July 31, 1998
Trade: AthleticsToronto Blue Jays
Ed Sprague changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.
Athletics
franchise trade score
22worse
Toronto Blue Jays
franchise trade score
78better
Athletics received
Ed Sprague-0.8WAR (control) · 1 yr7
too little playing time to rate quality
On the day: +3.9 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 80, salary $2.4M.
| Received | Status | Salary that year | Paid | WAR | $/WAR | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Sprague | FA eligible | $2.4M | $1.0M | -0.8 | — | −$2.4M |
| Total over the control window | $1.0M | -0.8 | — | −$2.4M | ||
Toronto Blue Jays received
Scott Rivette—WAR (control)—
Not rated — never reached the majors.
What this became
Nobody acquired here was traded on.
Also that day
BOS ⇄ MIL, 1998Boston Red Sox ⇄ Milwaukee BrewersMatt Kinney, BOS ⇄ MIN, 1998Boston Red Sox ⇄ Minnesota TwinsFreddy García, HOU ⇄ SEA, 1998Houston Astros ⇄ Seattle MarinersTodd Zeile, MIA ⇄ TEX, 1998Miami Marlins ⇄ Texas RangersFernando Tatís, STL ⇄ TEX, 1998St. Louis Cardinals ⇄ Texas RangersJuan Guzmán, BAL ⇄ TOR, 1998Baltimore Orioles ⇄ Toronto Blue JaysLeo Estrella, NYM ⇄ TOR, 1998New York Mets ⇄ Toronto Blue JaysKevin Orie, CHC ⇄ MIA, 1998Chicago Cubs ⇄ Miami MarlinsDarryl Hamilton, COL ⇄ SFG, 1998Colorado Rockies ⇄ San Francisco GiantsMIL ⇄ NYM, 1998Milwaukee Brewers ⇄ New York MetsMark Grudzielanek, LAD ⇄ WSN, 1998Los Angeles Dodgers ⇄ Washington NationalsWillie Blair, ARI ⇄ NYM, 1998Arizona Diamondbacks ⇄ New York Mets
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