Major League Soccer is debuting its version of free agency this offseason. It's a heavily restricted version of free agency, of course: Players must be 28 or older, and must have 8 seasons of time in MLS (consecutive or not), while teams can sign a maximum of two players from the free agent pool. Still, for a D.C. United side that cut loose some veterans and may see themselves in need of more than one addition in the midfield, it's a process worth paying attention to.
Let's remember what we're talking about here, though.