2016 Review Orlando came into the season with playoff expectations, only to see it fall apart. They fired long-time head coach, Adrian Heath, and hired Jason Kreis. The change didn’t help significantly as Kaka continued to struggle with injuries while the defense gave up 60 goals. Orlando finished 7th in the East, and looked a solid step behind the playoff …

2016 Review The 2016 was a bit of a disappointment for Sporting Kansas City. It was the second straight year with a road playoff game and a first round exit. There is a definite sour taste in the mouths of many fans. Transaction Watch Jacob, the Answer, Peterson’s departure for Atlanta was no surprise to fans that followed him. Peterson …

2016 Review Real Salt Lake finished their 2016 campaign 6th in the west, suffered an early exit in the knockout round of MLS Cup, and ended with a 12-12-10 record. RSL made two stand out signings in 2016. The loan of forward Yura Movsisyan and the acquisition of Sunny Stephen. Real Sale Lake did however get back to the playoffs …

2016 Review 2016 was bittersweet for many New York Red Bulls fans. They finished top in the Eastern Conference in spite of a 1-6-0 start. There conference winning run earned them a first-round playoff bye and saw them finish three points shy of their third Supporter’s Shield.  Multiple blown leads frustrated NYRB fans. 2016 culminated in an early playoff exit to the …

2016 Review Finally, some hardware! FC Dallas ended a 19-year trophy drought by winning the US Open Cup and the Supporters’ Shield, but fizzled out in the playoffs without the magic of Mauro Diaz, who went down due to an achilles tendon tear. Real fútbol fans know that the team at the top of the table is the true league …

2016 Review Yes, it’s the hapless Toronto FC, with their unpredictable form, revolving roster and… AMAZING!  It was NOT a dream!  In 2016, TFC finally put their past behind them, coming moments from an MLS Cup win on home soil.  This was the year they learned how to win, how to come back, and how to forge an identity on …

2016 Review The Seattle Sounders put together a massive run from August onward – resulting in lifting the MLS Cup. They started their impressive run by firing long-time coach Sigi Schmid and replacing him with the Sounders lifer, Brian Schmetzer. Three major roster changes happened within a month of each other. The Sounders brought in an elite talent in Nicolas …

2016 Review Atlanta United used 2016 to build their roster and technical staff ahead of their first  Major League Soccer season. Building from the ground up, Atlanta didn’t waste any time bringing in some big name players to build their team around. They also announced Gerardo “Tata” Martino as the first head coach in club history. Transaction Watch Former English …

2016 Review First year in MLS, and unlike Orlando two years ago they didn’t bring many of their NASL guys up to MLS. This is a brand new roster. Transaction Watch Everyone is new, but the biggest deal they made is the $650,000 worth of Garber-bucks they shipped to Orlando City for Kevin Molino. Clearly, Adrian Heath valued Molino from …

Back in 2015 I decided that new MLS Fantasy fans needed something else to help them navigate the fantasy primers. I felt a resource was needed that could give players quick access to past information. Specifically, one that would allow managers to make better decisions when crafting their first team. The main framework came from many of the Fantasy NFL …