The 2018 Major League Soccer season came to an official close last night in Atlanta, with Atlanta United hoisting the MLS Cup in their second professional season. With the conclusion of the season, MLS has a short, four-hour trade window. Upon being hired, Marc Dos Santos said that the club would be active this off-season, so this was their first opportunity to prove that.
A week ago, the Vancouver Whitecaps made the peculiar decision to not exercise contract options they had on, arguably, their number one and number two goalkeepers. The move to not renew Stefan Marinovic was not too much of a surprise, as the Kiwi had a fairly average season, while occupying a coveted international roster slot.