Recent trades have sent Tommy Redding to the New York Red Bulls and Rafael Ramos to the Chicago Fire, and with them the last links to Orlando City’s USL glory days. The trades themselves seem to be decent ones, looking to make competitive a club that has struggled since entering into MLS. They also serve to stamp a Jason Kreis trademark onto the team.
These trades also finalize what has to be seen as the failures in Orlando City’s USL to MLS transition plan — a process that began with so much promise.