December 3, 2002 · Cash considerations
Keith Foulke and 5 others: Chicago White SoxAthletics
5 pieces changed hands and the ledger barely moved.
Chicago White Sox
franchise trade score
9far worse
CHW won the World Series in 2005
Athletics
franchise trade score
91far better
Chicago White Sox received
Billy Koch-0.6WAR (control) · 2 yr10
On the day: +3.3 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 100, salary $2.4M.
Neal Cotts+1.1WAR (control) · 4 yr63
Daylan Holt—WAR (control)—
Not rated — never reached the majors.
| Received | Status | Salary that year | Paid | WAR | $/WAR | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Koch | arb 1 | $2.4M | $10.6M | -0.6 | — | −$11.1M |
| Neal Cotts | prospect | est. | $1.3M | +1.1 | $1.2M | $2.9M |
| Total over the control window | $12.0M | +0.5 | $22.6M | −$8.2M | ||
Athletics received
Cash—WAR (control)—
Not rated — cash.
Keith Foulke+2.6WAR (control) · 1 yr88
On the day: +9.5 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 61, salary $4.0M.
Mark Johnson-0.2WAR (control) · 1 yr22
too little playing time to rate quality
On the day: +2.4 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 90, salary $320K.
Joe Valentine0.0WAR (control)45
never reached the majors for OAK
| Received | Status | Salary that year | Paid | WAR | $/WAR | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Foulke | signed | $4.0M | $6.0M | +2.6 | $2.3M | $6.3M |
| Mark Johnson | arb 2 | $320K | $0.5M | -0.2 | — | −$1.0M |
| Joe Valentine | prospect | est. | $0.0M | 0.0 | — | $0.0M |
| Total over the control window | $6.5M | +2.4 | $2.7M | $5.3M | ||
What this became
- Joe Valentine → CINAaron Harang, CIN ⇄ OAK, 2003-0.8 WAR
- Billy Koch → MIAWilson Valdez, CHW ⇄ MIA, 2004+0.1 WAR
- Neal Cotts → CHCCHC ⇄ CHW, 2006-0.0 WAR
- David Aardsma → BOSBOS ⇄ CHW, 2008-0.2 WAR
- David Aardsma → SEADavid Aardsma, BOS ⇄ SEA, 2009+2.3 WAR
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