MLS: Preseason Rosters / roster changes

Here's the
Yahoo compilation for preseason trade/waiver

For the Crew: 11 players from last years roster, gone. Which follows the massacre of '06.

Only 4 of 28 were on Columbus '05 roster, down from 7 of 28 last year.

This includes Walker (Retired-injury) and Busch (Waived-inj), previous starting GK's. {Apparently the rule is you can waive an injured player after a season.}

 

I've got an eye on Ansu Tore who suprised the Bruce by hanging in there this long in the Redbull camp.

He's a Minnesotan via Liberia. He only got on the pitch for the MN Thunder in a few games toward the end of last season but imeaditly stood out on a USL basment team because his touch didn't resemble a bull dozer. I wonder how the Pinkcows found out about him because he literally played only at the tail end of the season.

He was clearly very very raw but might have some potential. Plus thunder fans had a decent cheer for him "Hip.. Hip..Toure!"

 

Rapids released some good players (Noel, Karanka).