One of the things I criticized the Vancouver Whitecaps for in our year end round up was not getting their transfer business done in time. When the season started the team was clearly not fully assembled. Until signing Fredy Montero a week before the season started it looked as thought the ‘Caps were going into the season with Erik Hurtado and Giles Barnes as their main strike options. By my count, 5 of the 18 players who played in the last playoff game against Seattle were midseason additions; if you include the injured Yordy Reyna and Christian Bolanos then 9 of them weren’t available for the final preseason game.
Whitecaps Getting Their Transfer Business Done Early; Optimizing Team
