Today is going to be a busy day for Major League Soccer managers, as they have to meet roster compliance by midnight. Managers must balance their salary cap, and decide which players to keep, as any “semi-guaranteed” contracts become permanent. Meaning any player with a semi guaranteed contract will be payed through December 31st, should they be kept past today. This is definitely one of the worst days to be a player in MLS, as there will surely be several players released throughout the day. DC’s Franco Niell has been released, along with Columbus’ Nicolas Hernandez, who do you think is next?
The Columbus Crew have released 29 year old Argentinian striker Nicolas Hernandez. Hernandez was acquired in a trade with Colorado, in exchange for Tim Ward. Hernanez made 5 appearances for the Crew, failing to find the net. Nicolas arrived in Major League Soccer in 2006 from Chilean powerhouse Cobreloa. Hernandez was considered to be a talented striker, and one would think the move may be an indicator that Columbus is close to capturing another player. What do you think? Was this move a precursor to another? Differences between player/manager? Just freeing up cap space?
