April 4, 1975

Jim Willoughby and 1 others: Boston Red SoxSt. Louis Cardinals

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

Boston Red Sox
franchise trade score
78better
Franchise trade score78
Rest of season19WAR in-0.1WAR out+0.3Net-0.3
Short term78WAR in+1.0WAR out+0.3Net+0.7
Control window79WAR in+1.1WAR out+0.3Net+0.9
Full tenure78WAR in+1.1WAR out+0.3Net+0.9

BOS reached the World Series in 1975

St. Louis Cardinals
franchise trade score
22worse
Franchise trade score22
Rest of season81WAR in+0.3WAR out-0.1Net+0.3
Short term22WAR in+0.3WAR out+1.0Net-0.7
Control window21WAR in+0.3WAR out+1.1Net-0.9
Full tenure22WAR in+0.3WAR out+1.1Net-0.9

Boston Red Sox received

Jim WilloughbyP · 26 · arb 2 · 8 yrs control+1.1WAR (control) · 3 yr74
Rest of season23WAR-0.1FIP−104IP48
Short term73WAR+1.0FIP−100IP147
Control window73WAR+1.1FIP−98IP202
Full tenure73WAR+1.1FIP−98IP202

scored without value

On the day: +0.6 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -29, FIP− 138, salary $35K.

St. Louis Cardinals received

Mario GuerreroSS · 26 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control+0.3WAR (control) · 1 yr50
Rest of season65WAR+0.3wRC+59PA200
Short term51WAR+0.3wRC+59PA200
Control window49WAR+0.3wRC+59PA200
Full tenure49WAR+0.3wRC+59PA200

scored without value

On the day: +0.3 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 56.

What this became

  1. Mario Guerrero → LAAMario Guerrero, LAA ⇄ STL, 1976+0.0 WAR

Also that day

ATL ⇄ NYM, 1975Atlanta Braves ⇄ New York Mets

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