Claudio Lopez and Ciaran O’Brien all but gone, Vagenas not quite yet

It was therefore somewhat puzzling when we found out that Peter Vagenas was one of the three players that the Rapids had entered into the 2010 Re-Entry draft.

Vagenas might be a different story.

Peter made $117,000 last year with Seattle, a fairly hefty salary for a player who would most likely be third on the depth chart in the realm of defensive midfielders on a central heavy Colorado Rapids roster. Considering Vagenas' skills are most likely hardly enough to get him selected in the RE draft, this strikes me as a ploy to get him through the draft unscathed and then quickly snatch him up for a slightly lower salary after. The first-come, first-serve basis that signing players after the draft works by may not make it a guarantee, but as I said before I doubt that there is a plethora of teams knocking down the doors to get Peter Vagenas.

Say goodbye to our friend Claudio Lopez – we hardly knew ye! – and our… well, whatever Ciaran is. However, you might want to wait a little while before closing the door on the Vagenas story in Denver yet. I've got a feeling that his footballing days a mile high are still just beginning.