The Lions added two experienced players who know what it takes to reach Major League Soccer's postseason. Adding that kind of maturity to the club can only help Orlando City's bid to reach the playoffs in Year 2.
Orlando City has added only two players to the senior squad this off-season so far, but goalkeeper Joe Bendik and defender Kevin Alston have one thing in common -- they reached the Major League Soccer playoffs in 2015. For a team with the goal of making the playoffs, and which views anything less in Year 2 as a failure, that experience is significant.