Originally Posted by
jloome
No team would take Justin Morrow except on a free because he's 35, his legs are tired enough that he can't play more than two games in a ten-day period (we sat him for just that reason) and there are younger options who are at least as good.
No team would take Michael Bradley because his legs are crocked. He can't cover the area of the field he needs to cover to be effective.
No team would take Nick DeLeon, because again, his history of injuries, his age and his general efficacy can all be had younger, cheaper.
They would take Delgado, but the way he's played for the last two seasons they probably shouldn't.
We have depth at right back, basically. That's it.
We don't have "depth at CAM" because Deleon isn't a CAM, he's a winger or a fullback, and we need Pozuelo and Osorio on the pitch. We don't have depth at left back, because Morrow isn't reliable game in and out. We don't have depth at center half because we only have one starter to begin with.
Striker and wingers, which is most of our offense, everyone concedes the point.
The only position we have depth at is number eight, assuming Delgado comes around and starts playing well again, as Osorio can deputize there. In fact, without Osorio being able to play multiple positions, we would be left with Delgado and Ralph Priso as the sole potential starters.
You think too much of guys whose best days are done. Morrow and Bradley are both that the point where they should retire, as is Gonzalez. Of the rest, the vast majority -- Mullins, DeLeon, Shaffelburg, Endoh, Dwyer -- wouldn't get a game at a competitive team in this league, let alone be signed.
(And in fact all but Shaffelburg WERE out of contract and no one else was signing them. Same with Zavaleta. We literally picked up the players no one else wanted.)