July 30, 2023
Jordan Montgomery and 4 others: St. Louis CardinalsTexas Rangers
4 pieces changed hands and the ledger barely moved.
St. Louis Cardinals
franchise trade score · provisional
16far worse
Texas Rangers
franchise trade score
84far better
TEX won the World Series in 2023
St. Louis Cardinals received
Thomas Saggese+0.6WAR (control) · 3 yr57
Tekoah Roby—WAR (control)—
Not rated.
John King+0.7WAR (control) · 3 yr70
On the day: +0.3 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 102.
| Received | Status | Salary that year | Paid | WAR | $/WAR | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Saggese | prospect | est. | $2.3M | +0.6 | $3.7M | $1.7M |
| John King | pre-arb | est. | $2.9M | +0.7 | $4.5M | $1.9M |
| Total over the control window | $5.2M | +1.3 | $4.1M | $3.5M | ||
Texas Rangers received
Chris Stratton+0.2WAR (control) · 1 yr61
too little playing time to rate quality
On the day: +1.3 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 84, salary $2.8M.
Jordan Montgomery+1.7WAR (control) · 1 yr85
On the day: +6.5 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 90, salary $10.0M.
| Received | Status | Salary that year | Paid | WAR | $/WAR | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Stratton | arb 3 | $2.8M | $1.2M | +0.2 | — | $0.2M |
| Jordan Montgomery | arb 3 | $10.0M | $4.2M | +1.7 | $2.4M | $10.2M |
| Total over the control window | $5.3M | +2.0 | $2.7M | $10.4M | ||
What this became
Nobody acquired here was traded on.
Also that day
Max Scherzer, NYM ⇄ TEX, 2023New York Mets ⇄ Texas RangersJordan Hicks, STL ⇄ TOR, 2023St. Louis Cardinals ⇄ Toronto Blue JaysNicky Lopez, ATL ⇄ KCR, 2023Atlanta Braves ⇄ Kansas City RoyalsRandal Grichuk, COL ⇄ LAA, 2023Colorado Rockies ⇄ Los Angeles Angels
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