Like D.C. United, Travis Worra had a decent enough 2016. He fended off competition from established veterans and seemed to have a decent enough grasp on the backup goalkeeper job heading into 2017.
And as we all know now, 2017 happened, and happened to Travis in a way. Consider the following keeper ‘boxcars,’ if you will:
2016: 1170 minutes, 13 games played, 4 shutouts, 18 goals allowed
2017: 450 minutes, 5 games played, 0 shutouts, 14 goals allowed
Further salt wound? American Soccer Analysis has a nifty stat for Expected Goals for Goalkeepers, and in 2016, Worra marginally outperformed Bill Hamid at the number (small sample size aside).