Additions: Eric Dick
Subtractions: Andrew Dykstra (traded to Colorado Rapids for a second-round SuperDraft pick)
Let this past offseason serve as a lesson for all Sporting Kansas City fans: just because a position is widely seen as a definite strength on the depth chart does not mean that Peter Vermes will not pull out the stops to upgrade at that position.
It is something we have seen before from Vermes, when last offseason he brought in Ilie “Uri Rosell 2.0” Sanchez to play defensive midfielder despite Soni Mustivar’s workmanlike performances in that role, and this offseason, we saw it again when Vermes selected local goalkeeper Eric Dick, who originally hails from Roeland Park, in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft.