Defense Depth Takes Another Hit: Jimenez, OUT!

By: Dave Martinez | December 26th, 2008

Here is a bit of news I didn’t want to wake up to the day after Christmas: Brian Lewis reports Diego Jimenez is gone. Another little surprise; he was on a 6 month loan. Wack.

A complete steal at 17k, Jimenez has taken advantage of being the anchor of the Red Bulls defense for the playoff push and translated it into a contract with Mexican first division squad, Tecos. That leaves the Red Bulls even thinner in the back than Nicole Richie in a bathing suit.

So now what?

The remaining defenders on the squad include journeymen Chris Leitch, Kevin Goldthwaite, Andrew Boyens, Carlos Mendes (who is more of a CDM anyway) and Mike Petke. Throw on top of all of this the minute room Jimenez has made for cap maneuvering, and the Bulls, once again, will face the daunting task of finding quality at bargain basement prices.

At this point, you kinda wish there was a Cichero on the depth charts.

So where can the Bulls look to next? Will they try to find their defensive answer in the draft? Or will they import a player? Possibly trade (again) for some more depth? Let me know what you think.