January 28, 1958 · $25,000

Gail Harris and 2 others: Detroit TigersSan Francisco Giants

Gail Harris stayed 3 seasons and was the best of it, and it still came out close to even.

Detroit Tigers
franchise trade score
79better
Franchise trade score79
Rest of season98WAR in+2.5WAR out-0.0Net+2.5
Short term83WAR in+1.0WAR out-0.0Net+1.1
Control window78WAR in+0.8WAR out-0.0Net+0.9
Full tenure77WAR in+0.8WAR out-0.0Net+0.9
San Francisco Giants
franchise trade score
21worse
Franchise trade score21
Rest of season2WAR in-0.0WAR out+2.5Net-2.5
Short term17WAR in-0.0WAR out+1.0Net-1.1
Control window22WAR in-0.0WAR out+0.8Net-0.9
Full tenure23WAR in-0.0WAR out+0.8Net-0.9

Detroit Tigers received

Ozzie Virgil3B · 26 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control+0.3WAR (control) · 3 yr51
Rest of season68WAR+0.4wRC+68PA203
Short term55WAR+0.4wRC+68PA203
Control window50WAR+0.3wRC+57PA374
Full tenure49WAR+0.3wRC+57PA374

scored without value

On the day: -0.1 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 57.

Gail Harris1B · 27 · arb 1 · 8 yrs control+0.5WAR (control) · 3 yr64
Rest of season93WAR+2.1wRC+116PA498
Short term67WAR+0.7wRC+94PA886
Control window63WAR+0.5wRC+93PA893
Full tenure62WAR+0.5wRC+93PA893

scored without value

On the day: -0.3 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 93.

San Francisco Giants received

Cash—WAR (control)—

Not rated — cash.

Jim Finigan3B · 30 · arb 2 · 8 yrs control-0.0WAR (control) · 1 yr30
Rest of season18WAR-0.0wRC+58PA29
Short term29WAR-0.0wRC+58PA29
Control window30WAR-0.0wRC+58PA29
Full tenure31WAR-0.0wRC+58PA29

too little playing time to rate quality; scored without value

On the day: +0.5 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 86.

What this became

  1. Jim Finigan → BALBAL ⇄ SFG, 1958-0.1 WAR
  2. Gail Harris → LADDET ⇄ LAD, 19600.0 WAR
  3. Ozzie Virgil → OAKBill Fischer, DET ⇄ OAK, 1961-0.4 WAR

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