Besides pride, a huge chunk of this roster is playing for a job in 2018. For one, Steve Cooke is managing right now, and he’ll need to impress by way out-performing Pádraig Smith’s expectation if he wants to stay in Colorado. That’s rough. But maybe he’s the guy. We’ll handicap the field of other potential coaches some other time.
The players, however, are almost all playing for their jobs. I’ll break it down by tiers, with some explanation.
Yup. That’s it. Aigner was obviously acquired for 2018, since he hasn’t even played yet while he acclimates and waits for his international transfer certificate from FIFA.