January 5, 2005

Vance Wilson and 1 others: Detroit TigersNew York Mets

Vance Wilson and Anderson Hernández changed clubs, and neither amounted to much for either side.

Detroit Tigers
franchise trade score
80far better
Franchise trade score80
Rest of season78WAR in+0.0WAR out-0.3Net+0.3Net surplus$0.6M
Short term86WAR in+0.7WAR out-0.8Net+1.6Net surplus$4.1M
Control window79WAR in+0.0WAR out-0.8Net+0.8Net surplus$2.7M
Full tenure83WAR in+0.7WAR out-0.8Net+1.5Net surplus$4.4M

DET reached the World Series in 2006

New York Mets
franchise trade score
20far worse
Franchise trade score20
Rest of season22WAR in-0.3WAR out+0.0Net-0.3Net surplus−$0.6M
Short term14WAR in-0.8WAR out+0.7Net-1.6Net surplus−$4.1M
Control window21WAR in-0.8WAR out+0.0Net-0.8Net surplus−$2.7M
Full tenure17WAR in-0.8WAR out+0.7Net-1.5Net surplus−$4.4M

Detroit Tigers received

Vance WilsonC · 32 · FA eligible · 1 yr control+0.0WAR (control) · 1 yr43
Rest of season48WAR+0.0wRC+52PA173Surplus−$0.7M
Short term65WAR+0.7wRC+70PA341Surplus$0.9M
Control window38WAR+0.0wRC+52PA173Surplus−$0.7M
Full tenure62WAR+0.7wRC+70PA341Surplus$0.9M

On the day: +2.2 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 97, salary $760K.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Vance WilsonFA eligible$760K$0.7M+0.0−$0.7M
Total over the control window$0.7M+0.0−$0.7M

New York Mets received

Anderson Hernández2B · 23 · pre-arb · 6 yrs control-0.8WAR (control) · 3 yr6
Rest of season9WAR-0.3wRC+-62PA19Surplus−$1.3M
Short term5WAR-0.8wRC+-17PA86Surplus−$3.2M
Control window6WAR-0.8wRC+-14PA89Surplus−$3.4M
Full tenure7WAR-0.8wRC+-14PA89Surplus−$3.4M

too little playing time to rate quality

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Anderson Hernándezpre-arbest.$1.0M-0.8−$3.4M
Total over the control window$1.0M-0.8−$3.4M

What this became

  1. Anderson Hernández → WSNAnderson Hernández, NYM ⇄ WSN, 2008+0.8 WAR
  2. Anderson Hernández → NYMNYM ⇄ WSN, 2009-0.0 WAR

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