June 6, 2003

Trade: Boston Red SoxSeattle Mariners

Matt White changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

Boston Red Sox
franchise trade score
64better
Franchise trade score64
Rest of season77WAR in0.0WAR out-0.2Net+0.2Net surplus$0.6M
Short term65WAR in0.0WAR out-0.2Net+0.2Net surplus$0.6M
Control window64WAR in0.0WAR out-0.2Net+0.2Net surplus$0.6M
Full tenure63WAR in0.0WAR out-0.2Net+0.2Net surplus$0.6M
Seattle Mariners
franchise trade score
36worse
Franchise trade score36
Rest of season23WAR in-0.2WAR out0.0Net-0.2Net surplus−$0.6M
Short term35WAR in-0.2WAR out0.0Net-0.2Net surplus−$0.6M
Control window36WAR in-0.2WAR out0.0Net-0.2Net surplus−$0.6M
Full tenure37WAR in-0.2WAR out0.0Net-0.2Net surplus−$0.6M

Boston Red Sox received

Sheldon FulseWAR (control)

Not rated — never reached the majors.

Seattle Mariners received

Matt WhiteP · 26 · pre-arb · 6 yrs control-0.2WAR (control) · 1 yr25
Rest of season14WAR-0.2FIP−431IP2Surplus−$0.6M
Short term23WAR-0.2FIP−431IP2Surplus−$0.6M
Control window25WAR-0.2FIP−431IP2Surplus−$0.6M
Full tenure26WAR-0.2FIP−431IP2Surplus−$0.6M

too little playing time to rate quality

On the day: no major-league record, salary $300K.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Matt Whitepre-arb$300K$0.1M-0.2−$0.6M
Total over the control window$0.1M-0.2−$0.6M

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

Also that day

Rubén Sierra, NYY ⇄ TEX, 2003New York Yankees ⇄ Texas Rangers

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