I suspect they might trade Gomez; he's on a hit for a third- or fourth-string striker, and has admirers in the league.Originally Posted by notthesun
Quick math on the moves so far, plus a little projecting...
Out:
Findley - 255k
Jackson - 192k
Bendik - 157k
Konopka - 66k
Kantari - 345k (free buy-out)
Aparicio was also released but he would have been part of roster slots 21-28 and thus didn't count against the cap.
Total: 1.015 million
In:
Moor - 311k (assuming max 15% raise)
Beitashour - 226k (again a 15% raise, though this could be less)
Johnson - 334k (last year of his current contract, we'd have to take this on)
Total: 871k
These moves would leave us with 144k to work with vs. what we had on our books last year, generally assumed to be pretty tight against the cap. After these moves the biggest need would be starting GK, then a DM. We know for a fact we'll be signing a keeper at the very least. We have a lot of TAM to use, but you still need to fit potentially two more guys under the cap with their reduced budget charges (unless you buy down their entire cap hit - if you're allowed to do that).
If we do sign Johnson, it seems like we're getting pretty close to where we were last year but still with a significant piece or two missing. So I wouldn't be surprised to see Zavaleta traded for some allocation money or a draft pick. I say Zavaleta because Williams is the clear #3, management is very high on Simonin, and Hagglund probably has no cap hit (part of roster slots 21-28, and even if he does he only earns 60k, like Simonin). Moving Zavaleta would save another 115k and make it much easier to fit two guys in with the TAM we have.
