The Royals on Thursday acquired RHP Jared Ruxer from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for RHP Brooks Pounders. The move cleared a spot on Kansas City’s 40-man roster, which now stands at 39.
Ruxer, 24, posted a 3.08 ERA (38 ER in 111.0 IP) in 29 outings (19 starts) between Class-A Burlington and Advanced-A Inland Empire in 2016 with 99 strikeouts (8.0 SO/9) and 31 walks (2.5 BB/9), holding opponents to just five home runs (0.4 HR/9). He fared much better with Burlington (1.44 ERA in 62.1 IP) than he did after his promotion to Inland Empire (5.