July 14, 2007

Brown Released

If you haven't already heard, Panamanian striker Roberto "El Bombardo" Brown has released by the Colorado Rapids. This frees up an SI slot for Mexican forward Daniel Osorno. There is no official word from the Rapids if this is why they let Brown go. Also, there are no updates from the front office on how things are going in their quest to sign Osorno.

There is still no official word out of the front office on Daniel Wasson's status.

In case you're wondering about player moves by the Rapids before and during the 2007 season, here's a list I borrowed from Wikipedia :

Changes for the 2007 MLS Season

In
* José Cancela Traded from Toronto FC
* Conor Casey Traded from Toronto FC
* Nico Colaluca Signed as draft pick
* Omar Cummings Signed as draft pick
* John DiRaimondo Signed as draft pick
* Herculez Gomez Traded from Los Angeles
* Justin Hughes Signed as draft pick
* Ugo Ihemelu Traded from Los Angeles
* Kosuke Kimura Signed as draft pick
* Nick LaBrocca Signed as draft pick
* Brandon Prideaux Traded from D.C.
* Zach Thornton Traded from Chicago Fire
* Facundo Erpen Traded from D.C. United for Greg Vanney

Out
* Greg Vanney Traded to D.C. for Facundo Erpen
* Joe Cannon Traded to Los Angeles for Herc + Ugo.
* Matt Crawford Released by team
* Eric Denton Released by team, rights subsequently traded to New York Red Bulls.
* Hunter Freeman Traded to New York Red Bulls.
* Luchi Gonzalez Released by team, subsequently signed with Miami FC of the USL-1.
* Sasha Gotsmanov Released by team, subsequently signed with Minnesota Thunder of the USL-1.
* Matt Jordan Released by team. Joined Montreal Impact of USL-1.
* Aitor Karanka Released by team
* Aaron King Released by team. Joined Charleston Battery of USL-1
* Thiago Martins Transferred to Bodø/Glimt of the Norwegian Adeccoligaen
* Clint Mathis Traded to New York Red Bulls
* Fabrice Noël Released by team
* Alain Nkong Released by team
* Riley O'Neill Traded to Toronto FC (technically he hadn't signed with the league and the Rapids traded his rights; part of the deal for Conor Casey)
* Melvin Tarley Released by team, subsequently signed with Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL-1
* Roberto Brown Released by team

Posted by prk166 at July 14, 2007 11:56 AM