In the wake of the Rapids trading for Mark-Anthony Kaye for big money, it sure seemed like there was a lot of consternation among FCD’s and MLS’ various social circles that MLS teams were broadly undervaluing such deals for a proven, domestic veteran who have the “know-how” needed to win in MLS. Here are a few exemplary tweets.
#DTID has zero players on its roster who have played a match for another MLS team. https://t.co/wSnIMTPjs7
— Jon Arnold (@ArnoldcommaJon) July 27, 2021
As best I can tell, this statistical quirk was first pointed out by our Philadelphian sister site Brotherly Game while commenting on a shift in roster-building under Ernst Tanner.