2015 Offseason Megathread
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Kreis was on the record as saying LW has too many defensive responsibilities and he'd rather Villa use his energy going forward.
I'd add Calle, total waste of an international slot, can't stay on the field and reportedly has a $1 million buy out clause if we want to keep him.
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I mostly agree with this list (and for letting the ever injured Calle go), except for one player. Mehdi Ballouchy should stick around. He's cheap, a veteran player, provides depth, doesn't take up an international spot with his green card, and is tied for fifth on goals scored for the season with Mix and Frankie. It never hurts to have back up players and he fits this role for us perfectly.
I would have made the same argument for Wingert, EXCEPT for the fact that somehow he's making $200,000 this season. Who the hell came up with that number........it doesn't make any sense. What, did the players association somehow start pulling salaries out of a hat? Does he have compromising photos of kries? What is it????!
Major acquisitions:
ST - Will Bruin @ $225k
DM - Danny Williams, Oriol Rosell, Jonathan Spector, or Conor O'Brien @ $150k - $400k
LB - Bryan Oviedo @ $436k + allocation money
Mix can play any of the four midfield spots to keep Lampard/Pirlo fresh or fill in for an injury, or Open Cup matches.
Allen can back up or start over Iraola.
I'm pulling for John and Mena to win the CB spots, because I think they have the highest potential. But there's room here for another FA acquisition.
Finally, a keeper upgrade would be nice.
ST - Will Bruin @ $225k
DM - Danny Williams, Oriol Rosell, Jonathan Spector, or Conor O'Brien @ $150k - $400k
LB - Bryan Oviedo @ $436k + allocation money
Mix can play any of the four midfield spots to keep Lampard/Pirlo fresh or fill in for an injury, or Open Cup matches.
Allen can back up or start over Iraola.
I'm pulling for John and Mena to win the CB spots, because I think they have the highest potential. But there's room here for another FA acquisition.
Finally, a keeper upgrade would be nice.
I like this, but where is all the money coming from (from a cap space standpoint)?Major acquisitions:
ST - Will Bruin @ $225k
DM - Danny Williams, Oriol Rosell, Jonathan Spector, or Conor O'Brien @ $150k - $400k
LB - Bryan Oviedo @ $436k + allocation money
Mix can play any of the four midfield spots to keep Lampard/Pirlo fresh or fill in for an injury, or Open Cup matches.
Allen can back up or start over Iraola.
I'm pulling for John and Mena to win the CB spots, because I think they have the highest potential. But there's room here for another FA acquisition.
Finally, a keeper upgrade would be nice.
I'm assuming you have several items in mind:
No more Calle ($200K freed up)
No more Grabavoy ($200K freed up)
No more Hernandez ($175K freed up)
No more Jacobson ($150K freed up)
No more Wingert ($215 K freed up)
Getting rid of Nemec freed up $300K
This frees up $1.24m. However, we now need to account for full DP seasons of Pirlo and Lampard ($487K).
I guess this does add up if the above moves are made (we'll see about Wingert/Grabavoy though). Do we have enough allocation money though for Oviedo?
Major acquisitions:
ST - Will Bruin @ $225k
DM - Danny Williams, Oriol Rosell, Jonathan Spector, or Conor O'Brien @ $150k - $400k
LB - Bryan Oviedo @ $436k + allocation money
Mix can play any of the four midfield spots to keep Lampard/Pirlo fresh or fill in for an injury, or Open Cup matches.
Allen can back up or start over Iraola.
I'm pulling for John and Mena to win the CB spots, because I think they have the highest potential. But there's room here for another FA acquisition.
Finally, a keeper upgrade would be nice.
Only problem is that MLS doesn't have free agency. How are we signing guys like Will Bruin?
His contract is up after this season. We would have to trade with Houston for his rights if they can't come to terms on a new deal with him, but definitely within the realm of possibilities.
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Yeah its not like a Bosman free contract, but NYC could sign Bruin if they could agree to terms with him and trade something (I wonder what Houston would want) to Dynamo for Will's rights. Its been done before. Would you trade say Shelton for Bruin? I would.
Alot of moves in this thread are pipedreams. Obviously Calle and Nemec will be gone to free up space, but all of those vets that people want to cut are probably on guaranteed contracts since they are vets. The only way we can get rid of them is if their contracts expire at the end of the season (which we don't know) or if we buy them out. However, we can only buyout 1 guaranteed contract. None of them have the incentive to a mutual termination like we did with Nemec.
The real question is if you can only get rid of one of those players who do you get rid of?
If I had to pick one, it would have to be Grabavoy. A position where we already have a logjam, and a terrible player. At the least, Wingert provides some flexibility in positions and is somewhat serviceable, especially if Angelino doesn't return.
Hernandez and Jacobson may be a bit expensive for their quality, but again, they can provide some decent minutes.
It seems crazy, but there are definitely scenarios where moving Mix and Shelton this offseason might be really good for the team.
If we're going to trade the present *and* the future we'd better get an entire back line that's incredibly good and has at least five good years left in them. And even then I'm not sure I like the idea although I'd be willing to think about it. It's tough to trade away a player on the national team.
It's unfortunately really true. I love Mix as a player and he rarely does the wrong things on the field, but for 750k, there are a lot of playmakers out there who can do more of those "right things". That's not to say he is a bad player, but he just hasn't been the lightning strike that the team seems to need from its #4 on the payroll.
Mix plays good offense and defense from CM, that combo is more than any other player does on the roster. He also runs tirelessly in central mid pulling apart the defense, in contrast to everyone else who stands around waiting for a pass and lets the defense form up into perfect banks of four. He passes to people in space. Any problem anyone has with Mix in MLS is entirely due to his misuse my our awful coach. The guy is a player.
I do agree with you. And think Mix is fantastic in his game. It's not sexy, but his play is necessary. I think he brings some gravitas being on the USMNT roster consistently and has a cult following. I just unfortunately think that, for 750k, you can find someone who can do more, though his time to shine will probably come once we've got some open spots in the midfield.
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Agreed that Mix has been "misused," but our current roster makes it really tough to use him correctly. Like everyone has said, he is best in central midfield. I think he'd make a great box-to-box 6 or a really good 10, but our roster doesn't allow him to play a pure version of either. Lampard has the 10 spot, and Pirlo sitting back in front of the defense makes a box-to-box 6 hard to pull off as well, especially when he isn't the best on defense and we want to run a second ST with Villa.
Id like to see us keep our more promising young guys like Mix and Poku until Lamps and Pirlo are gone. I'm hoping to one day see a strong back 4 and a diamond midfield with a scrappy, d-minded Mix as a box-to-box 6 and Poku as the 10, two good wide-mids and Mullins/Shelton up top with Villa. The fact is we signed 2 older superstars (who really can't be benched) who force JK to play Mix out of position.
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Never heard of this website, but I'll take him. It's a coin toss, he can be a headache as much as an asset ....
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This has been thrown around a few times. Yaya has motivation problems at the highest level of world football -- I don't see that translating well to MLS. Who knows, he could also have a Drogba-like immediate impact. I don't think he'd be worth the risk. Gimme speed. We've already got our Toure.
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