By Sean McCaffery, March 2, 2018
In an increasing trend leaue wide with a similar 1.5 exchange rate, DC receives $140K in TAM for $100K in GAM. from Sporting KC. TAM is money from the league to help add or keep high value players as well as buy down the budget of a player ove the maximum per year. SInce '15 teams got $100K yearly going up to $800K in '16, $1.2mil in '17 and '18 to go with $2.8mil more of optional discretionaly funds in '18 & '19. GAM is money yearly to teams on top of its player budget. It may be utilized for geting players new to MLSl re-sign a current one, reduce loan/transfer fees, lengthen new players pacts for a 2nd year and reduce the charge of a DP up to $150k.