Bono's pricey, but I'm not completely against it. low end TAM, i guess. McIntosh as GK3, fine with that, too.
Meara is on $132k/$137k, earned $33k his rookie yr. it's quite possible that they tacked on some [guaranteed, non-team option] yrs to the existing contract, with a smallish pay bump to $150k or $175k.
all he has to do is drive the "x" amt of miles to and from his hometown or something. he's said REPEATEDLY in the team YT vids that he's fine here, content to be here.
remember, Robles was here originally on a contract that wasn't great. $45k the rest of the yr after signing for us in August of '12. his 1st full yr with us (1st Shield!), he earned $77k. his last yr with us, was earning half a mil. Meara watched THAT salary progression 1st hand. imo, the team's paying him a little extra every yr to stay, and he is GOOD with it, all he has to do is sit ups and GK drills and just be ready. good work if you can get it, honestly, couple of games with the 1st team. half dozen games with the reserves, but good enough to start.
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Reference:
http://mlsplayers.or...es/salary-guide
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RIP Cesar Castello, Mike Vallo, Glenn Stampiglia, Bob Paquette, and Warren Lee