![]() I have used my passion, graphic design, to graphically represent this: Nashville got a fourth-round draft pick (and potentially $100K in GAM) back from Minnesota United for Zendejas without his ever appearing for the first team, and Bwana for Medranda – while also spending _ in that swap. Eleven months later, both of those players have departed with 14 total minutes played (Medranda’s substitute appearance against Portland back in March). On the flipside, it does sort of draw into question some of Nashville SC’s Expansion Draft strategy: Nashville SC sent $125K in TAM, $50K in GAM, and a 2020 international roster slot to Sporting Kansas City in exchange for goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas, plus an unspoken assurance that Medranda would be left unprotected in the Expansion Draft. This is good business on both sides, a win-win that probably looks a little bit better for Nashville, considering expansion teams get a little extra allocation money to burn. Nashville also sheds a little bit of salary (Medranda made over $150K in 2020 Bwana will make the reserve minimum plus whatever Homegrown Subsidy is applied to increase his payroll). ![]() Seattle grows Homegrowns… uh… at home (there are seven currently on the roster, while MVP candidate Jordan Morris was signed as a Homegrown and has since aged out of that status), and thus that status is less valuable to them than it is to Nashville in this particular situation. Meanwhile, NSC is in position to give more playing time to Bwana than the Sounders are, plus he’s the second homegrown on the roster (joining Derrick Jones) eligible to fill either slot 29 or 30 on the roster next season*. Since they didn’t get much out of him – just one appearance this year – the loss isn’t felt too hard, and NSC isn’t in a position that such a luxury player is as valuable to them as it is to Seattle. They have the flexibility to take the risk that he’s not going to be able to give a ton of minutes.įor Nashville, they lose a talented-but-often-unavailable player in Medranda (and his career in MLS has largely followed that pattern). Medranda can be a piece that takes Seattle over the top for 2020. In exchange, they get a guy who’s ready to contribute immediately as a like-for-like (albeit left-footed) instant-impact player as long as he’s healthy. The Businessįor Seattle, they unload a player who wasn’t particularly expensive to them from a salary standpoint (he’s on the reserve roster, and earning reserve minimum), but who also was surplus to requirements for the immediate situation – he’s played only 205 minutes this year across five regular-season appearances, plus 58 more in the MLS is Back knockout loss to LAFC. ![]() I took a very quick look at Bwana when the Washington Post‘s Steven Goff first reported the trade, and I’ll dip into further analysis on him in a moment, but first, let’s look at the particulars of the trade. In his second year Bwana led the Huskies with eight goals and ranked second with six assists, earning All-Pac-12 First Team and All-Far West Region First Team selections. Bwana earned All-Pac-12 Second Team and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors. He made his Major League Soccer debut on March 4, 2018, and since then, he has earned an MLS Cup in 2019, reached the MLS Cup playoffs in back to back seasons in 2018 and ‘19, and debuted at the international level in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League in a 1-0 victory over Chivas de Guadalajara.Īt the collegiate level, Bwana made 39 appearances at the University of Washington, recording 12 goals and 13 assists. 11, 2018 by Seattle Sounders FC, Bwana joins Nashville after three seasons earning valuable minutes with his home club. “His ability to threaten defenses both on and off the ball makes him a constant attacking presence, and his work rate on both sides of the ball make him a menace to play against.” “Handwalla is one of the exciting young attacking prospects in the league, and we feel very fortunate to be able to add him to our group,” said Mike Jacobs, Nashville SC General Manager. Sounders FC could receive an additional $25,000 in GAM, if Bwana meets certain performance-based metrics. 21, 2020) – Nashville Soccer Club announced today the acquisition of 21-year old winger Handwalla Bwana from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for Jimmy Medranda and $225,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM). In exchange for 23-year old Sounders Homegrown Handwalla Bwana, NSC sent veteran winger Jimmy Medranda and $225k GAM to Seattle Sounders. It’s official: Nashville SC is the proud own of a new homegrown winger prospect.
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