Orlando City has a big off-season ahead as the club looks to shift the personnel to match Head Coach James O’Connor’s vision one year after doing the same for Jason Kreis. With several players brought in under Kreis still on the books for 2019, the Lions may have to get creative with the cap space they have available to mold the next roster in O’Connor’s vision.
Of the nine players let go by the club on Tuesday, only five were on City’s senior roster and thereby taking up cap space. From the MLS Roster Rules and Regulations:
In addition to the salary budget, each MLS Club spends additional funds on player compensation including money from a league-wide allocation pool (General & Targeted Allocation Money), the cost of Designated Players outside the Salary Budget, and money spent on the Supplemental and Reserve Rosters (roster spots 21-30).