It’s not hard to see why Garth Lagerwey is generally considered the best front-office executive in MLS. In addition to becoming the first MLS general manager to lead his team to a Concacaf Champions League title, he’s also led Real Salt Lake and the Seattle Sounders to a combined three MLS Cup victories and six other cup finals. That’s 10 cup finals, six of them in eight years with the Sounders, despite never having one of the league’s top payrolls to work with.
As you may know, Lagerwey is up for a retention vote later this year.