Jordan Harvey Sent To The Vancouver Whitecaps For Allocation Money
by Scott Kessler on Jul 7, 2011 3:03 PM EDT
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The Philadelphia Union have traded starting left back Jordan Harvey to the Vancouver Whitecaps for an undisclosed amount of allocation money.
Harvey, who has started almost every single game in Union history, was a member of the Union's vaunted defensive back four. So far into 2011, the Union have given up only 16 goals, which puts them as the second third best defense in terms of goals against.
The former Gatorade National Player of the Year joins a Whitecaps team that won just its second game of the season against the Union last month. Despite already having Alain Rochat, Harvey will likely slot into the left side of the defense with the Whitecaps, sending Rochat back to his natural center back position.
Keon Daniel, Michael Farfan and Gabriel Farfan are the only three Union players left on the team's roster that have played time at full back this season.
A five-year veteran of MLS, Harvey started 16 Union matches for 1,241 minutes of action this season. Originally acquired from Colorado in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft, the native of Mission Viejo, California, started 45 of his 46 appearances for Philadelphia for a total of 3,861 minutes of action. This included one goal and two assists during his spell with the Pennsylvania-based outfit. The 5-foot-11, 170-pound left fullback was Philadelphia's leader in minutes played in 2010 with 2,613.
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Harvey is probably the most-liked Union player for a large portion of the fan base thanks a lot to his Twitter account, etc… There’s speculation that this was done to free up cap space, but Harvey’s only making $61,875 this year ($63,125 if you include average guaranteed bonuses). Juan Diego Gonzalez, in comparison, is making $189,000 ($193,462.50 if you include average guaranteed bonuses). If you wanted to free up cap space, why not waive him?
So, this doesn’t make sense at all from a roster standpoint, nor from a salary cap standpoint. I’ll wait for the other shoe to drop (surely there has to be something else on the way, as this alone is beyond nonsensical) before getting all up in arms, but this is…
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Right on.
The FO is now behind the 8 ball to justify this move. The transfer window opens in little more than a week, and they will absolutely be expected by the fan base to substantially improve the team and add depth on D. Second place in the east with 2 games in hand on the leaders does not make a seller make.
The only way I can make sense of this is as part of a number of moves we will see to readjust the team, perhaps with the aforementioned Gonzalez and the rumored Ruiz leaving town on transfers and some new faces coming in that will hopefully fit Nowak’s scheme better. Harvey was a good MLS defender, but did not supply much going forward as Nowak likes his outside backs to do. His crosses were atrocious and turnovers frequent. Either Marfan gets this spot or we will see an upgrade via transfer.
Let the rampant speculation begin…
by Thomas Rzucidlo on Jul 7, 2011 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
They missed their chance to waive Gonzo (and Migz for that matter) once the calendar turned to July. Even if they’re let go now – waived outright, versus traded or sold – then their contracts would be guaranteed and their salaries would count against the Union’s cap/budget. Someone please correct me if I’m misunderstanding this. We have 7+ days until the transfer window opens, and there had better be some reinforcements on the way …
Only 8 Union originals remain and we’re back down to 24 players on a 30-man roster (and only 4 are primarily defenders).
At the beginning of the season I wouldn’t have been surprised – I actually thought Harvey was on his way out and that he was kept around for a little longer because the MOF loan wasn’t extended. With the season playing out the way it has, this move doesn’t make any sense unless there’s a deal already in place for a sure-thing left-sided defender (transfer window opening on July 15th).
MK
I’m wondering as all of you are as to what the next move will be. But I have to admit, this baffles me right now.
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by PraiseMartyMoose on Jul 7, 2011 3:30 PM EDT reply actions
To add, first place in the East with a small roster
They’re almost obligated to make a big move.
by phillyhoosfan on Jul 7, 2011 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Not quite.
Second place with 2 games in hand vis a vis RBNY. I’m on board expecting a big move, maybe multiple big moves.
by Thomas Rzucidlo on Jul 7, 2011 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
He was in the first draft.
Someone lost him along the way.
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by Scott Kessler on Jul 7, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
There's only one Jordan Harvey....
Will someone please go studs up on Nowak at the river cup. Regardless of what happens during the transfer window, we have a game on Sat. WTF. Harvey shut down Oduro when we played Chicago, brought Farfan on and he didn’t know how to close down an attacker. Almost cost us that game but for an awesome tally from Ruiz. So what now. A DP will ruin this team. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it.
Best D in the MLS…lets bust it up but keep the paper weight and migz. Argh!
I just figured it out....
This is a salary cap move. I think we may see a new player, but he might not be an impact player. It may be a young No10 , who knows. But this deal is to extend Mondragon.
The key allocation money thing is exception 3: Allocation money can be used-
3>To "buy-down" a player’s salary budget charge below the League maximum of $335,000.
All said and done we get Mondy another year, new young player, and maintain cap flexiblity.
Except that Mondragon’s extension wouldn’t come into play until 2013 — and it’s not even official yet. Besides, it’s not like he’d be getting a significant raise, if one at all. Surely the Union didn’t trade arguably their most consistent player in the middle of a season in which the team is vying for first in their conference so that they could save a couple of allocation dollars for two years from now.
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