Three Lineups: The Nana Era Begins

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY SportsThe trade of Sam Cronin and Marc Burch, which was revealed this week to have been a trade five months in the making, is done. Sam and Marc are wearing sky blue, black, and grey. Mohammed Saeid and Joshua Gatt are wearing burgundy. Now it’s time to to put this lineup back together. Here’s my thoughts on who goes where.

Lineup 1: Stability, with a few switches

This lineup is assuming that the trade with Minnesota was about two things: cap-space and Nana.

The first thing assumes the Rapids made this trade primarily in order to clear cap space so that they can make a move for a new player between now and July, when MLS’ transfer window closes. And the second thing…