The Seattle Sounders are no strangers to difficult contract negotiations with their highest-paid players over the years. It seems like they’ve entered into a new battle this week with star striker Raul Ruidiaz, given reports from a few days ago. Obviously, it would be great if the Sounders could retain their leading goal scorer, but what happens if they can’t or he decides he wants to play elsewhere? If this domino falls, the Sounders have some interesting roster decisions that need to be made this offseason.
The good news is that the Sounders have experience with this, having gone through some level of significant roster upheaval basically every offseason and they’ve managed to keep contending for MLS Cups every year.