Now that the summer transfer window has quietly closed on the Seattle Sounders, it probably makes sense to level-set on what this all means for the future. Before we get too deep into that, however, I will note that it’s still possible for the Sounders to make some moves before the roster freeze on Sept. 13. There are basically two types of players the Sounders can still add: those who are already in the organization or those who were free agents before the transfer window closed on Aug. 2.
When Sounders GM Craig Waibel last met with local media in mid-July, he was pretty much unequivocal in his position that he was only interested in adding players if they made the team “significantly better.