Toronto FC are using targeted allocation money (TAM) to fit two recent signings under the salary cap, according to a list released by MLS today. Both Armando Cooper and Victor Vazquez are paid with TAM to keep their salaries below designated-player status.
The salary cap rules in MLS are confusing, so I’ll let them explain what exactly TAM is (from MLSsoccer.com):
Basically, if a player makes more than the maximum salary of $480,625 in a year, clubs can use TAM to pay their figure down to below that threshold and therefore not have to use up a DP slot.