Is it? He was essentially transferred from Municipal to the Fire, so that should count as a new deal. It's fairly uncommon for an MLS team to actually pay a transfer fee for a loan player, so the case can be made for it being on the list.
There should be a third category after in and out for other deals: buying out loans, acquiring rights, re-signings, and so on.
I'm not saying there isn't a fine point to be made here, but the purpose of this thread is comings and goings, not which players signed new deals. If that were true, we'd need to put McBride and CJ Brown on Chicago's list as well, as they re-upped. The focus of this thread has always been "how will my team look different next year?" Pappa was there last season and will be there again next season, so there's no real need to add him to the in or out lists for the team. At one point there was a much more detailed roster thread (maybe run by Nidal Baba Superstar?) that addressed finer points like international slots/etc. Maybe someone could restart that thread for stuff like this.
Ty Shipalane joins D.C. United permanantly from Harrisburg City Islanders (he spent a couple of months on alone with appearing in MLS). Worth a mention in the notes. http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/dc-united-signs-tiyi-shipalane
Andy Williams? Brian Carroll? Brian Mullan? (standout is a stretch) Chris Klein? Beckerman? Arturo Alvarez?
It's Dave Van Den Bergh http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2009/12/fc-dallas-puts-van-den-bergh-on-trade-block.html#more
Pablo Vitti and Lesly Fellinga were released by TFC today http://www.24thminute.com/2009/12/vitti-fellinga-also-cut.html
Christian Castillo (Leon) to DCU on loan. http://www.dcunited.com/ http://www.behindthebadge.com/2009/12/cristian-castillo-signed.php
Exciting news for DCU and MLS. I love seeing these guys from Central and South America coming to MLS. Here's hoping he's a success.
Guevara, Vitti, Fellinga out TOR Cristian Castillo in DC Chicago Fire Out: Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Veracruz - Mexico) David Myrie (Expansion Draft) Brandon Prideaux (retired) Chris Rolfe (Aalborg - Denmark) Chivas USA Out: Shavar Thomas (Expansion Draft) Columbus Crew Out: Alejandro Moreno (Expansion Draft) Colorado Rapids Out: Jordan Harvey (Expansion Draft) FC Dallas Out: Daniel Torres (Waived) D.C. United In: Cristian Castillo (Leon - Mexico) Out: Ely Allen (Waived) Andrew Jacobson (Expansion Draft) Greg Janicki (Waived) Ben Olsen (Retired) Houston Dynamo Out: John Michael Hayden (Waived) Abe Thompson (Waived) Other Considerations Allocation $ (from PHI in D. Califf rights trade) Kansas City Wizards Los Angeles Galaxy Out: Stefani Miglioranzi (Expansion Draft) Kyle Patterson (Waived) Julian Valentin (Waived) New England Revolution Out: Stephane Assengue (Waived) Jay Heaps (Retired) Brad Knighton (Expansion Draft) New York Red Bulls Out: Albert Celades (Retired) Walter Garcia (Released) Leonard Krupnik (Maccabai Netanya - Israel) Nick Zimmerman (Expansion Draft) Philadelphia Union In: Danny Califf (FC Midtjylland - Denmark) Jordan Harvey (Expansion Draft) Brad Knighton (Expansion Draft) Andrew Jacobson (Expansion Draft) Sébastian Le Toux (Expansion Draft) Stefani Miglionranzi (Expansion Draft) Alejandro Moreno (Expansion Draft) David Myrie (Expansion Draft) Shea Salinas (Expansion Draft) Chris Seitz (trade w/Salt Lake) Shavar Thomas (Expansion Draft) Nick Zimmerman (Expansion Draft) Other Considerations MLS rights to Danny Califf (trade w/Houston) Salt Lake In: Abe Thompson (Waiver Draft) Out: Yura Movsisyan (Randers FC - Denmark) Chris Seitz (trade w/PHI) Other Considerations Allocation $ (from PHI in C. Seitz trade) San Jose Earthquakes Out: Shea Salinas (Expansion Draft) Seattle Sounders FC Out: Evan Brown (Waived) Michael Fucito (Waived) Sébastian Le Toux (Expansion Draft) Lamar Neagle (Waived) Toronto FC Out: Amado Guevara (Motagua - Honduras) Lesly Fellinga (waived) Pablo Vitti (waived)
http://thelagalaxy.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-comes-early-la-signs-three.html "The LA Galaxy announced today that they have acquired three players on loan from Sao Paulo FC of the Brazilian Campeonato for the 2010 MLS season. Alex, a 21-year-old left-sided player, Juninho, a 20-year-old central midfielder and Leonardo, a 21-year-old central defender each spent two weeks training with the Galaxy in October, giving the Galaxy coaching staff a chance to see the players in action first hand. Per team and league policy, details of the loan agreements were not disclosed. All three players will be officially added to the Galaxy roster upon the receipt of their P1 visas and International Transfer Clearances (ITC)."
Alex dos Santos Cazumba Vitor Gomes Pereira Junior(inho) Ajose Leonardo Ribeiro da Silva ...if we want to be precise.
Three Brazilians to LA. Chicago Fire Out: Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Veracruz - Mexico) David Myrie (Expansion Draft) Brandon Prideaux (retired) Chris Rolfe (Aalborg - Denmark) Chivas USA Out: Shavar Thomas (Expansion Draft) Columbus Crew Out: Alejandro Moreno (Expansion Draft) Colorado Rapids Out: Jordan Harvey (Expansion Draft) FC Dallas Out: Daniel Torres (Waived) D.C. United In: Cristian Castillo (Leon - Mexico) Out: Ely Allen (Waived) Andrew Jacobson (Expansion Draft) Greg Janicki (Waived) Ben Olsen (Retired) Houston Dynamo Out: John Michael Hayden (Waived) Abe Thompson (Waived) Other Considerations Allocation $ (from PHI in D. Califf rights trade) Kansas City Wizards Los Angeles Galaxy In: Alex dos Santos Cazumba (Sao Paulo FC - Brazil) Vitor Gomes Pereira Junior(inho) (Sao Paulo FC - Brazil) Ajose Leonardo Ribeiro da Silva (Sao Paulo FC - Brazil) Out: Stefani Miglioranzi (Expansion Draft) Kyle Patterson (Waived) Julian Valentin (Waived) New England Revolution Out: Stephane Assengue (Waived) Jay Heaps (Retired) Brad Knighton (Expansion Draft) New York Red Bulls Out: Albert Celades (Retired) Walter Garcia (Released) Leonard Krupnik (Maccabai Netanya - Israel) Nick Zimmerman (Expansion Draft) Philadelphia Union In: Danny Califf (FC Midtjylland - Denmark) Jordan Harvey (Expansion Draft) Brad Knighton (Expansion Draft) Andrew Jacobson (Expansion Draft) Sébastian Le Toux (Expansion Draft) Stefani Miglionranzi (Expansion Draft) Alejandro Moreno (Expansion Draft) David Myrie (Expansion Draft) Shea Salinas (Expansion Draft) Chris Seitz (trade w/Salt Lake) Shavar Thomas (Expansion Draft) Nick Zimmerman (Expansion Draft) Other Considerations MLS rights to Danny Califf (trade w/Houston) Salt Lake In: Abe Thompson (Waiver Draft) Out: Yura Movsisyan (Randers FC - Denmark) Chris Seitz (trade w/PHI) Other Considerations Allocation $ (from PHI in C. Seitz trade) San Jose Earthquakes Out: Shea Salinas (Expansion Draft) Seattle Sounders FC Out: Evan Brown (Waived) Michael Fucito (Waived) Sébastian Le Toux (Expansion Draft) Lamar Neagle (Waived) Toronto FC Out: Amado Guevara (Motagua - Honduras) Lesly Fellinga (waived) Pablo Vitti (waived)