September 27, 2011

Trade: Kansas City RoyalsAthletics

Kila Ka'aihue changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

Kansas City Royals
franchise trade score
65better
Franchise trade score65
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0Net surplus$0.0M
Short term66WAR in0.0WAR out-0.1Net+0.1Net surplus$0.9M
Control window65WAR in0.0WAR out-0.1Net+0.1Net surplus$0.9M
Full tenure64WAR in0.0WAR out-0.1Net+0.1Net surplus$0.9M
Athletics
franchise trade score
35worse
Franchise trade score35
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0Net surplus$0.0M
Short term34WAR in-0.1WAR out0.0Net-0.1Net surplus−$0.9M
Control window35WAR in-0.1WAR out0.0Net-0.1Net surplus−$0.9M
Full tenure36WAR in-0.1WAR out0.0Net-0.1Net surplus−$0.9M

Kansas City Royals received

Ethan HollingsworthWAR (control)

Not rated — never reached the majors.

Athletics received

Kila Ka'aihue1B · 27 · pre-arb · 6 yrs control-0.1WAR (control) · 1 yr29
Rest of season47WAR0.0wRC+PA0Surplus$0.0M
Short term27WAR-0.1wRC+92PA139Surplus−$0.9M
Control window29WAR-0.1wRC+92PA139Surplus−$0.9M
Full tenure30WAR-0.1wRC+92PA139Surplus−$0.9M

On the day: +0.2 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 89, salary $419K.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Kila Ka'aihuepre-arb$419K$0.5M-0.1−$0.9M
Total over the control window$0.5M-0.1−$0.9M

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

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