Royals send:
SP Hammel, Jason, $1.5m (2018)
OF Gordon, Alex, $10m (2019)
X-Gordon, Alex, Cash Exchange, $10m in 2018 & 2019
Giants send:
C Varsho, Daulton, $0.5m (P-n/a)
I'm moving two aging pieces for a prospect I like. I wasn't seeing offers I liked to move Gordon with all or some of his contract moving with him, so I was already resigned to retaining that cap obligation. The obligation will be gone around the time the Royals begin emerging from the rebuild-cocoon and become buyers in FA.