The Columbus Crew acquired defender Chris Klute on Friday from the Colorado Rapids to complete a trade that was agreed during from Thursday's MLS SuperDraft.

The Rapids traded up from the 19th pick to the 14th to select Swedish defender Axel Sjoberg. In exchange, they gave the 19th pick to Columbus as well as "future considerations" that turned out to be Klute.

The 24-year-old Klute spent three seasons with the Rapids, where he made 55 starts and was named the team's Defender of the Year...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Crew have signed Federico Higuain to a new designated player contract.

The Crew did not disclose details but called it the largest contract in team history. Higuain expressed his joy at the news via Twitter.

These years were good but the coming years will be better!! Thank you all @ColumbusCrewSC @MLS pic.twitter.com/z4Fg5UOrZq

— Federico Higuain (@FHiguain_33) January 5, 2015