November 11, 1998
Trade: Los Angeles DodgersNew York Mets
Mel Rojas and Bobby Bonilla changed clubs, and neither amounted to much for either side.
Los Angeles Dodgers
franchise trade score
83far better
New York Mets
franchise trade score
17far worse
Los Angeles Dodgers received
Mel Rojas-0.2WAR (control) · 1 yr15
too little playing time to rate quality
On the day: +2.5 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -100, FIP− 110, salary $4.6M.
| Received | Status | Salary that year | Paid | WAR | $/WAR | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Rojas | signed (FA) | $4.6M | $4.6M | -0.2 | — | −$4.6M |
| Total over the control window | $4.6M | -0.2 | — | −$4.6M | ||
New York Mets received
Bobby Bonilla-1.4WAR (control) · 1 yr2
On the day: +6.5 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 124, salary $5.9M, signed through 2000.
| Received | Status | Salary that year | Paid | WAR | $/WAR | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bonilla | signed (FA) thru 2000 | $5.9M | $5.9M | -1.4 | — | −$8.6M |
| Total over the control window | $5.9M | -1.4 | — | −$8.6M | ||
What this became
- Mel Rojas → DETDave Mlicki, DET ⇄ LAD, 1999-0.7 WAR
- Dave Mlicki → HOUDET ⇄ HOU, 2001-0.2 WAR
Also that day
ARI ⇄ BOS, 1998Arizona Diamondbacks ⇄ Boston Red SoxPaul Konerko, CHW ⇄ CIN, 1998Chicago White Sox ⇄ Cincinnati Reds
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