As first reported on the LA Galaxy Blog, Ante Jazic has obtained a United States green card. By now holding dual citizenship Los Angeles has freed up a Senior International slot on it’s roster. Granted, they have no salary cap space, but the SI slot is not the true worth of this acquisition. Jazic’s league wide trade value is now at an all-time high. Just as he no longer counts as an SI for the Galaxy, he also does not count on any other teams roster. This greatly increases his trade possibilities.

But should he be traded?

LA is looking deep at left back with Mike Randolph and Sean Franklin both excelling at the position. Let’s not also forget that both Greg Vanney and Michael Gavin can play on the left side as well. OK, maybe we can forget that… But it still begs the question, how many left sided defenders does one team need? The answer? Less than this…

Look for the Galaxy to start making phone calls around the league shopping for defensive improvements. Specifically, center back. Perhaps the combination of one of the afore-mentioned defenders and Edson Buddle to a team like Houston who is struggling for goals in exchange for Bobby Boswell. Houston would gain an additional offensive option while still retaining a defender.

No matter who comes calling, the Galaxy just gained a valuable piece of trade bait. And I expect them to use it.