The goal of the offseason is to make the 2016 Black & Gold better than last season. The signing of a veteran defender is step one.
Columbus Crew SC made the club's second MLS Cup Final this year completing what was a successful second season under head coach Gregg Berhalter, but just a couple weeks into the offseason and the Black & Gold are already making moves.
Last Friday, Crew SC announced the club had traded outside back Chris Klute to the MLS Cup winners, the Portland Timbers, in exchange for "general allocation money.