After an appropriate mourning period, it is now time to turn our eyes to the next phase of D.C. United’s march to 2017: the offseason. We will have later posts breaking down each and every one of these, but there are a myriad of different drafts, processes, and rules for free agency that will be coming up soon. Here is the schedule of how that will roll out, plus a brief explanation of what each one is.
Saturday, December 10: MLS Cup 2016
Sunday, December 11: Half-day trade window, from 9AM-12PM ET. No trades have been allowed since the closing of the secondary transfer window in early August, so the day after MLS Cup, teams can scratch that itch.