In what might be the least surprising news of the offseason Colorado and Leon completed their deal transferring GK William Yarbrough to the Rapids. As part of the deal Yarbrough has signed a contract covering the next three seasons, with a team-held option for the 2024 season as well. The transfer fee, if any, paid was not announced.
With this move the Rapids likely have the goalkeeper of the present (Yarbrough) and the future (Rodriguez) on the roster, with Irwin pushing Yarbrough to keep his spot as the number one. Rawls is also on the roster but realistically has no real present or future between the pipes here. We will not need to invest in the position for a while hopefully.
Yarbrough took over as the number one during the MLS Is Back tournament last season and never relinquished the position. Not only were his stats generally better than Irwin his command of the back line, something Fraser values, was also more evident. He will be the natural number one going into preseason but Irwin waits to take over if Yarbrough falters.
With this move I feel like the Rapids have made most of their offseason changes. I wouldn't be surprised if we bring in one more player that could compete for a starting position, but we could wait for the summer window, especially with the uncertainty around the CBA and the start of the season. The transfer market is a bit strange right now, the window just closed in Europe with the least amount of money being spent in a while on average and I think the soccer world is kind of holding its breath to see what shape the professional game will be in once we get to the other side of the pandemic. Combined with the league's labor issues I can't blame the Rapids for moving slowly right now.
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