June 15, 1979 · Cash considerations

Mike Heath and 2 others: AthleticsTexas Rangers

Mike Heath stayed 5 seasons and was the best of it, and it still came out close to even.

Athletics
franchise trade score
59even
Franchise trade score59
Rest of season4WAR in-1.9WAR out-0.1Net-1.7
Short term6WAR in-1.7WAR out+1.2Net-2.9
Control window45WAR in+1.3WAR out+1.4Net-0.0
Full tenure92WAR in+6.1WAR out+1.4Net+4.7
Texas Rangers
franchise trade score
41even
Franchise trade score41
Rest of season96WAR in-0.1WAR out-1.9Net+1.7
Short term94WAR in+1.2WAR out-1.7Net+2.9
Control window55WAR in+1.4WAR out+1.3Net+0.0
Full tenure8WAR in+1.4WAR out+6.1Net-4.7

Athletics received

Cash—WAR (control)—

Not rated — cash.

Dave Chalk3B · 29 · FA eligible · 1 yr control-1.4WAR (control) · 1 yr5
Rest of season4WAR-1.4wRC+73PA250
Short term4WAR-1.4wRC+73PA250
Control window5WAR-1.4wRC+73PA250
Full tenure5WAR-1.4wRC+73PA250

scored without value

On the day: +4.3 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 79.

Mike HeathC · 24 · pre-arb · 5 yrs control+2.7WAR (control) · 5 yr54
Rest of season7WAR-0.5wRC+74PA286
Short term13WAR-0.3wRC+67PA615
Control window73WAR+2.7wRC+79PA1653
Full tenure82WAR+7.4wRC+86PA2653

scored without value

On the day: -0.4 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 55.

Texas Rangers received

John Henry JohnsonP · 23 · pre-arb · 5 yrs control+1.4WAR (control) · 3 yr74
Rest of season16WAR-0.1FIP−120IP82
Short term75WAR+1.2FIP−101IP121
Control window73WAR+1.4FIP−102IP145
Full tenure72WAR+1.4FIP−102IP145

scored without value

On the day: +5.9 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 110.

What this became

  1. John Henry Johnson → BOSMike Smithson, BOS ⇄ TEX, 1982+1.6 WAR
  2. Mike Heath → STLJoaquín Andújar, OAK ⇄ STL, 1985+0.0 WAR
  3. Mike Smithson → MINMike Smithson, MIN ⇄ TEX, 1983+6.5 WAR
  4. Mike Heath → DETKen Hill, DET ⇄ STL, 1986+0.3 WAR
  5. John Butcher → CLENeal Heaton, CLE ⇄ MIN, 1986-0.4 WAR
  6. Ken Hill → WSNKen Hill, STL ⇄ WSN, 1991+9.7 WAR
  7. Neal Heaton → WSNNeal Heaton, MIN ⇄ WSN, 1987+2.4 WAR
  8. Ken Hill → STLSTL ⇄ WSN, 1995-0.3 WAR

Also that day

Jay Johnstone, NYY ⇄ SDP, 1979New York Yankees ⇄ San Diego PadresNYM ⇄ TEX, 1979New York Mets ⇄ Texas RangersEd Farmer, CHW ⇄ TEX, 1979Chicago White Sox ⇄ Texas RangersCliff Johnson, CLE ⇄ NYY, 1979Cleveland Guardians ⇄ New York Yankees

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