▁As ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁process , ▁M LS ▁allocated ▁Weg er le ▁to ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Rap ids . ▁However , ▁he ▁enjoyed ▁little ▁success ▁in ▁M LS . ▁ ▁D . C . ▁United ▁He ▁played ▁a ▁season ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁for ▁Colorado ▁before ▁the ▁team ▁trad ed ▁him ▁to ▁D . C . ▁United ▁for ▁Steve ▁R amm el ▁ 1 4 ▁games ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁season . ▁As ide ▁from ▁scoring ▁four ▁goals ▁over ▁ 3 6 ▁games ▁with ▁the ▁Rap ids , ▁Weg er le ▁also ▁served ▁a ▁single ▁game ▁as ▁care t aker ▁head ▁coach ▁after ▁Bobby ▁H ought on ▁was ▁fired . ▁When ▁Weg er le ▁arrived ▁in ▁D . C ., ▁he ▁joined ▁a ▁team ▁on ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁league ▁championship . ▁While ▁his ▁scoring ▁pace ▁increased ▁slightly , ▁five ▁goals ▁over ▁ 1 9 ▁regular ▁and ▁post - season ▁games , ▁Weg er le ▁failed ▁to ▁produce ▁as ▁United ▁coach ▁Bruce ▁Arena ▁expected . ▁ ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Mut iny ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Weg er le ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁most ▁l op - s ided ▁trade ▁in ▁league ▁history , ▁when ▁D . C . ▁sent ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Mut iny ▁for ▁Roy ▁L ass iter ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁L ass iter ▁was ▁M LS ' s ▁all - time ▁leading ▁goals cor er ; ▁Weg er le ▁played ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁