We now know that Aaron Maund has left the club in exchange for essentially a pittance from Vancouver Whitecaps, and frankly, it might seem like a weird move on the surface of things.
Maund established himself in 2015 and 2016 as a core part of the team. He was one of the only highlights from 2015, when the team missed the playoffs for the first time in ages. But as strange as the move might seem on the surface, digging in reveals it as a positive move for the team and the player.
For Real Salt Lake, it is a move that opens up salary budget space for another player, and it moves a player in a position at which we have unprecedented depth.