COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — When the Colorado Rapids sent Đorđe Mihailović to Toronto, the $8 million they got in return didn't cool fans' tempers.

They felt betrayed as once again, their soccer club was cutting costs at the expense of the product on the field.

But this is why it pays to not overreact before you see the whole picture. Padraig Smith took that $8 million and spent it on the most expensive transfer in the history of Colorado soccer.

The player they got in return may prove to be one of the most talented to ever wear a Rapids shirt.

“You can just watch the player, all the things that we value around here, for me all the things that make great athletes 'great' and good people 'good', this is what we have here," Rapids head coach Chris Armas said, speaking about their new No. 10 P

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