2019 Roster Discussion
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Guess that doesn't really help us in the coming transfer window. I wonder if that's just optional TAM they will buy next year and then give to us.
I think we're seeing some G/Tamflation effect on player trade values, but that's still a substantial amount.
I think the Colorado post is mixing things up, my bet is that we get the $650K TAM now, and the performance based $100K additional in 2020 along with the international spot, not getting the initial TAM now makes no sense Colorado has it, they don't spend any money on anything. Here are the announcements for both teams I think Colorado messed up the description:
NYCFC description: "New York City FC has traded forward Jonathan Lewis to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for $650,000 Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) and up to an additional $100,000 TAM based on performance criteria. The Club will also receive an international spot in 2020."
Colorado description: "Colorado Rapids Soccer Club announced today the acquisition of US men’s national team forward and Generation adidas player Jonathan Lewis from New York City FC in exchange for $650,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) in 2020 and a 2020 international roster spot"
I suspect the last line in the Colorado announcement should be: "In exchange for $650,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM), with up to an additional $100,000 TAM based on performance criteria in 2020 and a 2020 international roster spot."
Love that move. Was honestly only expecting $300-400K. As much as $750K + an international roster spot is business well done.
That is so odd, maybe we have more TAM that's about to expire than we plan to spend so we asked for 2020 TAM. Just seems weird to trade a guy for a 2020 I owe you when we have clear roster needs now.
Says here that Jona requested the trade. Makes sense, glad he could see it
https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/ne...wards-new-york-city-fc-trades-jonathan-lewis/
https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/ne...wards-new-york-city-fc-trades-jonathan-lewis/
I like to imagine somewhere on a Colorado Rapids forum they are getting some of that completely unbiased hank commentary about the quality of all the other players on the roster compared to Lewis.
International roster spot worth around 175k.
Do his GA benefits expire this season? I would think he may be signed till 2021, but he would count vs the cap after this year.
Yeah teams do tend to just give away players they pay $650K for, seems totally plausible.
If by "optional TAM", you mean Discretionary TAM - i.e. the $2.8 million per year that teams can choose to spend from their own pockets - that is not tradable. Only the $1.2 million per year in regular TAM can be traded. The league pays that amount for each team, so there is every incentive for teams to use it.
It's a good trade for us. We can sign someone really good next year and I bet we still have some Discretionary TAM available this summer anyway.
They can just steal from Peter to pay Paul. Half a dozen or the other. Point being, it's as close to a transfer fee as MLS is going to get right now.
take all the latin american rumors with grain of salt. Many times their local news outlets make up rumors to create hype and there is nothing to it.
But how much hype can you generate about a guy who can't cut it in MLS?
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