December 1, 2016

Trade: Kansas City RoyalsLos Angeles Angels

Brooks Pounders changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

Kansas City Royals
franchise trade score
74better
Franchise trade score74
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0Net surplus$0.0M
Short term75WAR in0.0WAR out-0.3Net+0.3Net surplus$2.3M
Control window74WAR in0.0WAR out-0.3Net+0.3Net surplus$2.3M
Full tenure73WAR in0.0WAR out-0.3Net+0.3Net surplus$2.3M
Los Angeles Angels
franchise trade score
26worse
Franchise trade score26
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0Net surplus$0.0M
Short term25WAR in-0.3WAR out0.0Net-0.3Net surplus−$2.3M
Control window26WAR in-0.3WAR out0.0Net-0.3Net surplus−$2.3M
Full tenure27WAR in-0.3WAR out0.0Net-0.3Net surplus−$2.3M

Kansas City Royals received

Jared RuxerWAR (control)

Not rated — never reached the majors.

Los Angeles Angels received

Brooks PoundersP · 26 · pre-arb · 6 yrs control-0.3WAR (control) · 1 yr15
Rest of season47WAR0.0FIP−IP0Surplus$0.0M
Short term14WAR-0.3FIP−174IP10Surplus−$2.3M
Control window15WAR-0.3FIP−174IP10Surplus−$2.3M
Full tenure16WAR-0.3FIP−174IP10Surplus−$2.3M

too little playing time to rate quality

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Brooks Pounderspre-arbest.$0.6M-0.3−$2.3M
Total over the control window$0.6M-0.3−$2.3M

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

Also that day

John Gant, ATL ⇄ STL, 2016Atlanta Braves ⇄ St. Louis Cardinals

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