Taking a deeper look at Seattle’s off-season compared to the rest of the league reveals it only seems quiet because everyone else was really noisy. The loudest of complaints about the Sounders moves during the primary transfer window was that they did not add another striker or a DP. For one reason or another, Garth and Co. decided to wait until the summer (the DP part at least). I’m not here to say they are right or wrong, but to compare Seattle’s off-season to the rest of the leagues.
The Sounders retained the second highest percentage of their squad in the league, bringing back 20 players (74% of the roster).