Sporting Kansas City offseason checklist update: Kann addition completes keepers

Sporting KC selected Alec Kann with their pick in the 2015 MLS Re-entry draft. This is the first time Sporting KC has ever used a re-entry draft pick and, with it, they found a second string keeper to back up Tim Melia. His $60k salary makes him a cheap option for Sporting KC and gives Sporting KC the opportunity to loan out Jon Kempin so that he can get consistent starting opportunities.

With the move, Sporting KC checked off number eight on the offseason priority list.

1) Re-sign Tim Melia Achieved 11/25. Sporting KC pick up Tim Melia's 2016 option.

2) Sign a Centerback Achieved 12/09. Sporting KC sign Lawrence Olum.

3) Add forward depth

4) Restructure Graham Zusi's contract...

5) ...and give that money to Benny Feilhaber and Krisztian Nemeth

6) Make a defensive midfield decision

7) Release Marcel de Jong, Mikey Lopez and Jacob Peterson

8) Sign a backup keeper Achieved 12/11. Sporting KC select Alec Kann in first stage of the re-entry draft.

9) Make a decision at left back

10) Depth at attacking midfielder

There are now four more avenues for Sporting KC to add more to the roster. Looking at the inaugural class of MLS free agents, transferring for a player, picking up a player in the second stage of the MLS re-entry draft next week, or selecting a player in the 2016 MLS Superdraft. With four more roster spots open, here's where the roster stands after the re-entry draft's first stage.

Sporting KC currently need a defensive midfielder since Soni Mustivar is still unsigned but the rest of the moves can be depth since the rest of the starting lineup is fairly secure. The news also came out this week that Sporting KC has $800k in targeted allocation money, which could possibly be used to achieve either numbers four or five.