December 6, 2016

Chris Sale and 4 others: Boston Red SoxChicago White Sox

Chris Sale stayed 3 seasons and was the best of it, and it still came out close to even.

Boston Red Sox

franchise trade score

87far better

Franchise trade score87

Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0Net surplus$0.0M

Short term99WAR in+6.8WAR out+1.2Net+5.6Net surplus$53.2M

Control window77WAR in+16.0WAR out+16.1Net-0.2Net surplus$39.6M

Full tenure90WAR in+18.8WAR out+17.3Net+1.5Net surplus$15.5M

BOS won the World Series in 2018

Chicago White Sox

franchise trade score

13far worse

Franchise trade score13

Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0Net surplus$0.0M

Short term1WAR in+1.2WAR out+6.8Net-5.6Net surplus−$53.2M

Control window23WAR in+16.1WAR out+16.0Net+0.2Net surplus−$39.6M

Full tenure10WAR in+17.3WAR out+18.8Net-1.5Net surplus−$15.5M

Boston Red Sox received

Chris SaleP · 27 · signed · 3 yrs control+16.0WAR (control) · 3 yr99

Rest of season47WAR0.0FIP−—IP0Surplus$0.0M

Short term99WAR+6.8FIP−56IP214Surplus$61.0M

Control window99WAR+16.0FIP−59IP520Surplus$121.7M

Full tenure98WAR+18.8FIP−65IP671Surplus$78.1M

On the day: +15.4 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -51, FIP− 66, salary $9.2M, signed through 2019.

Received	Status	Salary that year	Paid	WAR	$/WAR	Surplus
Chris Sale	signed thru 2019	$9.2M	$39.5M	+16.0	$2.5M	$121.7M
Total over the control window			$39.5M	+16.0	$2.5M	$121.7M

Chicago White Sox received

Yoán Moncada3B · 21 · pre-arb · 6 yrs control+13.1WAR (control) · 6 yr91

Rest of season47WAR0.0wRC+—PA0Surplus$0.0M

Short term81WAR+1.2wRC+105PA231Surplus$7.8M

Control window95WAR+13.1wRC+108PA2720Surplus$71.7M

Full tenure94WAR+14.2wRC+107PA3122Surplus$52.3M

Michael KopechP · 20 · prospect · 6 yrs control+3.1WAR (control) · 5 yr70

Rest of season47WAR0.0FIP−—IP0Surplus$0.0M

Short term45WAR0.0FIP−—IP0Surplus$0.0M

Control window79WAR+3.1FIP−117IP376Surplus$10.3M

Full tenure78WAR+3.1FIP−117IP376Surplus$10.3M

Luis Alexander BasabeCF · 20 · prospect · 6 yrs control0.0WAR (control)45

Rest of season47WAR0.0wRC+—PA0Surplus$0.0M

Short term45WAR0.0wRC+—PA0Surplus$0.0M

Control window45WAR0.0wRC+—PA0Surplus$0.0M

Full tenure45WAR0.0wRC+—PA0Surplus$0.0M

never reached the majors for CHW

Victor Diaz—WAR (control)—

Not rated — never reached the majors.

Received	Status	Salary that year	Paid	WAR	$/WAR	Surplus
Yoán Moncada	pre-arb	est.	$24.1M	+13.1	$1.8M	$71.7M
Michael Kopech	prospect	est.	$7.0M	+3.1	$2.3M	$10.3M
Luis Alexander Basabe	prospect	est.	$0.0M	0.0	—	$0.0M
Total over the control window			$31.1M	+16.1	$1.9M	$82.0M

What this became

Chris Sale → ATLChris Sale, ATL ⇄ BOS, 2023+15.5 WAR
Michael Kopech → LADMiguel Vargas, CHW ⇄ LAD ⇄ STL, 2024+1.0 WAR
Erick Fedde → ATLATL ⇄ STL, 2025-0.4 WAR
Vaughn Grissom → LAAVaughn Grissom, BOS ⇄ LAA, 2025+0.4 WAR

Also that day

Travis Shaw, BOS ⇄ MIL, 2016Boston Red Sox ⇄ Milwaukee Brewers

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