May 27, 2025 · Cash considerations

Sean Newcomb: Boston Red SoxAthletics

Cash considerations is the whole of what changed hands besides Sean Newcomb.

Boston Red Sox
franchise trade score · provisional
10far worse
Franchise trade score10
Rest of season2WAR in0.0WAR out+1.5Net-1.5Net surplus−$13.7M
Short term8WAR in0.0WAR out+1.5Net-1.5Net surplus−$13.7M
Control window10WAR in0.0WAR out+1.5Net-1.5Net surplus−$13.7M
Full tenure11WAR in0.0WAR out+1.5Net-1.5Net surplus−$13.7M
Athletics
franchise trade score · provisional
90far better
Franchise trade score90
Rest of season98WAR in+1.5WAR out0.0Net+1.5Net surplus$13.7M
Short term92WAR in+1.5WAR out0.0Net+1.5Net surplus$13.7M
Control window90WAR in+1.5WAR out0.0Net+1.5Net surplus$13.7M
Full tenure89WAR in+1.5WAR out0.0Net+1.5Net surplus$13.7M

Boston Red Sox received

CashWAR (control)

Not rated — cash.

Athletics received

Sean NewcombP · 32 · arb 3 · 1 yr control+1.5WAR (control) · 1 yr85
Rest of season96WAR+1.5FIP−60IP51Surplus$13.7M
Short term88WAR+1.5FIP−60IP51Surplus$13.7M
Control window84WAR+1.5FIP−60IP51Surplus$13.7M
Full tenure83WAR+1.5FIP−60IP51Surplus$13.7M

On the day: -0.7 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 180, salary $1.0M.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Sean Newcombarb 3$1.0M$0.6M+1.5$0.4M$13.7M
Total over the control window$0.6M+1.5$0.4M$13.7M

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

Also that day

Matt Thaiss, CHW ⇄ TBR, 2025Chicago White Sox ⇄ Tampa Bay Rays

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