By signing Victor Rodriguez on Wednesday, the Seattle Sounders have filled their allotment of eight international spots. Yet, rumors persist that they are still trying to sign Paraguayan Derlis Gonzalez. How is that possible? Glad you asked.
Like most things in MLS, international roster spots are fungible. Just because a team doesn’t have one available, nothing precludes them from effectively creating one or acquiring one.
One way to do that is to open up one of the spots that are currently occupied. They could do that by trading a player, loaning them out or by putting them on the Disabled List.