12.14.16
ASN Morning Read: Mr. Jones to La La Land
The United States national team midfielder makes a move (is moved?) to another Major League Soccer club; the league conducts its expansion draft; a surprising choice wins a player of the year award.
- "The LA Galaxy acquired the MLS rights to U.S. international Jermaine Jones from the Colorado Rapids on Tuesday.Jones is out of contract with the Rapids and the move clears the way for him to negotiate a new deal with LA.In exchange, the Rapids received the Galaxy's top pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft and general allocation money."
- Is that a good trade? A bad one? Who knows! For one, we'll never know how much allocation money the Rapids got. Part two: can Jones stay healthy? If nothing else, the midfielder reunites with his boy Charlie Sheen, which is enough to make it a great trade in my book.
- Speaking of trades:
I'm in, set it up! https://t.co/CzMjFHQnqU
— DaMarcus Beasley (@DaMarcusBeasley) December 13, 2016 - Tobin Heath is the United States Women's Soccer Player of the Year, which is exactly what I predicted would happen on the last American Soccer Now in 10 or 15 Minutes podcast and Jon laughed at me, not that I'm bitter or anything.
- The MLS Expansion Draft happened and some players got picked.
- Classy guy, that Michael Bradley:
