It's always fun to look back at the personnel moves that had the biggest impact, which is exactly what we aim to do by ranking the most important trades of 2019.
A majority of these picks were done early enough in the year to have fine effect on the 2019 season, but there are a few late entries that make the list with an eye solely toward the future.
Before we dive into the countdown, let's tip our cap to the honorable mention pick-ups and the teams that bartered for their services: Derrick Jones (Nashville SC), Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United), Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) and Justin Meram (Atlanta United).