Colorado Completes Jaime Castrillon Signing

The Rapids signed Jaime Castrillon this morning, their first major player move of the offseason.  As is typical terms were not released but those will leak out eventually.  Castrillon is expected to be an immediate starter in the midfield, and Pareja has talked recently about playing a 4-3-1 or 4-2-1-3.  Presumably Larentowicz and Mastroeni would be the other two midfielders while Mullan would push up to one of the 3 forwards.

Some other odds and ends from the first few days of training:

• Pareja named Pablo Mastroeni captain again
• Colorado is reportedly still pursuing a possible young DP player as a creative #10, with the idea that Castrillon will be more of a box-to-box midfielder
• Cabrera is expected to be named Pareja's deputy and Paul Caffery, Carbera's assistant coach with the U-17s, will be added as an assistant coach
• There are 4 other trialists in camp.  Former Dallas defender/midfielder Aaron Pitchkolan, former LA keeper Steve Cronin, defender Daniel Navarro, and Gambian trialist Edrissa Jarra.

So here's the updated camp list, as promised:

italics = unsigned draftee, underline = unsigned trialist

Goalkeepers:

Steward Ceus

Steve Cronin

Joel Helmick

Ian Joyce

Matt Pickens

Defenders:

Eddie Ababio

Issac Cowles

Hunter Freeman

Kosuke Kimura

Tyrone Marshall

Drew Moor
Daniel Navarro

Scott Palguta

Anthony Wallace

Marvell Wynne

Midfielders:

Davy Armstrong

Tony Cascio

Jaime Castrillon
Steven Emory

Josh Janniere

Ross LaBauex

Jeff Larentowicz

Pablo Mastroeni

Brian Mullan

Joseph Nane
Aaron Pitchkolan

Jamie Smith

Wells Thompson

Kohei Yamada

Forwards:

Andre Akpan

Quincy Amarikwa

Sam Archer

Conor Casey

Omar Cummings

Caleb Folan

Edrissa Jarra

Macoumba Kandji