Pinching Pennies In Women’s Professional Soccer: Tobin Heath, Eniola Aluko Traded From Atlanta Beat To Sky Blue FC

Yes, Women’s Professional Soccer fans. That headline is true, a story reported by Equalizer Soccer that proves the old adage: In every joke there’s a grain of truth. In this joke, the grain is the entire nugget. That’s the only way I can describe the Beat’s decision to trade last year’s number one pick, potential franchise cornerstone Tobin Heath, as well as one of the league’s better attackers, Eniola Aluko, to Sky Blue FC for draft picks and future considerations.

Sky Blue also gets midfielder Angie Kerr, but the focus of this deal will be on Heath, who missed most of her first season with an ankle injury. That’s the only on-field justification Atlanta, about to start their second season, can have for the deal, but considering they got only draft picks for the star, the on-field rationale is thin.