June 20, 2006
J. P. Howell and 2 others: Kansas City RoyalsTampa Bay Rays
J. P. Howell stayed 5 seasons and was the best of it, and it still came out close to even.
Kansas City Royals
franchise trade score
15far worse
Tampa Bay Rays
franchise trade score
85far better
TBR reached the World Series in 2008
Kansas City Royals received
Joey Gathright+1.2WAR (control) · 3 yr70
On the day: +2.6 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 77, salary $337K.
Fernando Cortez+0.0WAR (control) · 1 yr50
too little playing time to rate quality
On the day: -0.9 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -44.
| Received | Status | Salary that year | Paid | WAR | $/WAR | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Gathright | pre-arb | $337K | $1.0M | +1.2 | $0.8M | $3.9M |
| Fernando Cortez | pre-arb | est. | $0.4M | +0.0 | — | −$0.2M |
| Total over the control window | $1.4M | +1.2 | $1.1M | $3.7M | ||
Tampa Bay Rays received
J. P. Howell+3.0WAR (control) · 5 yr82
On the day: -0.1 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -100, FIP− 115.
| Received | Status | Salary that year | Paid | WAR | $/WAR | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. P. Howell | pre-arb | est. | $2.5M | +3.0 | $0.8M | $11.0M |
| Total over the control window | $2.5M | +3.0 | $0.8M | $11.0M | ||
What this became
Nobody acquired here was traded on.
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