In Pounders, the Angels land a huge right-hander who is capable of pitching both as a starter and reliever. Los Angeles will start him out as a possible candidate for the rotation during spring training. He is still only 26, so there is some untapped upside here.

The Royals wanted to clear space on their 40-man roster, so this move achieved their goal. While Ruxer can be viewed as a bonus at this point, the 24-year-old right-hander has some decent upside as a starting pitcher. This was a solid acquisition by KC.

Pounders and Ruxer both have a little keeper-league appeal, but neither should be drafted this year in anything other than the deepest leagues. That said, both should be squarely on the fantasy radar moving forward.