The MetroStars are a totally different team from what they were in 1996. Many people questioned some of the trades the MetroStars have made in the team's history as well. I have put together a sort of trade history for the MetroStars since 1996 to see what we would have had if it wouldn't have been for trades. Much Work needs to be done to this including draft pick trades and allocation trades.
Tony Meola
-Tony Meola/Alexi Lalas
+Mike Ammann/Mark Chung
-Mike Ammann/2nd Round Pick (Robert Russell) in 2001 SuperDraft
+Richie Williams (1st Tenure), allocation (Pedro Alvarez), 3rd round pick in 2001 SuperDraft (Kerwin Jemmont)
-Kerwin Jemmont (waived)
-Pedro Alvarez (waived)
-Mark Chung/2nd and 3rd round 2003 MLS SuperDraft Picks (Jeff Stewart/O’Neill Peart)
+4th pick overall in 2002 MLS Allocation Draft (Diego Serna)
-Richie Williams
+Brian Kamler and future considerations
-Brian Kamler/Daniel Hernandez/Diego Serna
+Mamadou Diallo/Andy Williams/Ted Chronopolous
-Ted Chronopolous (waived)
-Mamadou Diallo (sold)
-Andy Williams
+Edgar Bartolomeu
-Edgar Bartolomeu

Mike Ammann
*see Tony Meola

Jonny Walker
--NO TRADE

Ricardo Clark
--NO TRADE

Ted Chronopolous
*see Tony Meola

Orlando Perez
-Orlando Perez/Petter Villegas
+Mark Lisi/Craig Ziadie
-Craig Ziadie (expansion draft)

Nansha Kalonji (waived)

Jeff Zaun (waived)

Chris Leitch
*see Steve Shak

Sam Forko (waived)

Mark Semioli (see later) (waived)

Edgar Bartolomeu
*see Tony Meola

Brad Davis
-Brad Davis
+4th pick in 2003 MLS Superdraft (Mike Magee)

Thomas Dooley
*see Paul Dougherty

Kevin Knight (waived)

Diego Sonora (see later)

Branco (waived)

Joao Luiz (waived)

Ian Hennessey (waived/loan)

Travis Rinker (loan)

Ken Hesse (waived)

Steve Jolley (see later)

Mohammed Khakpour (waived 1st tenure) (waived 2nd tenure)

Arley Palacios
-Arley Palacios/^Eric Wynalda/^Welton Melo
+Allocation (Lothar Matthaus)
-Lothar Matthaus (waived)

Ezra Hendrickson (waived 1st tenure) (waived 2nd tenure)

Nicola Caricola (retired)

Seth Stammler
--NO TRADE

Juan Forchetti (loan)

Jeff Moore (waived)

Steve Shak
-Steve Shak
+Ross Paule
-Ross Paule
+Jeff Matteo/Chris Leitch
-Jeff Matteo (waived)

Mike Sorber
*see Damian Silvera

Damian Silvera
-Damian Silvera/1st round pick in 1998 MLS College Draft (Chris Klein)
+Mike Sorber
-Mike Sorber (waived)

Mike Magee
*see Brad Davis

Andy Williams
*see Tony Meola

Brian Kamler
*see Tony Meola

Mark Chung
*see Tony Meola

Wellington Sanchez
-Wellington Sanchez
+Eduardo Hurtado
-Eduardo Hurtado (waived)

Roberto Donadoni (transfer)

Mark Lisi
*see Orlando Perez

Petter Villegas (loaned 1st tenure)
*see Orlando Perez

Billy Walsh (waived)

Paul Dougherty
-Paul Dougherty
+Mike Duhaney
-Mike Duhaney
+Thomas Dooley
-Thomas Dooley (retired)

Brian Bliss
*see AJ Wood

AJ Wood
-AJ Wood
+Brian Bliss
-Brian Bliss
+8th pick in the 1998 College Draft (Mike Petke)
-Mike Petke/allocation/5th overall pick in 2003 MLS SuperDraft (David Stokes)
+Eddie Pope/Richie Williams(2nd tenure)/Jaime Moreno
-Richie Williams (waived)
-Jaime Moreno
+additional considerations

Mirsad Huseinovic (loaned)

Edmundo Rodriguez (waived)

Sergio Galvan Rey

Jaime Moreno
*see AJ Wood

Byron Alvarez (waived)

Gilmar (waived)

Alex Comas (waived)

Henry Zambrano
-Henry Zambrano
+allocation

Marcelo Vega
-Marcelo Vega/^Raul Diaz Arce
+allocation/future considerations

Manny Lagos (- in expansion draft)

Peter Vermes
-Peter Vermes/3rd round draft pick in 1998 supplemental draft (Tayt Ianni)
+Kerry Zavagnin
-Kerry Zavagnin (waived)

Joselito Vaca (see later)

Andrzej Juskowiak (waived)

Tab Ramos (retired)

Lothar Matthaus
*see Arley Palacios

Pablo Brenes (- in expansion draft)

Jacob LeBlanc (waived)

Ross Paule
*see Steve Shak

Sasa Curcic (waived)

Antony De Avila (transfer)

Ruben Dario Hernandez (left team for personal reasons)

Jeff Parke
--NO TRADE

Jose Galvan (loaned)

Mike Petke
*see AJ Wood

Shaun Bartlett (see later) (transfer)

Guido (waived)

Ted Gillen (retired)

Cornell Glen
--NO TRADE

Clint Mathis (contract expired)
+ via dispersal draft

Nino Da Silva
+ via waiver draft
-waived

Jim Rooney (waived)

Danny Barber (waived)

Kenny Arena

Joe Addo (contract expired)
+ via waiver draft

Adolfo Valencia (waived)

Joe Munoz
*see Braeden Cloutier

Braeden Cloutier
-Braeden Cloutier
+15th pick overall in the 1998 College Draft (Joe Munoz)
-Joe Munoz (waived)

Chris Unger (loaned 1st tenure) (waived 2nd tenure)

Mickey Kydes (retired)

John Wolyniec (see later)

Mamadou Diallo
*see Tony Meola

Martin Klinger (waived)

Mike Duhaney
*see Paul Dougherty)

Rhett Harty (see later)

Richie Williams
*see Tony Meola (1st tenure)
*see AJ Wood (2nd tenure)

Ramiro Corrales
*see Carlos Parra

Carlos Parra
-Carlos Parra
+Ramiro Corrales
-Ramiro Corrales
+Paul Grafer
-Paul Grafer (retired)

Joey DiGiamarino
+ via lottery
-waived

Marcelo Balboa (see later)

Pedro Alvarez (waived)

Lawrence Lozzano (waived)

Giovanni Savarese
-Giovanni Savarese/2nd round pick in 2000 College Draft (?Steven Armstrong?)
+^Raul Diaz Arce
*see Marcelo Vega

Zach Wells

Tim Howard (transfer)

Zach Thornton
(- in expansion draft)

Fabian Taylor (waived)

Dustin Sheppard (waived)

Birahim Diop (waived)

Mersim Beskovic (loaned)

Miles Joseph
-Miles Joseph
+2nd round pick in 2001 MLS SuperDraft (Rodrigo Faria)
-Rodrigo Faria/Conditional 2004 SuperDraft Pick
+Coach Bob Bradley

Amado Guevara
--NO TRADE

Brian Piesner (loaned)

Michael Butler (loaned)

Brian Kelly (see later)

Andrew Restrepo (waived)

Craig Ziadie
*see Orlando Perez

Nelson Akwari
-Nelson Akwari
+17th pick in 2003 MLS SuperDraft (Tim Regan)

Daniel Hernandez (see later)
*see Tony Meola

Dahir Mohammed
-loaned

Kerry Zavagnin
*see Peter Vermes

Louis Ken-Kwofie
-loaned

Martin Munnelly
-loaned

Nidal Baba
-waived

Tim Regan
*see Nelson Akwari

Rodrigo Faria
*see Miles Joseph

Julian Gomez (waived)

Alexi Lalas (see later)
*see Tony Meola

Eddie Pope
*see AJ Wood

Winston Griffiths
-Winston Griffiths
+conditional draft pick
-conditional draft pick
*see AJ Wood

Cordt Weinstein (loaned)

Eric Kvello (waived)

Cristian da Silva (waived)

Marco Rizi (waived)

Rob Johnson (loaned 1st tenure) (waived 2nd tenure) (loaned 3rd tenure)

Eddie Gaven
--NO TRADE

Andrew Lewis (- in expansion draft)

Gilberto Flores
--NO TRADE

Mike Nugent (retired)

Darin Lewis (waived)

Roy Myers (see later)

Fernando Fernandes (loaned)

Matt Knowles
-Matt Knowles
+3rd round pick in 1999 MLS College Draft (?Jim Manganello?)
-Jim Manganello (waived)

Chris Brauchle (loaned)

Fausto Klinger (loaned)

Carlos Ledesma (loaned)

Gerson Echeverry (waived)
+ via waiver draft

Barry Swift (waived)

John DeBrito (waived)

Omid Namazi (loaned)

Eduardo Hurtado
*see Wellington Sanchez

Stan Lembryk (loaned)

Brent Longenecker (loaned)

Tenywa Bonseu
*see Steve Jolley

Paul Grafer
*see Carlos Parra

Russell Payne (loaned)

Diego Serna
*see Tony Meola