2016 has been a pretty good year if you’re Warren Creavalle. Last season was a bit tumultuous, with him making just 14 appearances with Toronto FC before being sent to the Philadelphia Union - his third club in two years. His arrival in Philadelphia saw him only get five more appearances, and behind Brian Carroll and Maurice Edu on the depth chart, 2016 seemed like it would be more of the same.
“I wasn't exactly sure what to expect going into (2016), you know?” Creavalle told me on Tuesday, “Coming in last year I was used kind of sparingly, and had a good talk with Jim and the coaching staff at the end of the year.