If the only thing keeping Diego Chara happy right now is that his brother plays here, the Timbers have done a lot of things very wrong. This is a business; Y Chara's out of contract, so his status will by necessity change. I personally hope it changes to "he's wearing a different shirt next year", but Diego's a professional athlete and u…
If the only thing keeping Diego Chara happy right now is that his brother plays here, the Timbers have done a lot of things very wrong. This is a business; Y Chara's out of contract, so his status will by necessity change. I personally hope it changes to "he's wearing a different shirt next year", but Diego's a professional athlete and understands how this all works, so hopefully can handle whatever happens to his brother.
Yimmi is under contract next year. I think I saw something on transfrmarket once that showed it (and not always reliable), but people I trust all say he's still under contract next year.
I hope you're right. Also there's the fact that Diego was brought in as a DP and is no longer, so maybe he'd understand it as the natural progression as you get older and the team looks to improve by opening up DP slots. That's if Timbers want to bring Yimmi back at all. I'm pretty much 50/50 at this point re: bringing him back at a lesser contract or not resigning him at all.
I am 100/0 to not bring him back. I'm also not sure why the Timbers have to/would ever make roster moves only once they consider the feelings of other players on the roster.
I would certainly hope they don't. But Yimmi was signed as a DP when there wasn't a lot of demand for him in MLS (at least as a DP), or other major leagues, as I recall, so maybe just a coincidence that his brother is a club legend?
Oh, not at all - he was signed in no small part because Diego wanted him here. And I hated it at that point, and I hate it even more now.
It would have been fine if YC had been cheaper and better. Or even one of the two. But here we are, three years in, and he's overpriced and not good enough, and even DC should know that's not a recipe for sticking around, brother or otherwise. If losing YC from the team makes Diego that upset, well, maybe it's time for DC to collect his well-earned flowers as well, because sentimentality should not be a roster construction consideration.
If the only thing keeping Diego Chara happy right now is that his brother plays here, the Timbers have done a lot of things very wrong. This is a business; Y Chara's out of contract, so his status will by necessity change. I personally hope it changes to "he's wearing a different shirt next year", but Diego's a professional athlete and understands how this all works, so hopefully can handle whatever happens to his brother.
Yimmi is under contract next year. I think I saw something on transfrmarket once that showed it (and not always reliable), but people I trust all say he's still under contract next year.
I have no inside info, but everything I've seen online, including this site which I trust, says 2023 - https://www.capology.com/club/portland-timbers/salaries/2023/
It may be that there's an option year after this or something, but every site I've seen says his contract ends in December.
I guess we'll see which site is correct in a few months. https://www.transfermarkt.us/portland-timbers/vertragsende/verein/4291/vertragsendeJahr/2023/plus/1
I was also thinking he might have a player option.
I hope you're right. Also there's the fact that Diego was brought in as a DP and is no longer, so maybe he'd understand it as the natural progression as you get older and the team looks to improve by opening up DP slots. That's if Timbers want to bring Yimmi back at all. I'm pretty much 50/50 at this point re: bringing him back at a lesser contract or not resigning him at all.
Diego was a DP only because of his transfer fee. Once that was paid off, he wasn't a DP anymore. He's been incredibly cheap for us given his quality.
No question he's been a bargain. One of the best in the history of the league.
I am 100/0 to not bring him back. I'm also not sure why the Timbers have to/would ever make roster moves only once they consider the feelings of other players on the roster.
I would certainly hope they don't. But Yimmi was signed as a DP when there wasn't a lot of demand for him in MLS (at least as a DP), or other major leagues, as I recall, so maybe just a coincidence that his brother is a club legend?
Oh, not at all - he was signed in no small part because Diego wanted him here. And I hated it at that point, and I hate it even more now.
It would have been fine if YC had been cheaper and better. Or even one of the two. But here we are, three years in, and he's overpriced and not good enough, and even DC should know that's not a recipe for sticking around, brother or otherwise. If losing YC from the team makes Diego that upset, well, maybe it's time for DC to collect his well-earned flowers as well, because sentimentality should not be a roster construction consideration.