Before we take a bit of a trip down memory lane, let me start with this.
For all the flak the New England Revolution front office gets for their (perceived) lack of spending, the fans should give them far more credit for what they do better than anyone else in MLS.
And that is use trades, draft picks, waiver wires, blind draws, anything and everything at their disposal within MLS to acquire players that doesn't involve signing someone from the international market.
Look up and down the Revs roster, how many of these players were signed via an MLS mechanism?