D.C. United’s midseason transition from a struggling team that couldn’t score to one that scored two or more goals in thirteen of their final fourteen games had a lot to do with a series of midseason trades. Patrick Mullins immediately became the team’s top goal threat, while Lloyd Sam put up 3 goals and 6 assists in just 13 appearances. The other player picked up in that wave, Kennedy Igboananike, did not share in their success.
Igboananike came to MLS after some success in the Swedish league, but even if he had replicated those returns for the Chicago Fire, his salary - $800,000 base, $901,666.