{"id":29776,"date":"2014-12-08T19:17:23","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T00:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=29776"},"modified":"2014-12-08T19:18:37","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T00:18:37","slug":"revs-deal-imbongo-castillion-to-rapids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=29776","title":{"rendered":"Revs Deal Imbongo, Castillion to Rapids"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The Revolution made their first trade of the off-season Monday, as they dealt Dimitry Imbongo and Geoffrey Castillion, along with their second round pick in the 2015 SuperDraft to Colorado for reserve goalkeeper Joe Nasco and the Rapid\u2019s 2015 SuperDraft third round pick.<\/p>\n

Only hours after the conclusion of the MLS Cup\u2019s final whistle, the MLS off-season began with a half-day trade window on Monday.\u00a0 While the expansion squads NYCFC and Orlando City gathered the most attention building their team before this week\u2019s expansion draft, the Revolution\u2019s only deal saw a pair of forwards head west to Colorado.<\/p>\n

Dimitry Imbongo has the most MLS experience of the players involved: After signing with the Revolution in July 2012, he registered 4 goals and 4 assists in 32 regular season games, while also adding a goal in the 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs.\u00a0 However, with the emergence of Charlie Davies and others, Imbongo fell down the depth chart and only made two appearances, both as a substitute, in 2014.<\/p>\n

The deal also ends Geoffrey Castillion\u2019s short-lived career with the Revolution before it could get started.\u00a0 Castillion, who according to MLS Players Union figures had the third highest salary on the team this season, was signed on August 25th<\/sup> and made his debut as a second-half substitute on September 3rd<\/sup>, his only appearance with the club.\u00a0 Castillion\u2019s departure is a disappointment as the former Ajax academy player was likely seen to hold great potential by the club based on his large salary.<\/p>\n

However, Castillion\u2019s time with the Rapids may end even faster than his time with the Revolution as his contract option \u2013 along with Imbongo\u2019s \u2013 have not been exercised by Colorado.<\/p>\n

The Revolution add Joe Nasco, a 30-year old goalkeeper who just ended his first season in the MLS.\u00a0 He made four starts in the MLS with a 0-2-1 record and a 2.32 goals against average.\u00a0 Despite this limited amount of time, Nasco showed promise in the NASL with the Atlanta Silverbacks, as he led the team to the 2013 Soccer Bowl and was named to the NASL Best XI.\u00a0 Nasco also holds an MLS record, as he was given a red card 34 seconds into a match against the LA Galaxy, which is the fastest red card in MLS history.<\/p>\n

Similar to Imbongo and Castillion, according to Revolution beat writer Kyle McCarthy<\/a>, Joe Nasco is not expected to be in the Revolution\u2019s plans for the 2015 season and potentially could be released, though no announcement was made as of this writing. \u00a0Alternatively, Nasco might be used as goalkeeper depth, in the event the Revolution lose a goalkeeper in the expansion draft or via another trade when the next trade window opens.<\/p>\n

The deal benefits the Revolution by reducing the number of international players on their roster.\u00a0 By dealing Imbongo and Castillion, they were left with three international players.\u00a0 According to the MLS expansion draft rules, teams with four or more international players would have to protect three\u00a0from the expansion draft.\u00a0 Teams with three international players, however, are only restricted to protecting\u00a0two international players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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