When looking at the MLS salary information that was published last week, a bunch of numbers jumped off the page. But for Philadelphia Union fans, the number that had to leave most Union fans left scratching their heads was the base salary for Union striker Jay Simpson.
Simpson was recruited to the Philadelphia Union almost a year and a half ago from English Football League 2 team Leyton Orient. Orient was in a death spiral as a club, with an absentee and unmotivated owner that seemed to find joy in the destruction of the club.