MLS contracts are almost always murky. While European transfers generally scream off the page in terms of transfer fees, salaries, and contract lengths, Major League Soccer generally requires a visit to a fortune teller to offer up some clues as to how many years the club has locked up a player, who has a club option at the end of the season, or when a player might be out of contract. So the news that has come out thus far this off-season, in the form of the re-signings of Ruan, Uri Rosell, Alex De John, and Mason Stajduhar offered up a pleasant surprise.
Including Length of Contract in Player Transaction Announcements a Positive Step
