MLS: The one league-wide change offseason shows

mlssoccer.com published a piece listing the biggest moves of the offseason thus far. They all show one clear MLS-wide change: the need to spend, even from those who haven’t typically done so.

Like it or not, Major League Soccer is evolving. MLS 3.0, as it is known, is now here, and while commissioner Don Garber was hesitant to admit as much, the league is now a selling one, embracing the benefits that come from wheeling and dealing in the global transfer market.

But with selling also comes buying. This is not just a case of the best talent in MLS relentlessly moving to other teams and leagues, the league slowly depreciating in quality and competiveness. In fact, precisely because of the sales…