Toronto FC announced today that it has acquired defender Kyle Davies from the LA Galaxy in exchange for Dasan Robinson.
Davies, despite captaining the U-20 USMNT team in 2009, has not seen much of the pitch since joining MLS the same year. He has bounced from Real Salt Lake to Dallas to Los Angeles and has not made an appearance in LA this season.
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In Robinson, Toronto loses a defender who has never really shown much ability to fit into their system and was badly abused down the wing more than once this year. With the emergence of Ashtone Morgan as a starter, Robinson has been largely rendered redundant. He will also be remembered as the man who was traded for fan favourite Dan Gargan.
The move shows once again that Toronto isn't afraid to pull the gun on trades that didn't work out. Tony Tchani, who was acquired from New York in the Dwayne DeRosario trade, was another who saw himself shipped out shortly after arriving. Alan Gordon, who had been acquired from LA as well, was also traded within the same season he was acquired - although his trade was less about his performance and more about the arrival of designated player Danny Kovermans.
What do you think about Toronto's trading this season? Has it moved the team forward? Or are they just spinning their wheels in the mud?