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Age, skill, roster spots: Timbers' latest signing Tomás Conechny checks all the boxes

Every team is going to try to hype up their new signings. That’s only natural. But even by that standard, Tomás Conechny gives Portland Timbers fans and coaches a lot to get excited about. You don’t acquire a player of his skill, age, pedigree and international status without getting a little into it.

But in a salary cap league with roster limits, as well as a certain level of scrutiny over the players who can and can’t be added to squads, there is always more to a player’s acquisition than what he can do on the field.