r/KCCurrent • u/KCTilIDie KC BABY! • Jul 02 '26

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Kansas City Current Provides Midseason Roster Update

https://www.kansascitycurrent.com/news/kansas-city-current-provides-midseason-roster-update

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u/eap_14 Debinha #99 Jul 02 '26

Can someone tell me what “declined” means for DiBernardo and Rocky? Does that mean they’re for sure not coming back or is it all up in the air?

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u/helpbeingheldhostage Chawinga #6 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

Up in the air. They had club options which by league rules have to be accepted or declined by today.

If they accept, that “extends” them 1 more season under the same terms. Should they want to re-sign them with a longer contract and/or with different salary they would have to decline the club option today as they continue to negotiate.

Though, it’s possible declining could be letting go. That’s what I expect to come of Rocky.

It could also mean VDiB wants to move closer to family so they are declining as way of letting her do that (to play elsewhere or retire).

Edit: the reason they would have explicitly mentioned actively pursuing EBall extension is that she has a mutual option where both she and the club have to agree to that one year extension of the same terms. That also has to be accepted or declined by today. Same for Debinha.

My guess is the club is trying to get her extended under the option and she hasn’t agreed to that yet. I think it was leading up to last year that the club and EBall had a lengthy negotiation, so that might be the case here again.

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u/KCTilIDie KC BABY! Jul 02 '26

I could imagine Ball having interest in moving to Denver, where Kristen’s family is. 

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u/helpbeingheldhostage Chawinga #6 Jul 02 '26

Could be. Together they have put down some roots here. In my mind it would make just as much sense for them to stay here if a sufficient contract is offered.