The usual milestones for the Major League Soccer offseason are already flying by in the days after the Portland Timbers WON THE MLS CUP. Yesterday saw every team except the Colorado Rapids pass in the MLS Waiver Draft, while today will see the first round of the Re-Entry Draft, the dispersal mechanism for those players not tenured enough for Free Agency, held at noon.
The first round of this draft is typically slim pickings for teams, as players taken must automatically have their options picked up or be extended an offer 5% over their current salary if they are out of contract.