December 20, 2016

Trade: Boston Red SoxPhiladelphia Phillies

Clay Buchholz changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

Boston Red Sox
franchise trade score
82far better
Franchise trade score82
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0Net surplus$0.0M
Short term84WAR in0.0WAR out-0.2Net+0.2Net surplus$13.4M
Control window82WAR in0.0WAR out-0.2Net+0.2Net surplus$13.4M
Full tenure82WAR in0.0WAR out-0.2Net+0.2Net surplus$13.4M
Philadelphia Phillies
franchise trade score
18far worse
Franchise trade score18
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0Net surplus$0.0M
Short term16WAR in-0.2WAR out0.0Net-0.2Net surplus−$13.4M
Control window18WAR in-0.2WAR out0.0Net-0.2Net surplus−$13.4M
Full tenure18WAR in-0.2WAR out0.0Net-0.2Net surplus−$13.4M

Boston Red Sox received

Josh TobiasWAR (control)

Not rated — never reached the majors.

Philadelphia Phillies received

Clay BuchholzP · 32 · signed (FA) · 1 yr control-0.2WAR (control) · 1 yr15
Rest of season47WAR0.0FIP−IP0Surplus$0.0M
Short term14WAR-0.2FIP−108IP7Surplus−$13.4M
Control window16WAR-0.2FIP−108IP7Surplus−$13.4M
Full tenure16WAR-0.2FIP−108IP7Surplus−$13.4M

too little playing time to rate quality

On the day: +6.2 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ -100, FIP− 67, salary $13.0M.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Clay Buchholzsigned (FA)$13.0M$13.5M-0.2−$13.4M
Total over the control window$13.5M-0.2−$13.4M

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

Also that day

Nick Goody, CLE ⇄ NYY, 2016Cleveland Guardians ⇄ New York Yankees

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