July 20, 2012
Joe Musgrove and 9 others: Houston AstrosToronto Blue Jays
9 pieces changed hands and the ledger barely moved.
HOU won the World Series in 2017
Houston Astros received
Ben Francisco-0.4WAR (control) · 1 yr12
too little playing time to rate quality
On the day: +0.7 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 97, salary $1.5M.
Francisco Cordero-0.6WAR (control) · 1 yr6
too little playing time to rate quality
On the day: +2.5 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 102, salary $4.5M.
Asher Wojciechowski-0.1WAR (control) · 1 yr29
too little playing time to rate quality
Carlos Pérez0.0WAR (control)45
never reached the majors for HOU
David Rollins0.0WAR (control)45
never reached the majors for HOU
Joe Musgrove+1.1WAR (control) · 2 yr68
Kevin Comer—WAR (control)—
Not rated — never reached the majors.
| Received | Status | Salary that year | Paid | WAR | $/WAR | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Francisco | arb 3 | $1.5M | $0.6M | -0.4 | — | −$2.4M |
| Francisco Cordero | signed (FA) | $4.5M | $1.9M | -0.6 | — | −$4.5M |
| Asher Wojciechowski | prospect | est. | $0.5M | -0.1 | — | −$1.0M |
| Carlos Pérez | prospect | est. | $0.0M | 0.0 | — | $0.0M |
| David Rollins | prospect | est. | $0.0M | 0.0 | — | $0.0M |
| Joe Musgrove | prospect | est. | $1.1M | +1.1 | $1.0M | $3.4M |
| Total over the control window | $4.2M | -0.1 | — | −$4.5M | ||
Toronto Blue Jays received
J. A. Happ+0.7WAR (control) · 1 yr78
On the day: +2.7 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 29, FIP− 120, salary $2.4M.
David Carpenter-0.2WAR (control) · 1 yr21
too little playing time to rate quality
On the day: +0.7 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 107, salary $485K.
Brandon Lyon+0.5WAR (control) · 1 yr58
too little playing time to rate quality
On the day: +1.2 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 751, FIP− 184, salary $5.5M.
| Received | Status | Salary that year | Paid | WAR | $/WAR | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. A. Happ | arb 3 | $2.4M | $1.0M | +0.7 | $1.4M | $1.9M |
| David Carpenter | pre-arb | $485K | $0.2M | -0.2 | — | −$1.1M |
| Brandon Lyon | signed (FA) | $5.5M | $2.3M | +0.5 | — | −$0.3M |
| Total over the control window | $3.5M | +1.0 | $3.5M | $0.6M | ||
What this became
- Ben Francisco → TBRHOU ⇄ TBR, 2012-0.2 WAR
- David Carpenter → BOSBOS ⇄ TOR, 20120.0 WAR
- Carlos Pérez → LAANick Tropeano, HOU ⇄ LAA, 2014+0.9 WAR
- J. A. Happ → SEAJ. A. Happ, SEA ⇄ TOR, 2014+0.9 WAR
- Joe Musgrove → PITGerrit Cole, HOU ⇄ PIT, 2018+5.2 WAR
- Mike Aviles → CLEYan Gomes, CLE ⇄ TOR, 2012-0.7 WAR
- J. A. Happ → PITJ. A. Happ, PIT ⇄ SEA, 2015+2.1 WAR
- Carlos Pérez → ATLRyan Schimpf, ATL ⇄ LAA, 2018-0.3 WAR
- Joe Musgrove → SDPJoe Musgrove, NYM ⇄ PIT ⇄ SDP, 2021+6.5 WAR
- Yan Gomes → WSNYan Gomes, CLE ⇄ WSN, 2018+1.7 WAR
- David Bednar → NYYDavid Bednar, NYY ⇄ PIT, 2025+2.6 WAR
- Yan Gomes → OAKDrew Millas, OAK ⇄ WSN, 2021+0.3 WAR
- Daniel Johnson → NYMCLE ⇄ NYM, 20220.0 WAR
- Brian Sanchez → MIALake Bachar, MIA ⇄ PIT, 2026— WAR