Sporting Kansas City will arrive in Tucson, Arizona on Sunday, January 22, 2017. They will participate in the Desert Diamond Cup yet again, though only one game is officially announced for SKC at the time this went to press. In the original release it was announced that Sporting KC will play in the in the Desert Friendlies as well as the tournament itself. No word on those games yet, but whether they ever come to fruition or SKC just play a bunch of scrimmages.
Regardless, those games will shape how the depth chart gets filled out.