July 28, 2009

Trade: Boston Red SoxChicago White Sox

Mark Kotsay and Brian Anderson changed clubs, and neither amounted to much for either side.

Boston Red Sox
franchise trade score
65better
Franchise trade score65
Rest of season73WAR in-0.0WAR out-0.1Net+0.0Net surplus$0.5M
Short term86WAR in-0.0WAR out-1.0Net+1.0Net surplus$5.5M
Control window60WAR in-0.0WAR out-0.1Net+0.0Net surplus$0.5M
Full tenure83WAR in-0.0WAR out-1.0Net+1.0Net surplus$5.5M
Chicago White Sox
franchise trade score
35worse
Franchise trade score35
Rest of season27WAR in-0.1WAR out-0.0Net-0.0Net surplus−$0.5M
Short term14WAR in-1.0WAR out-0.0Net-1.0Net surplus−$5.5M
Control window40WAR in-0.1WAR out-0.0Net-0.0Net surplus−$0.5M
Full tenure17WAR in-1.0WAR out-0.0Net-1.0Net surplus−$5.5M

Boston Red Sox received

Brian AndersonCF · 27 · pre-arb · 4 yrs control-0.0WAR (control) · 1 yr32
Rest of season19WAR-0.0wRC+153PA21Surplus−$0.3M
Short term30WAR-0.0wRC+153PA21Surplus−$0.3M
Control window33WAR-0.0wRC+153PA21Surplus−$0.3M
Full tenure33WAR-0.0wRC+153PA21Surplus−$0.3M

too little playing time to rate quality

On the day: +0.3 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 79, salary $440K.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Brian Andersonpre-arb$440K$0.2M-0.0−$0.3M
Total over the control window$0.2M-0.0−$0.3M

Chicago White Sox received

Mark KotsayCF · 34 · signed (FA) · 1 yr control-0.1WAR (control) · 1 yr29
Rest of season23WAR-0.1wRC+99PA127Surplus−$0.8M
Short term7WAR-1.0wRC+85PA486Surplus−$5.8M
Control window34WAR-0.1wRC+99PA127Surplus−$0.8M
Full tenure8WAR-1.0wRC+85PA486Surplus−$5.8M

On the day: -0.2 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 92, salary $1.5M.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Mark Kotsaysigned (FA)$1.5M$0.6M-0.1−$0.8M
Total over the control window$0.6M-0.1−$0.8M

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

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