February 12, 2026

Trade: Kansas City RoyalsAthletics

Mitch Spence changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

franchise trade score · provisional

20far worse

Franchise trade score20

Rest of season9WAR in-0.6WAR out0.0Net-0.6Net surplus−$4.1M

Short term18WAR in-0.6WAR out0.0Net-0.6Net surplus−$4.1M

Control window20WAR in-0.6WAR out0.0Net-0.6Net surplus−$4.1M

Full tenure21WAR in-0.6WAR out0.0Net-0.6Net surplus−$4.1M

franchise trade score · provisional

80far better

Franchise trade score80

Rest of season91WAR in0.0WAR out-0.6Net+0.6Net surplus$4.1M

Short term82WAR in0.0WAR out-0.6Net+0.6Net surplus$4.1M

Control window80WAR in0.0WAR out-0.6Net+0.6Net surplus$4.1M

Full tenure79WAR in0.0WAR out-0.6Net+0.6Net surplus$4.1M

Kansas City Royals received

Mitch SpenceP · 28 · pre-arb · 5 yrs control-0.6WAR (control) · 1 yr8

Rest of season3WAR-0.6FIP−212IP9Surplus−$4.1M

Short term7WAR-0.6FIP−212IP9Surplus−$4.1M

Control window8WAR-0.6FIP−212IP9Surplus−$4.1M

Full tenure9WAR-0.6FIP−212IP9Surplus−$4.1M

too little playing time to rate quality

On the day: +1.8 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 116, salary $286K.

Received	Status	Salary that year	Paid	WAR	$/WAR	Surplus
Mitch Spence	pre-arb	$286K	$0.2M	-0.6	—	−$4.1M
Total over the control window			$0.2M	-0.6	—	−$4.1M

A.J. Causeyprospect—WAR (control)—

Not rated.

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

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