Rapids Salaries: The Highs, the Lows…the things that confuse you

Just when I thought I could get away with one post today, the Major League Soccer Players’ Union goes and releases the salary numbers…commie bastards…

Having rambled way down below – they say people resort to verbosity to cloak ignorance, y’know – I’ll keep things short here. I can handle most of what I’m seeing in there and, therefore, see no reason to comment. Feel free to quibble in the comments.

But a few numbers associated with a few players look just…wrong or, at best, a little off. Here a quick review…but do keep in mind that I don’t think anyone adult should have to live on just under $18K:

Off
Mehdi Balloucy ($93K): Mmm…no. He’s contributed too little, both in Colorado and RSL.
Herculez Gomez (~$52K): This has as much to do with what they’re paying Conor Casey as anything.
Jovan Kirovski ($220K): If he wasn’t last year’s leading scorer, he’d be down below…god, that’s depressing.

Wrong
Conor Casey ($190K): I know the player isn’t happy either…still, can I get paid a lot to limp?
Colin Clark ($33K): It’s a shame his salary hasn’t yet risen with his star.
Bouna Coundoul ($33K): This is your starting ‘keeper, people. He has started in the African Nations Cup.
Facundo Erpen ($125K): Yeah, I know the Rapids inherited that figure, but for what you get?

The more I stare at the list, the more I think the majority of players can fit in either category. Can’t say I understand how Major League Soccer comes up with salary figures, but only that it doesn’t tally. To give an example, how does Jacob Peterson come so close to six figures with Clark and Coundoul as low as they are? Nope..I don’t get it.

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