After a disastrous 2018 season, everyone figured that change was coming for the Washington Spirit. As is often the case in the NWSL, things take time behind the scenes to shake out, and draft day signals the real start of business. That was exactly the case for the Spirit, who made five picks (including four of the first eight) and made a major trade in Chicago, then followed it up by signing a new player, and apparently saw the last of several other holdovers.
We have a lot of ground to cover, so let’s proceed in chronological order:
This one is relatively old news, but it has never been officially confirmed by Washington.