August 31, 1999

Trade: Chicago CubsCleveland Guardians

Tyler Houston changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

Chicago Cubs
franchise trade score
60better
Franchise trade score60
Rest of season73WAR in0.0WAR out-0.1Net+0.1Net surplus$0.4M
Short term61WAR in0.0WAR out-0.1Net+0.1Net surplus$0.4M
Control window60WAR in0.0WAR out-0.1Net+0.1Net surplus$0.4M
Full tenure60WAR in0.0WAR out-0.1Net+0.1Net surplus$0.4M
Cleveland Guardians
franchise trade score
40worse
Franchise trade score40
Rest of season27WAR in-0.1WAR out0.0Net-0.1Net surplus−$0.4M
Short term39WAR in-0.1WAR out0.0Net-0.1Net surplus−$0.4M
Control window40WAR in-0.1WAR out0.0Net-0.1Net surplus−$0.4M
Full tenure40WAR in-0.1WAR out0.0Net-0.1Net surplus−$0.4M

Chicago Cubs received

Richard Negrette—WAR (control)—

Not rated — never reached the majors.

Cleveland Guardians received

Tyler Houston3B · 28 · arb 1 · 3 yrs control-0.1WAR (control) · 1 yr31
Rest of season18WAR-0.1wRC+30PA30Surplus−$0.4M
Short term29WAR-0.1wRC+30PA30Surplus−$0.4M
Control window31WAR-0.1wRC+30PA30Surplus−$0.4M
Full tenure32WAR-0.1wRC+30PA30Surplus−$0.4M

too little playing time to rate quality

On the day: +0.1 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 76, salary $715K.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Tyler Houstonarb 1$715K$0.2M-0.1—−$0.4M
Total over the control window$0.2M-0.1—−$0.4M

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

Also that day

Rod Beck, BOS ⇄ CHC, 1999Boston Red Sox ⇄ Chicago CubsLenny Harris, ARI ⇄ COL, 1999Arizona Diamondbacks ⇄ Colorado RockiesStan Javier, HOU ⇄ SFG, 1999Houston Astros ⇄ San Francisco Giants

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