November 13, 1996

Jeff Kent and 5 others: Cleveland GuardiansSan Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants came out ahead by 6.3 WAR, most of it from Jeff Kent.

Cleveland Guardians

franchise trade score

6far worse

Franchise trade score6

Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0Net surplus$0.0M

Short term10WAR in+4.2WAR out+6.3Net-2.0Net surplus−$5.9M

Control window6WAR in+4.2WAR out+10.5Net-6.3Net surplus−$13.5M

Full tenure1WAR in+4.2WAR out+33.3Net-29.0Net surplus−$73.8M

CLE reached the World Series in 1997

San Francisco Giants

franchise trade score

94far better

Franchise trade score94

Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0Net surplus$0.0M

Short term90WAR in+6.3WAR out+4.2Net+2.0Net surplus$5.9M

Control window94WAR in+10.5WAR out+4.2Net+6.3Net surplus$13.5M

Full tenure99WAR in+33.3WAR out+4.2Net+29.0Net surplus$73.8M

Cleveland Guardians received

Matt Williams3B · 31 · FA eligible · 1 yr control+4.2WAR (control) · 1 yr86

Rest of season47WAR0.0wRC+—PA0Surplus$0.0M

Short term89WAR+4.2wRC+101PA636Surplus$5.6M

Control window85WAR+4.2wRC+101PA636Surplus$5.6M

Full tenure84WAR+4.2wRC+101PA636Surplus$5.6M

On the day: +14.7 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 170, salary $6.6M.

Trenidad HubbardLF · 32 · pre-arb · 4 yrs control+0.0WAR (control) · 1 yr49

Rest of season47WAR0.0wRC+—PA0Surplus$0.0M

Short term49WAR+0.0wRC+68PA13Surplus−$0.2M

Control window48WAR+0.0wRC+68PA13Surplus−$0.2M

Full tenure49WAR+0.0wRC+68PA13Surplus−$0.2M

too little playing time to rate quality

On the day: +0.4 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 124, salary $128K.

Received	Status	Salary that year	Paid	WAR	$/WAR	Surplus
Matt Williams	FA eligible	$6.6M	$7.2M	+4.2	$1.7M	$5.6M
Trenidad Hubbard	pre-arb	$128K	$0.2M	+0.0	—	−$0.2M
Total over the control window			$7.4M	+4.2	$1.7M	$5.4M

San Francisco Giants received

Jeff Kent2B · 28 · arb 2 · 2 yrs control+8.5WAR (control) · 2 yr94

Rest of season47WAR0.0wRC+—PA0Surplus$0.0M

Short term91WAR+4.1wRC+105PA651Surplus$9.6M

Control window94WAR+8.5wRC+121PA1245Surplus$19.2M

Full tenure99WAR+31.2wRC+134PA3903Surplus$79.5M

On the day: +6.8 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 108, salary $2.0M.

Julián TavárezP · 23 · arb 1 · 3 yrs control-0.0WAR (control) · 3 yr34

Rest of season47WAR0.0FIP−—IP0Surplus$0.0M

Short term48WAR+0.1FIP−106IP88Surplus−$0.5M

Control window29WAR-0.0FIP−107IP228Surplus−$2.6M

Full tenure30WAR-0.0FIP−107IP228Surplus−$2.6M

On the day: +1.7 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 74, salary $392K.

José VizcaínoSS · 28 · FA eligible · 1 yr control+2.3WAR (control) · 1 yr76

Rest of season47WAR0.0wRC+—PA0Surplus$0.0M

Short term79WAR+2.3wRC+82PA630Surplus$2.8M

Control window75WAR+2.3wRC+82PA630Surplus$2.8M

Full tenure74WAR+2.3wRC+82PA630Surplus$2.8M

On the day: +1.8 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 87, salary $2.2M.

Joe RoaP · 25 · pre-arb · 5 yrs control-0.3WAR (control) · 1 yr25

Rest of season47WAR0.0FIP−—IP0Surplus$0.0M

Short term24WAR-0.3FIP−112IP66Surplus−$0.5M

Control window26WAR-0.3FIP−112IP66Surplus−$0.5M

Full tenure26WAR-0.3FIP−112IP66Surplus−$0.5M

On the day: -0.0 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 134.

Received	Status	Salary that year	Paid	WAR	$/WAR	Surplus
Jeff Kent	arb 2	$2.0M	$6.0M	+8.5	$0.7M	$19.2M
Julián Tavárez	arb 1	$392K	$2.9M	-0.0	—	−$2.6M
José Vizcaíno	FA eligible	$2.2M	$2.8M	+2.3	$1.2M	$2.8M
Joe Roa	pre-arb	est.	$0.1M	-0.3	—	−$0.5M
Total over the control window			$11.9M	+10.5	$1.1M	$19.0M

What this became

Matt Williams → ARITravis Fryman, ARI ⇄ CLE, 1997+2.5 WAR
Tom Martin → NYMCLE ⇄ NYM, 2001-0.6 WAR

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