The Portland Timbers have acquired goaltender Troy Perkins from D.C. United for goaltender Steve Cronin.
The Timbers, who join Major League Soccer as an expansion team next year, will also send D.C. United allocation money as part of the trade announced Friday. United will retain a portion of Perkins’ salary budget for next season....
Cronin has appeared in 56 regular-season matches over two seasons for Portland’s second-division side with a 26-11-19 record. He has played previously for the San Jose Earthquakes and the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Cronin has "backup" written all over him, but at least he is an experienced backup.
This means, however, that DC is convinced that 20 year old Bill Hamid has what it takes to be a number one in MLS. Hamid looked pretty good in his action last year, but it was a perfect situation for a young player. The team was terrible and there was not a ton of pressure to be found. The early games of the upcoming season are going to matter in a way no DC game did matter after June last year. Hopefully, the kid is up to the challenge. If he isn't Cronin is going to see a lot of work.
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