January 30, 2024

Trade: Kansas City RoyalsSeattle Mariners

Samad Taylor changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

franchise trade score · provisional

68better

Franchise trade score68

Rest of season58WAR in0.0WAR out+0.0Net-0.0Net surplus$0.3M

Short term70WAR in0.0WAR out-0.1Net+0.1Net surplus$1.8M

Control window68WAR in0.0WAR out-0.1Net+0.1Net surplus$1.8M

Full tenure68WAR in0.0WAR out-0.1Net+0.1Net surplus$1.8M

franchise trade score · provisional

32worse

Franchise trade score32

Rest of season42WAR in+0.0WAR out0.0Net+0.0Net surplus−$0.3M

Short term30WAR in-0.1WAR out0.0Net-0.1Net surplus−$1.8M

Control window32WAR in-0.1WAR out0.0Net-0.1Net surplus−$1.8M

Full tenure32WAR in-0.1WAR out0.0Net-0.1Net surplus−$1.8M

Kansas City Royals received

Player to be named later—WAR (control)—

Not rated — never reached the majors.

Samad TaylorLF · 26 · pre-arb · 6 yrs control-0.1WAR (control) · 2 yr25

Rest of season58WAR+0.0wRC+139PA5Surplus−$0.3M

Short term24WAR-0.1wRC+29PA14Surplus−$1.8M

Control window26WAR-0.1wRC+29PA14Surplus−$1.8M

Full tenure26WAR-0.1wRC+29PA14Surplus−$1.8M

too little playing time to rate quality

On the day: -0.4 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 50, salary $740K.

Received	Status	Salary that year	Paid	WAR	$/WAR	Surplus
Samad Taylor	pre-arb	$740K	$1.4M	-0.1	—	−$1.8M
Total over the control window			$1.4M	-0.1	—	−$1.8M

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

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