December 4, 1969

Trade: Chicago CubsSt. Louis Cardinals

Boots Day and Rich Nye changed clubs, and neither amounted to much for either side.

Chicago Cubs
franchise trade score
39worse
Franchise trade score39
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0
Short term37WAR in-0.2WAR out-0.0Net-0.2
Control window39WAR in-0.2WAR out-0.0Net-0.2
Full tenure39WAR in-0.2WAR out-0.0Net-0.2
St. Louis Cardinals
franchise trade score
61better
Franchise trade score61
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0
Short term63WAR in-0.0WAR out-0.2Net+0.2
Control window61WAR in-0.0WAR out-0.2Net+0.2
Full tenure61WAR in-0.0WAR out-0.2Net+0.2

Chicago Cubs received

Boots DayCF · 22 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control-0.2WAR (control) · 1 yr21
Rest of season45WAR0.0wRC+—PA0
Short term20WAR-0.2wRC+24PA8
Control window21WAR-0.2wRC+24PA8
Full tenure22WAR-0.2wRC+24PA8

too little playing time to rate quality; scored without value

St. Louis Cardinals received

Rich NyeP · 25 · arb 1 · 8 yrs control-0.0WAR (control) · 1 yr30
Rest of season45WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Short term28WAR-0.0FIP−174IP8
Control window30WAR-0.0FIP−174IP8
Full tenure31WAR-0.0FIP−174IP8

too little playing time to rate quality; scored without value

On the day: +3.1 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -4, FIP− 118.

What this became

  1. Boots Day → WSNBoots Day, CHC ⇄ WSN, 1970+1.6 WAR

Also that day

Joe Niekro, DET ⇄ SDP, 1969Detroit Tigers ⇄ San Diego PadresGeorge Brunet, MIL ⇄ TEX, 1969Milwaukee Brewers ⇄ Texas RangersJoe Pepitone, HOU ⇄ NYY, 1969Houston Astros ⇄ New York Yankees

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