MLS teams recently had to make sure their rosters were compliant for the start of the new season, a requirement that can lead to a flurry of last-minute squad shuffling. In the case of the New York Red Bulls, the season-starting roster purge has seen goalkeepers Rafael Diaz and Evan Louro released from the first team, per an official announcement by the club.
Both Diaz and Louro have long seemed destined for the NYRB II squad in USL. Although one would expect such a move to be announced concurrently with the players being released from their MLS contracts, there is no reason to believe they aren't heading straight to the II team, where they will compete for playing time over the 2017 season.