Portland Timbers Acquire International Roster Spot from D.C. United; Trade It Away to Montreal [UPDATED]
by Geoff Gibson on Feb 6, 2012 10:24 AM PST
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PrintHere's an interesting early morning trade for everybody. It appears that the Portland Timbers have traded with D.C. United for an international roster spot for the 2012/2013 seasons in exchange for an unknown amount of allocation money.
Naturally one would expect that this would be used on a new signing and it may very well be for the 2013 season, however, not for the season because...
The Timbers also announced that they've acquired a fourth-round draft pick in the 2015 MLS Supplemental Draft from the Montreal Impact in exchange for an international roster spot TO the Montreal Impact for the 2012 season. Why? I have no freaking idea. Is a fourth round 2015 Supplemental Draft pick really worth an international roster spot? Seems like a long shot to me.
UPDATE: According to Merritt Paulson, the international slot to Montreal was the slot that was owed for Montreal not selecting any Portland Timbers players. This should even things out nicely. Thanks zaggy!
With today's news that leaves the Timbers with 9 international roster spots. Next year, barring any more trades, the Timbers should have 10 international roster spots for 2013.
As usual, for press release after the jump.
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers have acquired an international roster slot from D.C. United for the 2012 and 2013 seasons in exchange for allocation money, it was announced today.
Additionally, the Timbers have acquired a natural fourth-round draft pick in the 2015 MLS Supplemental Draft from the Montreal Impact in exchange for an international roster slot for the 2012 season. The Timbers will receive their international slot back from Montreal on Jan. 1, 2013.
With today’s transactions, the Timbers currently have nine international roster slots for the 2012 season. Portland’s additional international slot from D.C. United returns to United on Jan. 1, 2014.
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The Montreal pick
According to MP, was part of the agreement with Montreal to not take one of our guys in the expansion draft, so not much to read into there.
Not surprised to see us pick up another international slot. Even more flexibility. Duque signing soon (hopefully??)
Interesting.
I’ll update the post.
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by Geoff Gibson on Feb 6, 2012 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
In my opinion
This should push Perlaza or Alhassan to the bench. From the reports from training you have to start Songo’o, and you have to play Nagbe. If it were me, I put Nagbe up top with Boyd.
I would also consider Wallace over Alhassan/Chabala. Wallace plays width which you will need with Boyd up top.
Did Ryan Pore get a trial anywhere?
How about any of the guys who were cut like Lowry?
volatilelyle.com
Pore just announced his retirement
Ditto Steve Cronin.
Lowry seems to not be in any camps, per his tweets, so no ideas on that front, but I haven’t seen that he’s anywhere other than home in the bay area, and not in Earthquakes camp.
Where did Pore announce it at?
Just via Twitter?
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by Geoff Gibson on Feb 6, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
That's where I saw it.
It was followed by a number of sunflower goal tweets. Heartwarming stuff.
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by Andrew Wheeler on Feb 6, 2012 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
And some good talk about what's next
Sounds like they are headed back to Tulsa for him to finish college (he was a GA player when he came out), then maybe back to Ohio.
All I saw was twitter responses to Cronin and Pore retiring but no Tweet form those two directly. There also was not any official news source just the tweets.
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he isnt that old is he?
or is it more of a, can’t play at the top and don’t want to play at 2nd level type thing?
I JUST WANT MY BASKETBALL BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Sean in Vancouver on Feb 6, 2012 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
Yes
Mainly he couldn’t make it the MLS and felt it was time to move on with his life. Going back to school to finish his degree and he tweeted he was excited to have his summers back.
Contributing editor to Stumptown Footy the Portland Timbers SBN blog.
question about allocation money
Does allocation money carry over from year to year, or is it reset at the end of the year?
Carries over
Or rather, can be applied over multiple years worth of a deal (so you can allocate x dollars over the next x years to pay down a certain salary if desired). You get a certain number depending on your finishing position, as well as if you make CCL (CCL and teams that finished out of the playoffs get more).
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