A summary of MLS transactions for April 2001: April 25 MetroStars — Placed forward Martin Klinger on injured reserve. San Jose Earthquakes — Waived midfielder Harut Karapetyan. April 19 Colorado Rapids — Traded a second-round draft pick in 2002 to the MetroStars for midfielder/defender Christopher Dawes (Jamaica). Waived midfielder Keyeno Thomas (Trinidad & Tobago). MetroStars — Signed midfielder/defender Christopher Dawes (Jamaica) as a Discovery player. Traded Dawes to Colorado for a second-round draft pick in 2002. Placed defenders Daniel Hernandez and Mark Semioli on injured reserve. Called up defender Mersim Beskovic from Long Island Rough Riders. April 12 Chicago Fire — Re-signed midfielder DaMarcus Beasley through 2005. Tampa Bay Mutiny — Mutually greed to end contract of defender Chris Houser due to illness. Signed midfielder Jair as Discovery Player. April 10 Chicago Fire — Traded a conditional second-round draft pick in 2002 to New England for forward Jamar Beasley. New England Revolution — Traded forward Jamar Beasley to Chicago for a conditional second-round draft pick in 2002. San Jose Earthquakes — Signed midfielder Ronnie Ekelund (Denmark) as a Discovery Player. Tampa Bay Mutiny — Claimed defender Kalin Bankov of waivers. Waived forward Amos Magee. Placed defenders Steve Trittschuh and Chad McCarty on injured reserve. April 9 Chicago Fire — Re-signed midfielder Evan Whitfield to a multi-year contract. Dallas Burn — Hired Armando Pelaez as an assistant coach. April 7 Los Angeles Galaxy — Signed midfielder Alex Bengard. April 5 San Jose Earthquakes — Signed defender Troy Dayak as a Discovery Player. Waived defender Craig Waibel April 4 Miami Fusion — Re-signed defenders Pablo Mastroeni and Tyrone Marshall (Jamaica) to multi-year contracts. April 3 Chicago Fire — Re-signed head coach Bob Bradley to a multi-year contract. Announced retirement of defender Tom Soehn. Hired Soehn as an assistant coach. Announced that assistant coach Frank Klopas had stepped down. Promoted part-time assistant Daryl Shore to full-time assistant coach. San Jose Earthquakes — Signed defender Ramiro Corrales. April 2 Chicago Fire — Re-signed defender C.J. Brown to a multi-year contract. Colorado Rapids — Traded three second-round draft picks in 2002-2004 for defender Robin Fraser. Loaned Henry Zambrano (Colombia) to Corporacion Popular Junior (Colombia). Los Angeles Galaxy — Traded defender Robin Fraser to Colorado for three second-round draft picks in 2002-2004. New England Revolution — Signed goalkeeper Juergen Sommer. Waived goalkeeper Eric Pogue. Signed defender Alan Woods. Waived defender Adam Eyre. March 30 Colorado Rapids — Traded forward Gus Kartes to Tampa Bay for a second-round draft pick in 2002 and a third-round draft pick in 2003. Tampa Bay Mutiny — Traded a second-round draft pick in 2002 and a third-round draft pick in 2003 to Colorado for forward Gus Kartes.