June 15, 1979

Trade: New York MetsTexas Rangers

Dock Ellis, Bob Myrick and Mike Bruhert changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

New York Mets
franchise trade score
27worse
Franchise trade score27
Rest of season14WAR in-0.5WAR out0.0Net-0.5
Short term26WAR in-0.5WAR out0.0Net-0.5
Control window27WAR in-0.5WAR out0.0Net-0.5
Full tenure28WAR in-0.5WAR out0.0Net-0.5
Texas Rangers
franchise trade score
73better
Franchise trade score73
Rest of season86WAR in0.0WAR out-0.5Net+0.5
Short term74WAR in0.0WAR out-0.5Net+0.5
Control window73WAR in0.0WAR out-0.5Net+0.5
Full tenure72WAR in0.0WAR out-0.5Net+0.5

New York Mets received

Dock EllisP · 34 · FA eligible · 1 yr control-0.5WAR (control) · 1 yr13
Rest of season9WAR-0.5FIP−116IP85
Short term12WAR-0.5FIP−116IP85
Control window13WAR-0.5FIP−116IP85
Full tenure14WAR-0.5FIP−116IP85

scored without value

On the day: +4.0 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 117.

Texas Rangers received

Bob MyrickP · 27 · arb 1 · 3 yrs control0.0WAR (control)40
Rest of season45WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Short term41WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Control window40WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Full tenure40WAR0.0FIP−—IP0

never reached the majors for TEX; scored without value

On the day: +0.3 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -100, FIP− 134.

Mike BruhertP · 28 · pre-arb · 5 yrs control0.0WAR (control)40
Rest of season45WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Short term41WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Control window40WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Full tenure40WAR0.0FIP−—IP0

never reached the majors for TEX; scored without value

On the day: +0.5 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -67, FIP− 89.

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

Also that day

Jay Johnstone, NYY ⇄ SDP, 1979New York Yankees ⇄ San Diego PadresEd Farmer, CHW ⇄ TEX, 1979Chicago White Sox ⇄ Texas RangersCliff Johnson, CLE ⇄ NYY, 1979Cleveland Guardians ⇄ New York YankeesMike Heath, OAK ⇄ TEX, 1979Athletics ⇄ Texas Rangers

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