March 30, 1977

Roy Thomas and 1 others: Houston AstrosSeattle Mariners

Roy Thomas and Larry Milbourne changed clubs, and neither amounted to much for either side.

Houston Astros
franchise trade score
79better
Franchise trade score79
Rest of season91WAR in+0.1WAR out-0.8Net+0.9
Short term88WAR in+0.1WAR out-1.6Net+1.7
Control window80WAR in+0.1WAR out-0.9Net+1.0
Full tenure74WAR in+0.1WAR out-0.5Net+0.6
Seattle Mariners
franchise trade score
21worse
Franchise trade score21
Rest of season9WAR in-0.8WAR out+0.1Net-0.9
Short term12WAR in-1.6WAR out+0.1Net-1.7
Control window20WAR in-0.9WAR out+0.1Net-1.0
Full tenure26WAR in-0.5WAR out+0.1Net-0.6

Houston Astros received

Roy ThomasP · 24 · pre-arb · 6 yrs control+0.1WAR (control) · 1 yr54
Rest of season74WAR+0.1FIP−78IP6
Short term56WAR+0.1FIP−78IP6
Control window53WAR+0.1FIP−78IP6
Full tenure53WAR+0.1FIP−78IP6

too little playing time to rate quality; scored without value

Seattle Mariners received

Larry Milbourne2B · 26 · arb 1 · 3 yrs control-0.9WAR (control) · 3 yr3
Rest of season2WAR-0.8wRC+37PA263
Short term1WAR-1.6wRC+43PA510
Control window4WAR-0.9wRC+58PA889
Full tenure9WAR-0.5wRC+61PA1185

scored without value

On the day: +0.2 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 81.

What this became

  1. Larry Milbourne → NYYLarry Milbourne, NYY ⇄ SEA, 1980+1.1 WAR
  2. Brad Gulden → WSNNYY ⇄ WSN, 1982-0.2 WAR
  3. Larry Milbourne → MINButch Wynegar, MIN ⇄ NYY, 1982-0.4 WAR
  4. Larry Milbourne → CLECLE ⇄ MIN, 1982-0.4 WAR
  5. John Pacella → TEXLen Whitehouse, MIN ⇄ TEX, 19820.0 WAR
  6. Roger Erickson → KCRSteve Balboni, KCR ⇄ NYY, 19830.0 WAR
  7. Pete Filson → CHWCHW ⇄ MIN, 1986-0.2 WAR
  8. Butch Wynegar → LAALAA ⇄ NYY, 1986-0.0 WAR
  9. Pete Filson → NYYRandy Velarde, CHW ⇄ NYY, 1987+0.3 WAR
  10. Alan Mills → BALAlan Mills, BAL ⇄ NYY, 1992+2.0 WAR

Also that day

Benny Ayala, NYM ⇄ STL, 1977New York Mets ⇄ St. Louis Cardinals

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