The MLS Players Union released salary data for 2016 today. What did we learn about the Rapids?
Each year, because MLS refuses to disclose player salaries and transfer fees (grrrrrrr!), it falls on the MLS Players Union to release that data - once in mid-May, and once again after the second summer transfer window closes, mid-September.
The information is interesting on a couple of levels. For one, it gives a picture overall of how many players are making yeoman's wages, in that $50,000 to $80,000 range. Another matter of interest is general roster building - are MLS teams generally splashing the cash, or playing a frugal form of moneyball?