya $54,500.04 / $54,500.04
Valentin Castellanos $150,000.00 / $181,008.07
Year Over Year Total Comp
Awuah 53K ---> 56K
Callens 203K ---> 564K
Chanot 383K ---> 408K
Herrera 124K ---> 200K
Johnson 220K ---> 250K
Lewis 116K ---> 126K
Matarrita 200K ---> 395K
McNamara 185K ---> 200K
Ring 382K ---> 591K
Rawls 66K ---> 69K
Sands 74K ---> 75K
Sweat 65K ---> 68K
Wallace 220K ---> 300K
Villa and Moralez are flat YoY.
What the hell was the FO doing giving Amagat a quarter of a mil after rotting on the bench last year and having no resume that would merit that sort of money????
I never thought we could have a worse contract than Mix when it came to salary: production. And here comes fucking Amagat. Are you kidding me??????
There are probably 5,000 better ways to spend $260,000 on the international transfer market. Reyna should be fired for that move alone. And Dome if they conspired together. The only way this make sense is if part of his contract was to smuggle 10 kilos of horse up his ass on his way in from Spain. Otherwise, where’s the value???? No wonder the rest of the team is pissed. Remember the ill feelings in the galaxy locker room when Beckham was making so much more than everyone else? Now imagine that’s Amagat making all that money. I can’t blame him for taking a paycheck he didn’t deserve. It’s like a lottery ticket. But fuck anyone responsible for cutting his check. Remember when we all got excited we fixed our cap issues and got younger. Guess that’s out the window now too.
Seriously???? $260,000 for Amagat??? I mean really???
It's basically "build a team around" him, Chris Wingert style money.* This team is going backwards.
* Wingert's 2015 salary $225k.
Definitely some deserved talk about Amagat's salary.
But can we also talk about the 80k raise (or 36%) that Wallace got YOY?
But can we also talk about the 80k raise (or 36%) that Wallace got YOY?
Also, Matarrita's shoots up quite a bit.
I will say (and I think this first part is known here on the board), I prefer Matarrita to Sweat. But I would definitely prefer Sweat at 68k to Mata at 395k (or even at 200k).
I will say (and I think this first part is known here on the board), I prefer Matarrita to Sweat. But I would definitely prefer Sweat at 68k to Mata at 395k (or even at 200k).
What about all the rest of the palyers on the team? Does that mean they didn't get any raise at all? (Medina, Ibeagha, etc.)
So, those guys were signed in 2018. I cannot provide a year over year comparison for them.
I would take Sweat over a $100K Mata. He’s giving amazing return and value on his contract.
There’s just so much wasted money on this roster.... I realize a lot had to be done to make up for Kreis and right the proverbial ship, so money was thrown around a bit, but Mata, Wallace, TMac (and that 6min defender that is on IR) are all making obscene amounts for their production, and then throw in Amagat’s fleecing contract and one has to question our FO, Cap Guru, and scouts.
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