After D.C. United’s 2017 season, in which the club finished with the second-worst record in MLS, the club saw 11 players say their goodbyes. Of that group, 8 held senior (or on-budget) roster spots. Over the winter they brought in 10 players, including 7 taking senior roster spots, to fill out the squad. So, in the wake of the Black-and-Red’s furious half-season sprint to a playoff berth, should you expect a rate of turnover similar to the 2013 and 2017 off-seasons?
Before we get into that, a couple of rules of the road here: we’re going to get into details about MLS contracts, which are few and far between.