New York Mets ⇄ Minnesota Twins

Close to a wash — the margin never reached a full win.

Cash considerations is the whole of what changed hands besides Vidal Bruján.

Cash considerations is the whole of what changed hands besides Michael Tonkin.

New York Mets came out ahead by 12.1 WAR, most of it from Johan Santana.

New York Mets came out ahead by 3.2 WAR, most of it from Luis Castillo.

Minnesota Twins took the better players and the contracts that came with them. New York Mets took the room.

Nobody in this deal stayed long. It was settled inside a season.

Pat Howell and Darren Reed changed clubs, and neither amounted to much for either side.

Minnesota Twins got 19.3 WAR out of Kevin Tapani over 6 seasons. New York Mets got 1.3 from the whole return.

Wally Backman changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

Bill Latham changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

Ron Gardenhire changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

New York Mets came out ahead by 7.1 WAR, most of it from Tim Teufel.

Jesse Orosco stayed 6 seasons and was the best of it, and it still came out close to even.