[ad_1] MONTREAL – Don’t mess with Texas or Ted Scott. The veteran caddie has been laughing all the way to the bank this season as his boss, Scottie Scheffler, banked more than $62 million. But he also has Scheffler’s back and on Saturday he took offense to a fan making crude comments about the Texan’s…
[ad_1] Tim Vizer-USA TODAY Sports At last we reach the end of my annual series spotlighting the weakest positions on contenders. While still focusing upon teams that meet that loose definition of contenders (Playoff Odds of at least 9.5%), I have also incorporated our Depth Charts’ rest-of-season WAR projections into the equation for an additional…
[ad_1] San Diego FC has signed its first Designated Player ahead of its debut MLS campaign in 2025. Mexican international Hirving Lozano has been signed to a DP contract from 2025-28, the Western Conference club announced Thursday. Lozano will remain with his current club PSV through the remainder of 2024 before embarking to MLS on…
[ad_1] Olivier Giroud is officially on his way to MLS. LAFC have signed the longtime French international forward to a one-and-a-half-year Designated Player contract through 2025. Giroud’s contract also includes an option year for 2026. Giroud’s 57 international goals are the most in France national team history. He helped Les Bleus win the 2018 FIFA…
[ad_1] In the modern game, pinch-hitting is seen as something of a lost art. This likely started with teams prioritizing roster spots for extra bullpen arms over spare position players. With that came a heavier emphasis on positional flexibility off the bench, rather than plus contact skills (think Ross Gload) or a big bopping bat…
[ad_1] There’s hardly anything more exciting in an MLS offseason than your favorite team making a club-record signing. Today, LA Galaxy fans feel that euphoria as the club spent approximately $10 million on Young Designated Player, Gabriel Fortes Chaves – equal to or more than what they paid for Chicharito in 2020. Better known as…
[ad_1] The Seattle Sounders have retained their entire starting lineup from 2023 and are only getting better ahead of 2024 behind newly appointed General Manager and Chief Soccer Officer, Craig Waibel. As of today, the new regime has made its first major move with the $6 million addition of Argentinian youth international winger Pedro de…
[ad_1] COLUMBUS — Lionel Messi’s arrival to MLS this past summer opened debate on whether or not the league would potentially consider allowing clubs to have a fourth Designated Player spot for 2024 and beyond, and while the move has yet to officially get approved or rejected, league commissioner Don Garber does not see it…
