January 17, 2025 · Cash considerations

Myles Straw and 1 others: Cleveland GuardiansToronto Blue Jays

One club received nothing that reached the majors, so this deal is not scored as a trade.

Cleveland Guardians
scored on what the club received · provisional
50even
Franchise trade score50
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out+2.3Net-2.3Net surplus−$26.4M
Short term50WAR in0.0WAR out+3.1Net-3.1Net surplus−$31.1M
Control window50WAR in0.0WAR out+3.1Net-3.1Net surplus−$31.1M
Full tenure50WAR in0.0WAR out+3.1Net-3.1Net surplus−$31.1M
Toronto Blue Jays
scored on what the club received · provisional
95far better
Franchise trade score95
Rest of season99WAR in+2.3WAR out0.0Net+2.3Net surplus$26.4M
Short term97WAR in+3.1WAR out0.0Net+3.1Net surplus$31.1M
Control window95WAR in+3.1WAR out0.0Net+3.1Net surplus$31.1M
Full tenure94WAR in+3.1WAR out0.0Net+3.1Net surplus$31.1M

TOR reached the World Series in 2025

Cleveland Guardians received

Toronto Blue Jays received

Player to be named laterWAR (control)

Not rated — never reached the majors.

Myles StrawRF · 31 · signed · 4 yrs control+3.1WAR (control) · 2 yr83
Rest of season90WAR+2.3wRC+91PA299Surplus$26.4M
Short term86WAR+3.1wRC+87PA594Surplus$31.1M
Control window82WAR+3.1wRC+87PA594Surplus$31.1M
Full tenure81WAR+3.1wRC+87PA594Surplus$31.1M

On the day: +2.0 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 40, salary $1.0M, signed through 2028.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Myles Strawsigned thru 2028$1.0M$1.3M+3.1$0.4M$31.1M
Total over the control window$1.3M+3.1$0.4M$31.1M

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

Also that day

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