GM Fuels Mystery on Roster Moves
General manager Garth Lagerwey echoed his coach in speaking about potential transfer targets for RSL, saying that although the team has two senior roster spots open, it really has only enough room under the league salary cap to add one player once the summer transfer window opens.
And “it would very likely be ... a complimentary player,” he said.
Which made what he said later all the more intriguing.
Asked whether he would be comfortable playing the rest of the season without any new additions — considering how often team officials have expressed confidence that “we have the answers within the group” — he hesitated a moment. “The honest answer is that it depends on another thing that I can't talk about,” he said. “There's another transaction that's out there, and depending on how that comes out, then I would ... ask me in a week. That's about the best I can do for you.”
Pressing Lagerwey didn't go anywhere. All he would say was “there's an iron in the fire that we'll have resolution on in a week or so.”
Just speculating here, but that sounds like there's a chance that RSL will lose one of its better players — haven't heard any specific rumors lately, though — which would make Lagerwey uncomfortable with the prospect of going the rest of the way without any additions. And maybe if this mystery transaction doesn't happen, the team is comfortable with its current lineup.
In any case, Lagerwey said the team must win tonight, given its situation in the standings, which would probably re-assure the organization that it's headed in the right direction, despite its earlier slump. The game against the Earthquakes will conclude a five-game stretch since the skid during which team officials have tried to make a level-headed assessment of the club, and RSL has not lost in that span.
“So far, that trend has been positive,” Lagerwey said. “If we're able to get a result ... I think the net assessment of where we're going would be positive. But again, there are no lines in the sand.”
Lagerwey did not rule out being more aggressive than simply acquiring a “complimentary” player, either. “There are trades out there to be more aggressive,” he said, “if we feel like that's necessary. ... If we need to make changes, we will. We have the ability to make changes if we need to, but we're not going to make changes unless we feel we need to.”
Incidentally, the team has two open spots on the senior roster because it not only did not pick up a contract option on striker Luis Miguel Escalada this week, but it also no longer has to count on-loan midfielder Alex Nimo against the roster limit because of a rule change.
And “it would very likely be ... a complimentary player,” he said.
Which made what he said later all the more intriguing.
Asked whether he would be comfortable playing the rest of the season without any new additions — considering how often team officials have expressed confidence that “we have the answers within the group” — he hesitated a moment. “The honest answer is that it depends on another thing that I can't talk about,” he said. “There's another transaction that's out there, and depending on how that comes out, then I would ... ask me in a week. That's about the best I can do for you.”
Pressing Lagerwey didn't go anywhere. All he would say was “there's an iron in the fire that we'll have resolution on in a week or so.”
Just speculating here, but that sounds like there's a chance that RSL will lose one of its better players — haven't heard any specific rumors lately, though — which would make Lagerwey uncomfortable with the prospect of going the rest of the way without any additions. And maybe if this mystery transaction doesn't happen, the team is comfortable with its current lineup.
In any case, Lagerwey said the team must win tonight, given its situation in the standings, which would probably re-assure the organization that it's headed in the right direction, despite its earlier slump. The game against the Earthquakes will conclude a five-game stretch since the skid during which team officials have tried to make a level-headed assessment of the club, and RSL has not lost in that span.
“So far, that trend has been positive,” Lagerwey said. “If we're able to get a result ... I think the net assessment of where we're going would be positive. But again, there are no lines in the sand.”
Lagerwey did not rule out being more aggressive than simply acquiring a “complimentary” player, either. “There are trades out there to be more aggressive,” he said, “if we feel like that's necessary. ... If we need to make changes, we will. We have the ability to make changes if we need to, but we're not going to make changes unless we feel we need to.”
Incidentally, the team has two open spots on the senior roster because it not only did not pick up a contract option on striker Luis Miguel Escalada this week, but it also no longer has to count on-loan midfielder Alex Nimo against the roster limit because of a rule change.
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Interesting stuff, keep it up.
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