October 23, 1981

Buddy Black and 1 others: Kansas City RoyalsSeattle Mariners

Kansas City Royals came out ahead by 14.3 WAR, most of it from Buddy Black.

Kansas City Royals
franchise trade score
96far better
Franchise trade score96
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0
Short term88WAR in+0.3WAR out-1.4Net+1.6
Control window98WAR in+11.7WAR out-2.6Net+14.3
Full tenure98WAR in+11.7WAR out-2.6Net+14.3

KCR won the World Series in 1985

Seattle Mariners
franchise trade score
4far worse
Franchise trade score4
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0
Short term12WAR in-1.4WAR out+0.3Net-1.6
Control window2WAR in-2.6WAR out+11.7Net-14.3
Full tenure2WAR in-2.6WAR out+11.7Net-14.3

Kansas City Royals received

Buddy BlackP · 24 · pre-arb · 6 yrs control+11.7WAR (control) · 6 yr81
Rest of season45WAR0.0FIP−—IP0
Short term57WAR+0.3FIP−113IP88
Control window91WAR+11.7FIP−100IP956
Full tenure90WAR+11.7FIP−100IP978

scored without value

Seattle Mariners received

Manny Castillo3B · 24 · pre-arb · 5 yrs control-2.6WAR (control) · 2 yr2
Rest of season45WAR0.0wRC+—PA0
Short term3WAR-1.4wRC+65PA541
Control window1WAR-2.6wRC+55PA757
Full tenure1WAR-2.6wRC+55PA757

scored without value

On the day: +0.3 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 4.

What this became

  1. Buddy Black → CLEPat Tabler, CLE ⇄ KCR, 1988+0.3 WAR
  2. Pat Tabler → NYMPat Tabler, KCR ⇄ NYM, 1990+0.4 WAR
  3. Buddy Black → TORBuddy Black, CLE ⇄ TOR, 1990+0.1 WAR
  4. Alex Sanchez → TORCLE ⇄ TOR, 19900.0 WAR
  5. Steve Cummings → DETCLE ⇄ DET, 19910.0 WAR
  6. Archie Corbin → WSNChris Haney, KCR ⇄ WSN, 19920.0 WAR
  7. Willie Blair → HOUKenny Lofton, CLE ⇄ HOU, 1991-0.4 WAR
  8. Sean Berry → HOUSean Berry, HOU ⇄ WSN, 1995+1.2 WAR

Also that day

Pete Ladd, HOU ⇄ MIL, 1981Houston Astros ⇄ Milwaukee BrewersMIN ⇄ STL, 1981Minnesota Twins ⇄ St. Louis Cardinals

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