If we wont sign a 3rd DP till June, can we make Chanot a DP for cap purposes for 6 months, then strip him of that status and use GAM/TAM to bring his figure down?
This post didn't get enough notice. It could also be a way to keep Mix for another half season without spending any allocation money, if for some reason we want/need to keep him for another half season.
But saving what could be a couple hundred thousand GAM/TAM thru this move would be very shrewd.
This post didn't get enough notice. It could also be a way to keep Mix for another half season without spending any allocation money, if for some reason we want/need to keep him for another half season.
But saving what could be a couple hundred thousand GAM/TAM thru this move would be very shrewd.
There is also this tidbit from Christian Araos' article on today's roster moves.
Defender Ethan White and midfielder Mikey Lopez have both agreed to new contracts. City will not buyout Mix Diskerud’s contract this offseason. The door remains open for him to be selected in the expansion draft, transferred or traded. However, his $750,000 annual salary requires MLS teams to use allocation money if acquired, which has deterred their interest.
I personally suspect he is jumping to conclusions based only on the fact that there was no official Mix news today, but maybe he is reporting something from the inside.
http://www.empireofsoccer.com/nycfc-makes-roster-announcements-55934/
Reports: NYCFC are looking to purchase remaining stake in Ronald Matarrita
New York City FC only purchased half of Ronald Matarrita’s contract last season and are looking to secure full ownership of the player, La Nación reports.
NYCFC have made a $350,000 offer to Alajuelense for full ownership of Matarrita’s contract. That was declined.
http://www.empireofsoccer.com/repor...se-remaining-stake-in-ronald-matarrita-55945/
Reports: NYCFC are looking to purchase remaining stake in Ronald Matarrita
New York City FC only purchased half of Ronald Matarrita’s contract last season and are looking to secure full ownership of the player, La Nación reports.
NYCFC have made a $350,000 offer to Alajuelense for full ownership of Matarrita’s contract. That was declined.
http://www.empireofsoccer.com/repor...se-remaining-stake-in-ronald-matarrita-55945/
Completely jumping to conclusions. Maybe Mix agrees to move to Atlanta or Minnesota during the Expansion Draft so NYCFC doesn't have to buyout his contract.
Question on this potential purchase of half his contract - would the funds spent on this count against his cap figure? Or is it just shadow money that has no effect on the cap figure?
If it doesn't count against the cap, then you are essentially turning club funds into potential GAM down the line. For example - spend $500k non-cap funds to purchase contract, then sell him on later for $3M and get $2M back (of which $650k is the max GAM for any transaction). Poof you just "created" $650k of GAM.
Has anyone with actual sources said the latter? Not suggesting writers are always right, but all the "Mix will never see the field again" talk I can recall has been forum chatter or speculation, not reporting.So now I've heard that "Mix will be on the club next season" and "Mix will never play a game for NYCFC again" on the rumor mill. We're just getting warmed up!
Has anyone with actual sources said the latter? Not suggesting writers are always right, but all the "Mix will never see the field again" talk I can recall has been forum chatter or speculation, not reporting.
So now I've heard that "Mix will be on the club next season" and "Mix will never play a game for NYCFC again" on the rumor mill. We're just getting warmed up!
Doesn't answer the question I asked, and easily countered with "then why play him in Mexico/bring him on road trips/etc." It's all speculation by outsiders.If he was going to see the field again, he would have seen the field again. There were ample opportunities to play him over the last third of the season, but they did not.
I honestly toyed with the notion that there was some kind of MLS suspension in place that they didn't announce, which would explain him playing in the only two non-MLS games of the year. However, this ignores that he was out of favor with Vieira even before he was relegated to the bench.
And I say this as a guy who really likes Mix both as a person and a player.
Wouldn't we be worse off (net) with regard to cap space? I admit to not having the most exacting knowledge of the rules, but:I was thinking the same. If we don't keep him for next season and sell him in the January window (while owning 100%), that feels like what happens. Worst case scenario, the costs of buying out the 50% are amortized over the remainder of his contract and we're only hit for one year or a portion of the buyout fee.