The changes continue for the Colorado Rapids. After the flurry of activity last week, and a poor finishing performance against New York City Football Club on Saturday; Colorado’s first ever designated player was demoted from that status. While this was not technically a move made by the front office this change could end up being big news for the Rapids.

Gabriel Torres came to Colorado at the end of the 2013 season after he tore up the CONCACAF Gold Cup for a share of the Golden Boot award, scoring five goals in the tournament. His performance in the Cup helped to drive the transfer price that his home team, San Francisco FC (Panama), asked for him.

It was this transfer fee, which has only been announced as “sizable”, that led to Torres getting the designated player tag. Last year with Colorado Torres made less then Edson Buddle, Vicente Sanchez, and Marvell Wynne, none of whom were DP’s.

This change in status for Torres opens the door for the Rapids to go out and find another designated player. With Kevin Doyle not arriving in Colorado until July, and an obvious lack of finishers, Colorado needs to make another move to bring in a proven scorer.

Finishing is the only spot that Colorado did not address in the off-season. While Doyle is a good start to addressing the issue, the team cannot solely rely on him to score. Against NYCFC the Rapids took 21 shots but only seven were on target and none found there way to the back of the net.

With an extra DP slot now available the Rapids will be looking for another striker to bring into the fold. Rumors of players wanting to come to MLS pop up everyday, the only thing unknown as of now is if Colorado could afford any of them. Friday it was announced that Argentine striker Fernando Cavenaghi may be looking to move to MLS.

The Rapids have already taken a couple dips into the Argentine soccer pool. Juan Ramirez was brought in on a junior designated player contract and Lucas Pittinari was brought in on loan. These additions were helped along by the presence of Claudio Lopez, who was hired as Director of Soccer during the off-season.

Lopez’s role within the club and the money that just came in with the new TransAmerica sponsorship deal may help Colorado in pursuing a guy like Cavenaghi. His current transfer market value is around $800,000. Could he be a fit for Colorado? Only time will tell, but what is known right now is that Technical Director Paul Bravo and Lopez, in the words of President Tim Hinchey, “are working very hard to look at another striker”.

Cavenaghi’s 142 career club goals and 11 career national team goals for Argentina would give the team another proven scorer. Whether or not the Rapids are currently looking at Cavenaghi is still unknown, but it would be silly to assume that they have not looked into him at all. With a third DP slot now open Colorado has a chance to make another big splash.