Letterhack Christopher Wade sez it all:

"I thought you would find this article [in the Boston Globe, registration req. but free] interesting: I love how Dell'Apa points out that the Revolution and Dempsey have no control over the transfer negotiations and it all comes from MLS HQ. This stubbornness by MLS will just cause bitterness and they will end up getting nothing for Dempsey because his play will suffer because he does not care (thus lowering his value) or he will just wait out his contract.
 
"If MLS were a true business they would sell their talent when it peaks and use the proceeds to reinvest in their "product", thus creating a wider pool of quality players. This wider pool of quality players would improve play and make it easier to sell their good players."

We agree, Christopher. One note: Dell'Apa insinuates that MLS received an offer of "$2m" for Dempsey - the offer was actually a bit higher than that, In other news, Demspey remains in the market, but a move is unlikely until January.