With the addition of Josef Martinez , Atlanta United has signed its three Designated Players. All three are offensive-minded midfielders, and it seems likely Martinez will start on the left, Miguel Almiron in the middle and Hector Villalba on the right, so it stands to reason that they should score the bulk of the team's goals in its inaugural season.
How many will they score? Too early to know. But here’s how many goals each MLS team had last season from its top three scorers:
Chicago: 21 (David Accam led with 9)
Colorado: 21 (Shkelzen Gashi led with 9)
Columbus: 27 (Ola Kamara led with 16)
D.C. United: 23 (Lamar Neagle led with 9)
Dallas: 24 (Max Urruti led with 9)
Houston: 17 (Andrew Wenger led with 6)
LA Galaxy: 30 (Gio dos Santos led with 14)
Montreal: 33 (Ignacio Piatti led with 17)
New England: 20 (Juan Agudelo and Kei Kamara led with 7 each)
NYCFC: 40 (David Villa led with 23)
New York Red Bulls: 37 (Bradley Wright-Philips led with 24)
Orlando City: 34 (Cyle Larin led with 14)
Philadelphia: 28 (Chris Pontius led with 12)
Portland: 35 (Fanendo Adi led with 16)
Real Salt Lake: 25 (Joao Plata led with 9)
San Jose: 20 (Chris Wondolowski led with 12)
Seattle: 24 (Jordan Morris led with 12)
Sporting KC: 29 (Dom Dwyer led with 16)
Toronto: 32 (Sebastian Giovinco led with 17)
Vancouver: 22 (Pedro Morales with 9)
