To anyone not paying close attention, the latest offseason of inactivity for the Sounders on the surface might have appeared eerily similar to the one preceding it.
A year ago, they waited much of the winter before signing defender Kim Kee-hee and midfielder Magnus Wolff Eikrem to go with the lone prior addition of reserve left back Waylon Francis — to the consternation of an antsy fan base convinced the team had been badly exposed in losing the 2017 MLS Cup final to Toronto.
This time around, the Sounders, who open Saturday night at CenturyLink Field against expansion FC Cincinnati, made even fewer moves.