August 1, 2023

Trade: Pittsburgh PiratesTexas Rangers

Austin Hedges changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

Pittsburgh Pirates
franchise trade score
67better
Franchise trade score67
Rest of season80WAR in0.0WAR out-0.0Net+0.0Net surplus$1.7M
Short term68WAR in0.0WAR out-0.0Net+0.0Net surplus$1.7M
Control window67WAR in0.0WAR out-0.0Net+0.0Net surplus$1.7M
Full tenure67WAR in0.0WAR out-0.0Net+0.0Net surplus$1.7M
Texas Rangers
franchise trade score
33worse
Franchise trade score33
Rest of season20WAR in-0.0WAR out0.0Net-0.0Net surplus−$1.7M
Short term32WAR in-0.0WAR out0.0Net-0.0Net surplus−$1.7M
Control window33WAR in-0.0WAR out0.0Net-0.0Net surplus−$1.7M
Full tenure33WAR in-0.0WAR out0.0Net-0.0Net surplus−$1.7M

TEX won the World Series in 2023

Pittsburgh Pirates received

Player to be named later—WAR (control)—

Not rated — never reached the majors.

Texas Rangers received

Austin HedgesC · 31 · signed (FA) · 1 yr control-0.0WAR (control) · 1 yr28
Rest of season16WAR-0.0wRC+10PA25Surplus−$1.7M
Short term26WAR-0.0wRC+10PA25Surplus−$1.7M
Control window28WAR-0.0wRC+10PA25Surplus−$1.7M
Full tenure29WAR-0.0wRC+10PA25Surplus−$1.7M

too little playing time to rate quality

On the day: -0.1 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 43, salary $5.0M.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Austin Hedgessigned (FA)$5.0M$1.7M-0.0—−$1.7M
Total over the control window$1.7M-0.0—−$1.7M

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

Also that day

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