July 27, 1973

Ed Crosby and 3 others: Cincinnati RedsSt. Louis Cardinals

Ed Crosby, Ed Sprague and Roe Skidmore changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

Cincinnati Reds
franchise trade score
63better
Franchise trade score63
Rest of season77WAR in+0.2WAR out+0.1Net+0.2
Short term64WAR in+0.2WAR out+0.1Net+0.2
Control window63WAR in+0.2WAR out+0.1Net+0.2
Full tenure63WAR in+0.2WAR out+0.1Net+0.2
St. Louis Cardinals
franchise trade score
37worse
Franchise trade score37
Rest of season23WAR in+0.1WAR out+0.2Net-0.2
Short term36WAR in+0.1WAR out+0.2Net-0.2
Control window37WAR in+0.1WAR out+0.2Net-0.2
Full tenure37WAR in+0.1WAR out+0.2Net-0.2

Cincinnati Reds received

Ed CrosbySS · 24 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control+0.2WAR (control) · 1 yr60
Rest of season79WAR+0.2wRC+79PA60
Short term62WAR+0.2wRC+79PA60
Control window59WAR+0.2wRC+79PA60
Full tenure58WAR+0.2wRC+79PA60

too little playing time to rate quality; scored without value

On the day: -1.0 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 51.

Gene Dusan—WAR (control)—

Not rated — never reached the majors.

St. Louis Cardinals received

Ed SpragueP · 28 · arb 2 · 8 yrs control+0.1WAR (control) · 1 yr52
Rest of season73WAR+0.1FIP−141IP8
Short term54WAR+0.1FIP−141IP8
Control window51WAR+0.1FIP−141IP8
Full tenure51WAR+0.1FIP−141IP8

too little playing time to rate quality; scored without value

On the day: -1.3 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -100, FIP− 137, salary $16K.

Roe SkidmorePH · 28 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control0.0WAR (control)40
Rest of season45WAR0.0wRC+—PA0
Short term41WAR0.0wRC+—PA0
Control window40WAR0.0wRC+—PA0
Full tenure40WAR0.0wRC+—PA0

never reached the majors for STL; scored without value

On the day: +0.1 WAR over the prior three seasons.

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

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