The Vancouver Whitecaps have announced a number of roster moves ahead of the 2017 season. Most notably, the Whitecaps have declined options on Defenders Jordan Smith and Fraser Aird, as well as Goalkeeper Marco Carducci.
They picked up the options on 11 other players, including defenders Christian Dean, Jordan Harvey, Tim Parker, and Cole Seiler, goalkeeper Paolo Tornaghi, midfielders Marco Bustos, Kianz Froese, Ben McKendry, Russell Teibert and Nicolas Mezquida, as well as striker Kekuta Manneh. The club has also gently reminded that striker Blas Perez is out of contract and is eligible for the upcoming MLS-Re Entry Draft on December 16th.