Union Acquire Roger Torres' Contractual Rights From America de Cali
by Scott Kessler on Jan 31, 2012 5:36 PM EST
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The Philadelphia Union announced that they had purchased the contractual rights of Roger Torres from Colombian team America de Cali.
The 20-year-old has played with the Union on loan for the past two seasons, scoring three goals and assisting on eight more in 46 games played (1889 minutes).
"We're very happy to keep Roger in Philadelphia and see the benefits of the investment we've made in him," said Union manager Peter Nowak to the team's official website. "Roger has shown the ability to be a valuable playmaker and we look forward to helping him continue his development."
Torres' contract with Cali most likely became more easily available for a permanent transfer when the storied Colombian club was relegated. Cali were already carrying debts of around $2 million before moving down to the second division.
Earlier today, the Union officially revealed that they had traded star striker Sebastien Le Toux to the Western Conference's Vancouver Whitecaps. Philadelphia admitted that the two moves weren't completely coincidental on its website.
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Glad this got done. I still have questions as to whether he can mesh with Adu. It would be nice to have him, Adu, and Marfan in the attack.
by sjm003 on Jan 31, 2012 5:48 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I love this kid. I’m excited to see the young attack corps grow together.
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Roger Torres!
Union’s future just got brighter.
So these guys are going to have to start playing whole games now right?
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Pretty much. Well, I was getting a little tired of him playing either 10 or 28 minutes at a clip.
by Wet Luzinski on Jan 31, 2012 9:55 PM EST up reply actions
Yessssssssssssssss!
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jan 31, 2012 9:54 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
interesting – huh? LeToux – on the one hand he scored and assisted well the past two years. on the other hand two well respected coaches let him go. Sigi left him unprotected in the expansion draft and Nowak sold him.
if i had my choice between Le Toux and Torres i would pick Roger. in might end up to come back and bite the U on the arse – it might not turn out like the U wants – but i would pick Torres over Le Toux every time.
Le Toux is an overachiever – Torres has the talent – sometimes the overachiever beats talent – but more often than not the talent is what wins out.
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