June 24, 2007

Trade: Minnesota TwinsWashington Nationals

Darnell McDonald and Levale Speigner changed clubs, and neither amounted to much for either side.

Minnesota Twins
franchise trade score
80far better
Franchise trade score80
Rest of season86WAR in-0.2WAR out-0.7Net+0.5Net surplus$1.9M
Short term82WAR in-0.2WAR out-1.0Net+0.8Net surplus$3.3M
Control window80WAR in-0.2WAR out-1.0Net+0.8Net surplus$3.3M
Full tenure79WAR in-0.2WAR out-1.0Net+0.8Net surplus$3.3M
Washington Nationals
franchise trade score
20far worse
Franchise trade score20
Rest of season14WAR in-0.7WAR out-0.2Net-0.5Net surplus−$1.9M
Short term18WAR in-1.0WAR out-0.2Net-0.8Net surplus−$3.3M
Control window20WAR in-1.0WAR out-0.2Net-0.8Net surplus−$3.3M
Full tenure21WAR in-1.0WAR out-0.2Net-0.8Net surplus−$3.3M

Minnesota Twins received

Darnell McDonaldRF · 29 · pre-arb · 5 yrs control-0.2WAR (control) · 1 yr22
Rest of season12WAR-0.2wRC+-24PA11Surplus−$0.9M
Short term21WAR-0.2wRC+-24PA11Surplus−$0.9M
Control window22WAR-0.2wRC+-24PA11Surplus−$0.9M
Full tenure23WAR-0.2wRC+-24PA11Surplus−$0.9M

too little playing time to rate quality

On the day: -0.1 WAR over the prior three seasons.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Darnell McDonaldpre-arbest.$0.2M-0.2−$0.9M
Total over the control window$0.2M-0.2−$0.9M

Washington Nationals received

Levale SpeignerP · 27 · pre-arb · 6 yrs control-1.0WAR (control) · 2 yr5
Rest of season6WAR-0.7FIP−123IP40Surplus−$2.8M
Short term5WAR-1.0FIP−131IP48Surplus−$4.2M
Control window6WAR-1.0FIP−131IP48Surplus−$4.2M
Full tenure6WAR-1.0FIP−131IP48Surplus−$4.2M

On the day: no major-league record, salary $380K.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Levale Speignerpre-arb$380K$0.6M-1.0−$4.2M
Total over the control window$0.6M-1.0−$4.2M

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

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