As I first reported about two hours ago, the Whitecaps are set to make a major announcement tomorrow. They aren't doing a good job of hiding who it is. The official Twitter feed posted the above photo at about 5:30 p.m. EST.
It's Jay DeMerit, a centre-back for the US national team. He most recently played for Watford and has been linked to MLS and the 'Caps for several weeks.
It's unlikely that he's a DP. He should get something in the $200-300,000 range.
It's a well known sporting cliché that you build from the back out and TFC fans will be the first to tell you that it can be a really long year when you have gaps at the back.
DeMerit isn't a kid -- he's 30 -- but he is fairly young to be coming back to MLS from Europe. He has a "North American" game and should fit into MLS well. Actually he's about the perfect Teitur Thordarson player.
It's a good signing. They still need to find a goal scorer, but so does everyone really. The 'Caps continue to look to be on pace for a much better on the field launch than TFC.