At least three of top wage earners on the New York Red Bulls will not be back next year as the team readies to announce their offseason cuts.



Per a source, The Athletic has learned that forward Carlos Rivas (option declined) and defenders Tommy Redding (out of contract) and Aurélien Collin (option declined) will be among several players who will be cut from the team. The moves don’t exactly come as a surprise given the lack of playing time for the trio over the second half of the season as they team went on a hot streak to lift the Supporters’ Shield. The Red Bulls are planning on making the roster moves official on Tuesday.



The three moves would clear a little over $1 million in salary cap space, money that largely would go toward keeping together the core of a team that won the Supporters’ Shield this past year.



Chief among the targets for a raise will be defender Tim Parker, acquired this offseason from the Vancouver Whitecaps. In...