July 17, 1989

Trade: Detroit TigersLos Angeles Dodgers

Billy Bean changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

Detroit Tigers
franchise trade score
64better
Franchise trade score64
Rest of season76WAR in0.0WAR out-0.4Net+0.4Net surplus$0.3M
Short term65WAR in0.0WAR out-0.4Net+0.4Net surplus$0.3M
Control window64WAR in0.0WAR out-0.4Net+0.4Net surplus$0.3M
Full tenure63WAR in0.0WAR out-0.4Net+0.4Net surplus$0.3M
Los Angeles Dodgers
franchise trade score
36worse
Franchise trade score36
Rest of season24WAR in-0.4WAR out0.0Net-0.4Net surplus−$0.3M
Short term35WAR in-0.4WAR out0.0Net-0.4Net surplus−$0.3M
Control window36WAR in-0.4WAR out0.0Net-0.4Net surplus−$0.3M
Full tenure37WAR in-0.4WAR out0.0Net-0.4Net surplus−$0.3M

Detroit Tigers received

Steve GreenWAR (control)

Not rated — never reached the majors.

Domingo MichelWAR (control)

Not rated — never reached the majors.

Los Angeles Dodgers received

Billy BeanLF · 25 · pre-arb · 4 yrs control-0.4WAR (control) · 1 yr20
Rest of season11WAR-0.4wRC+49PA76Surplus−$0.3M
Short term18WAR-0.4wRC+49PA76Surplus−$0.3M
Control window20WAR-0.4wRC+49PA76Surplus−$0.3M
Full tenure21WAR-0.4wRC+49PA76Surplus−$0.3M

too little playing time to rate quality

On the day: +0.8 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 45, salary $70K.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Billy Beanpre-arb$70K$0.0M-0.4−$0.3M
Total over the control window$0.0M-0.4−$0.3M

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

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