January 14, 1999
Brad Ausmus and 6 others: Detroit TigersHouston Astros
Detroit Tigers came out ahead by 3.3 WAR, most of it from Brad Ausmus.
Detroit Tigers
franchise trade score
91far better
Houston Astros
franchise trade score
9far worse
Detroit Tigers received
Brad Ausmus+3.3WAR (control) · 1 yr87
On the day: +5.1 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 93, salary $2.2M.
C. J. Nitkowski+0.4WAR (control) · 3 yr53
On the day: +0.1 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -100, FIP− 98, salary $300K.
| Received | Status | Salary that year | Paid | WAR | $/WAR | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Ausmus | FA eligible | $2.2M | $2.0M | +3.3 | $0.6M | $9.0M |
| C. J. Nitkowski | arb 1 | $300K | $2.4M | +0.4 | — | −$1.5M |
| Total over the control window | $4.4M | +3.8 | $1.2M | $7.4M | ||
Houston Astros received
Paul Bako+0.6WAR (control) · 2 yr63
On the day: +1.8 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 70, salary $230K.
Dean Crow0.0WAR (control)45
never reached the majors for HOU
On the day: +0.5 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 111.
Mark Persails—WAR (control)—
Not rated — never reached the majors.
Brian Powell-0.2WAR (control) · 2 yr26
On the day: -1.6 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -100, FIP− 127.
Carlos Villalobos—WAR (control)—
Not rated — never reached the majors.
| Received | Status | Salary that year | Paid | WAR | $/WAR | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bako | pre-arb | $230K | $0.5M | +0.6 | $0.8M | $0.8M |
| Dean Crow | pre-arb | est. | $0.0M | 0.0 | — | $0.0M |
| Brian Powell | pre-arb | est. | $0.5M | -0.2 | — | −$0.9M |
| Total over the control window | $1.0M | +0.4 | — | −$0.1M | ||
What this became
- Brad Ausmus → HOUDoug Brocail, DET ⇄ HOU, 2000+0.5 WAR
- C. J. Nitkowski → NYMC. J. Nitkowski, DET ⇄ NYM, 2001+0.1 WAR
- Nelson Cruz → COLCOL ⇄ HOU, 2002-0.3 WAR
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