January 8, 2004

Carlos Guillén and 2 others: Detroit TigersSeattle Mariners

Detroit Tigers came out ahead by 5.2 WAR, most of it from Carlos Guillén.

Detroit Tigers
franchise trade score
97far better
Franchise trade score97
Rest of season100WAR in+5.0WAR out-0.3Net+5.3Net surplus$27.4M
Short term99WAR in+7.3WAR out-0.2Net+7.5Net surplus$34.2M
Control window96WAR in+5.0WAR out-0.2Net+5.2Net surplus$27.6M
Full tenure98WAR in+18.5WAR out-0.2Net+18.7Net surplus$53.6M

DET reached the World Series in 2006

Seattle Mariners
franchise trade score
3far worse
Franchise trade score3
Rest of season0WAR in-0.3WAR out+5.0Net-5.3Net surplus−$27.4M
Short term1WAR in-0.2WAR out+7.3Net-7.5Net surplus−$34.2M
Control window4WAR in-0.2WAR out+5.0Net-5.2Net surplus−$27.6M
Full tenure2WAR in-0.2WAR out+18.5Net-18.7Net surplus−$53.6M

Detroit Tigers received

Carlos GuillénSS · 29 · FA eligible · 1 yr control+5.0WAR (control) · 1 yr95
Rest of season99WAR+5.0wRC+141PA583Surplus$26.4M
Short term98WAR+7.3wRC+131PA944Surplus$33.0M
Control window93WAR+5.0wRC+141PA583Surplus$26.4M
Full tenure97WAR+18.5wRC+120PA3384Surplus$52.4M

On the day: +7.1 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 106, salary $2.5M.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Carlos GuillénFA eligible$2.5M$2.3M+5.0$0.5M$26.4M
Total over the control window$2.3M+5.0$0.5M$26.4M

Seattle Mariners received

Ramón SantiagoSS · 25 · pre-arb · 4 yrs control-0.2WAR (control) · 2 yr21
Rest of season11WAR-0.3wRC+28PA45Surplus−$1.0M
Short term19WAR-0.2wRC+43PA58Surplus−$1.2M
Control window21WAR-0.2wRC+43PA58Surplus−$1.2M
Full tenure22WAR-0.2wRC+43PA58Surplus−$1.2M

too little playing time to rate quality

On the day: -0.6 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 58.

Juan GonzalezWAR (control)

Not rated — never reached the majors.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Ramón Santiagopre-arbest.$0.6M-0.2−$1.2M
Total over the control window$0.6M-0.2−$1.2M

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

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