December 11, 2012 · Cash considerations
Trevor Bauer and 8 others: Arizona DiamondbacksCincinnati RedsCleveland Guardians
A multi-team deal: each club is scored on what it received.
CLE reached the World Series in 2016
Arizona Diamondbacks received
Didi Gregorius+2.2WAR (control) · 2 yr77
Tony Sipp-0.3WAR (control) · 1 yr14
On the day: +1.2 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 111, salary $505K.
Lars Anderson0.0WAR (control)45
never reached the majors for ARI
On the day: -0.3 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -100, salary $482K.
| Received | Status | Salary that year | Paid | WAR | $/WAR | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Didi Gregorius | pre-arb | est. | $1.0M | +2.2 | $0.4M | $9.9M |
| Tony Sipp | pre-arb | $505K | $1.3M | -0.3 | — | −$2.6M |
| Lars Anderson | pre-arb | $482K | $0.0M | 0.0 | — | $0.0M |
| Total over the control window | $2.3M | +1.9 | $1.2M | $7.3M | ||
Cincinnati Reds received
Shin-Soo Choo+5.5WAR (control) · 1 yr96
On the day: +11.9 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 106, salary $4.9M.
Jason Donald0.0WAR (control)45
never reached the majors for CIN
On the day: +2.0 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 116, salary $484K.
Cash—WAR (control)—
Not rated — cash.
| Received | Status | Salary that year | Paid | WAR | $/WAR | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shin-Soo Choo | arb 2 | $4.9M | $7.4M | +5.5 | $1.3M | $38.0M |
| Jason Donald | pre-arb | $484K | $0.0M | 0.0 | — | $0.0M |
| Total over the control window | $7.4M | +5.5 | $1.3M | $38.0M | ||
Cleveland Guardians received
Trevor Bauer+14.1WAR (control) · 6 yr79
On the day: no major-league record, salary $1.2M.
Matt Albers+0.5WAR (control) · 1 yr68
On the day: +0.4 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 101, salary $1.1M.
Bryan Shaw+4.5WAR (control) · 5 yr87
On the day: +0.7 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 91, salary $483K.
Drew Stubbs+1.0WAR (control) · 1 yr69
On the day: +6.7 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 90, salary $528K.
| Received | Status | Salary that year | Paid | WAR | $/WAR | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Bauer | signed | $1.2M | $16.1M | +14.1 | $1.1M | $81.2M |
| Matt Albers | arb 2 | $1.1M | $1.8M | +0.5 | — | $0.2M |
| Bryan Shaw | pre-arb | $483K | $9.9M | +4.5 | $2.2M | $12.5M |
| Drew Stubbs | arb 1 | $528K | $2.8M | +1.0 | $2.8M | $1.4M |
| Total over the control window | $30.6M | +20.0 | $1.5M | $95.3M | ||
What this became
- Drew Stubbs → COLDrew Stubbs, CLE ⇄ COL, 2013+2.5 WAR
- Didi Gregorius → NYYDidi Gregorius, ARI ⇄ DET ⇄ NYY, 2014+13.0 WAR
- Trevor Bauer → CINFranmil Reyes, CIN ⇄ CLE ⇄ SDP, 2019+0.2 WAR
- Josh Outman → NYYJosh Outman, CLE ⇄ NYY, 2014+0.2 WAR
- Shane Greene → ATLShane Greene, ATL ⇄ DET, 2019+1.0 WAR
- Taylor Trammell → SEATy France, SDP ⇄ SEA, 2020+0.0 WAR
- Robbie Ray → TORRobbie Ray, ARI ⇄ TOR, 2020+0.2 WAR
- Travis Bergen → TORTravis Bergen, ARI ⇄ TOR, 2021+0.2 WAR
- Ty France → CINCIN ⇄ SEA, 2024-0.4 WAR