December 15, 1990

Trade: Boston Red SoxSan Diego Padres

Wes Gardner changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

Boston Red Sox
franchise trade score
69better
Franchise trade score69
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0Net surplus$0.0M
Short term70WAR in0.0WAR out-0.4Net+0.4Net surplus$0.9M
Control window69WAR in0.0WAR out-0.4Net+0.4Net surplus$0.9M
Full tenure68WAR in0.0WAR out-0.4Net+0.4Net surplus$0.9M
San Diego Padres
franchise trade score
31worse
Franchise trade score31
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0Net surplus$0.0M
Short term30WAR in-0.4WAR out0.0Net-0.4Net surplus−$0.9M
Control window31WAR in-0.4WAR out0.0Net-0.4Net surplus−$0.9M
Full tenure32WAR in-0.4WAR out0.0Net-0.4Net surplus−$0.9M

Boston Red Sox received

Steve HendricksWAR (control)

Not rated — never reached the majors.

Brad HoyerWAR (control)

Not rated — never reached the majors.

San Diego Padres received

Wes GardnerP · 29 · FA eligible · 1 yr control-0.4WAR (control) · 1 yr16
Rest of season47WAR0.0FIP−IP0Surplus$0.0M
Short term15WAR-0.4FIP−114IP20Surplus−$0.9M
Control window17WAR-0.4FIP−114IP20Surplus−$0.9M
Full tenure18WAR-0.4FIP−114IP20Surplus−$0.9M

too little playing time to rate quality

On the day: +1.1 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 106, salary $360K.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Wes GardnerFA eligible$360K$0.6M-0.4−$0.9M
Total over the control window$0.6M-0.4−$0.9M

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

Also that day

Bob Ojeda, LAD ⇄ NYM, 1990Los Angeles Dodgers ⇄ New York Mets

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