At long last the Portland Timbers on Monday announced their first wave of changes from the 2016 roster. Without further ado, those moves are:
Options Exercised: Zarek Valentin and Ben Zemanski.
Options Declined: Andy Thoma, Ben Polk, Nick Besler, Jermaine Taylor, Chris Konopka, Chris Klute, Wade Hamilton, Neco Brett, and Jack Barmby.
Players Out of Contract: Taylor Peay, Nat Borchers, and Amobi Okugo.
Although as it currently stands Barmby, Peay, and Okugo are not under contract for 2017, the Timbers remain in some degree of negotiations with all three at this point, having extended bona fide offers to Barmby and Peay and remaining in talks with Okugo.