Nine MLS teams cut a total of 13 players in order to fulfill the league’s 20-man roster limit. The Chicago Fire waived defender Jeff Zaun and forward Tony Kuhn; the Dallas Burn waived rookie midfielder Andrew Parrish and forward Gabe Jones; the Kansas City Wizards waived forward Brian Loftin; the Los Angeles Galaxy waived forward Jose Vasquez, and the San Jose Clash waived midfielders Carlos “Chile” Farias and Anthony Farace. In the Eastern Conference, the Columbus Crew waived rookie defender Jeff Bilyk; the MetroStars waived midfielder Jim Rooney and forward John Wolyniec, and the Miami Fusion waived midfielders Mohenjo “Pepe” Smith and Tomasz Wygonik. During the last week, the Colorado Rapids waived 1999 first-round college pick Andrew Mittendorf and rookie defender Bobby Meyer and the New England Revolution waived forward Carlos Rocha and midfielders Leighton O’Brien and Chris Fox. MLS also announced that the MetroStars organization has been fined $5,000 for not submitting its list of waived players by the league’s April 1 deadline of 5 p.m. ET. In addition to the standard 20-player active roster, MLS teams are allowed to carry Project-40 players who do not count against the 20-player limit. Also, players on the injured reserve list are not considered part of the active roster. The 1999 MLS Waiver Draft will be conducted on Monday, April 5, 1999 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Teams will pick in the reverse order of finish from the 1998 regular season.