9 responses to “Eight Players Leave as Minnesota United Announces End of Season Roster”

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   Ian

   November 27, 2017

   So the guys whose options were declined may just be getting pay cuts on a new contract?

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      Troy Kadlec

      November 27, 2017

      They will likely be dropped – only Taylor and Anor were making over 100k. Davis and Venegas were at ~$80k and the rest were making league minimums for the most part. Taylor is the only one that you might re-sign for depth, but you likely won’t unless your scouting and acquisitions fail you.

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         Wes

         November 27, 2017

         I think this is probably right. Taylor is perhaps the most useful player in that group and they just don’t need another centerback

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   Troy Kadlec

   November 27, 2017

   I wonder if the team might be fielding an offer or two for Johan or using him as bait in the expansion draft. I’m surprised we’d keep him unless we saw some value in him that outweighed freeing up the cap money and international spot. That said, maybe the early struggles are passed and the team sees him as insurance in the #10 role. He was one of the only players we had that showed any spark in that role.

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   Vinyl Haircut

   November 27, 2017

   Most of the transactions are unsurprising. I have to say I’m:
   1) Glad they hung on to Collin Martin.

   2) A little surprised they let Joe Greenspan go. Seemed to be young enough and inexpensive enough that they might give him another year to develop.

   3) Horrified they picked up the option for Johan Venegas. Frankly, I never want to see him in a United jersey again.

   4) Grateful to Kevin Venegas and Justin Davis. Their release can’t come as a shock to anyone, but nonetheless I can’t help but think of some really great times at NSC.

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      Scherbs

      November 28, 2017

      Agreed. They have to be looking to trade J. Venegas, he is terrible. Otherwise no real surprises here.

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         Vinyl Haircut

         November 28, 2017

         I hope that’s right. I just can’t imagine who would be willing to trade for him, and what they would be willing to give up? Then again, this is MLS so lord knows what other teams are thinking…

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   Mark Lehman

   November 28, 2017

   Agree with everything Vinyl Haircut had to say. Word for word. Any thoughts on Teal Bunbury coming back to the land of 10,000 lakes?

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   Matt

   November 28, 2017

   Is it still looking like Ibarra is destined for a trade in the offseason?

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