After several days of trying to figure out a deal that MLS would find acceptable, D.C. United has reached a deal to acquire left back Marquinhos Pedroso from FC Dallas. The details make some kind of sense if you’re an MLS lifer: Dallas had to waive Pedroso, and United claimed him that way. Meanwhile, at the same time but off to the side, United traded their 2020 first round SuperDraft pick to Dallas for $100,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM).
That sure is an MLS trade, isn’t it? A deal that on paper has no relation to the original move, plus the waiver wire, plus.