Eugene Rupinski, Brotherly Game) For a long time, Dax McCarty was the beating heart of the New York Red Bulls. Why was he let go, and how has RBNY coped without him?
Austin Fido, Once A Metro) The official line is that RBNY simply felt it had adequate younger players in the same position. Dax has a big contract and is pretty much at his peak as a player, but those factors made him trade-able once the team decided it had guys on the roster who were ready to step up.