In 22 games with the Burn last season, Iribarren logged 76 minutes per game. He has played with D.C. United and Columbus. D.C. United win an MLS championship. There are other reasons for the Riverhounds' windfall this season. Gori, for instance, was released by the Crew because his knee was injured in September and the team did not believe it was worth the risk to keep him this season.
Age has something to do with it, too.
Iribarren is 33, Gutierrez 32 and Gori 28. Welton is the youngest of the signings at 25. Still, their experience is expected to boost the Riverhounds. Some of these guys got caught in a numbers game. These are guys who could be back in the MLS in the near future.