December 10, 1991

Kenny Lofton and 3 others: Cleveland GuardiansHouston Astros

Cleveland Guardians got 29.4 WAR out of Kenny Lofton over 5 seasons. Houston Astros got 1.1 from the whole return.

Cleveland Guardians
franchise trade score
99far better
Franchise trade score99
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0Net surplus$0.0M
Short term96WAR in+6.0WAR out+0.6Net+5.4Net surplus$13.2M
Control window99WAR in+29.2WAR out+1.1Net+28.0Net surplus$60.2M
Full tenure99WAR in+29.2WAR out+1.1Net+28.0Net surplus$60.2M

CLE reached the World Series in 1995

Houston Astros
franchise trade score
1far worse
Franchise trade score1
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0Net surplus$0.0M
Short term4WAR in+0.6WAR out+6.0Net-5.4Net surplus−$13.2M
Control window1WAR in+1.1WAR out+29.2Net-28.0Net surplus−$60.2M
Full tenure1WAR in+1.1WAR out+29.2Net-28.0Net surplus−$60.2M

Cleveland Guardians received

Kenny LoftonCF · 24 · pre-arb · 6 yrs control+29.4WAR (control) · 5 yr97
Rest of season47WAR0.0wRC+—PA0Surplus$0.0M
Short term94WAR+6.2wRC+108PA651Surplus$14.3M
Control window98WAR+29.4wRC+117PA3096Surplus$61.5M
Full tenure98WAR+29.4wRC+117PA3096Surplus$61.5M

On the day: no major-league record, salary $100K.

Dave Rohde2B · 27 · pre-arb · 5 yrs control-0.2WAR (control) · 1 yr27
Rest of season47WAR0.0wRC+—PA0Surplus$0.0M
Short term25WAR-0.2wRC+-56PA9Surplus−$0.3M
Control window27WAR-0.2wRC+-56PA9Surplus−$0.3M
Full tenure28WAR-0.2wRC+-56PA9Surplus−$0.3M

too little playing time to rate quality

On the day: -0.8 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 47.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Kenny Loftonpre-arb$100K$7.0M+29.4$0.2M$61.5M
Dave Rohdepre-arbest.$0.1M-0.2—−$0.3M
Total over the control window$7.1M+29.2$0.2M$61.1M

Houston Astros received

Willie BlairP · 26 · pre-arb · 5 yrs control-0.4WAR (control) · 1 yr24
Rest of season47WAR0.0FIP−—IP0Surplus$0.0M
Short term22WAR-0.4FIP−102IP79Surplus−$0.6M
Control window24WAR-0.4FIP−102IP79Surplus−$0.6M
Full tenure25WAR-0.4FIP−102IP79Surplus−$0.6M

On the day: +1.9 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 89.

Ed TaubenseeC · 23 · pre-arb · 6 yrs control+1.6WAR (control) · 3 yr70
Rest of season47WAR0.0wRC+—PA0Surplus$0.0M
Short term70WAR+1.0wRC+82PA331Surplus$1.4M
Control window71WAR+1.6wRC+81PA653Surplus$1.6M
Full tenure70WAR+1.6wRC+81PA653Surplus$1.6M

On the day: no major-league record, salary $100K.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Willie Blairpre-arbest.$0.1M-0.4—−$0.6M
Ed Taubenseepre-arb$100K$0.6M+1.6$0.4M$1.6M
Total over the control window$0.7M+1.1$0.6M$1.0M

What this became

  1. Ed Taubensee → CINEd Taubensee, CIN ⇄ HOU, 1994+3.3 WAR
  2. Kenny Lofton → ATLKenny Lofton, ATL ⇄ CLE, 1997+5.1 WAR
  3. Marquis Grissom → MILMarquis Grissom, CLE ⇄ MIL, 1997+0.9 WAR
  4. Alan Embree → ARIAlan Embree, ARI ⇄ ATL, 1998+0.1 WAR
  5. David Justice → NYYJake Westbrook, CLE ⇄ NYY, 2000+3.2 WAR
  6. Ed Taubensee → CLEJim Brower, CIN ⇄ CLE, 2000-0.2 WAR
  7. Ben McDonald → MILCLE ⇄ MIL, 19980.0 WAR
  8. Alan Embree → SFGAlan Embree, ARI ⇄ SFG, 1998+1.3 WAR
  9. Ricky Ledée → TEXDavid Segui, CLE ⇄ TEX, 2000-1.9 WAR
  10. Marquis Grissom → LADDevon White, LAD ⇄ MIL, 2001-1.0 WAR
  11. Zach Day → WSNMilton Bradley, CLE ⇄ WSN, 2001+2.3 WAR
  12. David Justice → NYMRobin Ventura, NYM ⇄ NYY, 20010.0 WAR
  13. Jim Brower → WSNCIN ⇄ WSN, 2002-0.1 WAR
  14. Jake Westbrook → STLCorey Kluber, CLE ⇄ SDP ⇄ STL, 2010+0.9 WAR
  15. Dante Powell → STLARI ⇄ STL, 19990.0 WAR
  16. Alan Embree → CHWAlan Embree, CHW ⇄ SFG, 2001+0.1 WAR
  17. David Justice → OAKDavid Justice, NYM ⇄ OAK, 2001+1.1 WAR
  18. Ruddy Lugo → HOUHOU ⇄ LAD, 20030.0 WAR
  19. Jim Brower → SFGLiván Hernández, SFG ⇄ WSN, 2003+1.8 WAR
  20. Robin Ventura → LADScott Proctor, LAD ⇄ NYY, 2003+0.0 WAR
  21. Milton Bradley → LADFranklin Gutiérrez, CLE ⇄ LAD, 2004+4.7 WAR
  22. Zach Day → COLPreston Wilson, COL ⇄ WSN, 2005-0.6 WAR
  23. Corey Kluber → TEXEmmanuel Clase, CLE ⇄ TEX, 2019+0.0 WAR

Also that day

Mike Fetters, LAA ⇄ MIL, 1991Los Angeles Angels ⇄ Milwaukee BrewersDennis Cook, CLE ⇄ LAD, 1991Cleveland Guardians ⇄ Los Angeles DodgersLAD ⇄ WSN, 1991Los Angeles Dodgers ⇄ Washington NationalsDave Gallagher, LAA ⇄ NYM, 1991Los Angeles Angels ⇄ New York MetsRico Rossy, ATL ⇄ KCR, 1991Atlanta Braves ⇄ Kansas City Royals

The web around this trade

loading the web…
player · size = WAR delivered, colour = percentile ( worse better) franchise trade 0 players · 0 trades · 0 clubs
All CLE ⇄ HOU tradesHow the scores work