The concerns of a major injury to Gaston Sauro that Massive Report first noted in November were confirmed yesterday by the Dispatch. Sauro will miss the entire 2017 season due to significant knee problems. That leaves Columbus Crew SC short a starting defender and with a giant salary budget problem.
Sauro was due a guaranteed $601,313 in 2016 and that number won’t change significantly in 2017. The team can easily put Sauro on the “Season-ending Injury List” and the team will get a roster spot and an international spot back based on the MLS Roster Rules.