That year, the Seattle Sounders selected Bartro in the third round (thirty-third overall) of the North American Soccer League draft.
He left the Earthquakes that fall to sign with the Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League.
In December 1986, Bartro rejoined the Sockers as a free agent, playing for their reserve team until he earned a spot on their roster.
[3] In the fall of 1987, Bartro moved to the Memphis Storm of the American Indoor Soccer Association.
In 1992, the AISA became the National Professional Soccer League and in October the Wave traded Bartro, Bill Andracki and Mark Kerlin to the Cleveland Crunch in exchange for David Vaudreuil.