July 30, 2025

Trade: Chicago White SoxNew York Yankees

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

franchise trade score · provisional

77better

Franchise trade score77

Rest of season88WAR in0.0WAR out-0.3Net+0.3Net surplus$3.3M

Short term78WAR in0.0WAR out-0.3Net+0.3Net surplus$3.3M

Control window77WAR in0.0WAR out-0.3Net+0.3Net surplus$3.3M

Full tenure76WAR in0.0WAR out-0.3Net+0.3Net surplus$3.3M

franchise trade score · provisional

23worse

Franchise trade score23

Rest of season12WAR in-0.3WAR out0.0Net-0.3Net surplus−$3.3M

Short term22WAR in-0.3WAR out0.0Net-0.3Net surplus−$3.3M

Control window23WAR in-0.3WAR out0.0Net-0.3Net surplus−$3.3M

Full tenure24WAR in-0.3WAR out0.0Net-0.3Net surplus−$3.3M

Chicago White Sox received

Gage Ziehlprospect—WAR (control)—

Not rated.

Austin SlaterRF · 33 · signed (FA) · 1 yr control-0.3WAR (control) · 1 yr13

Rest of season6WAR-0.3wRC+-43PA25Surplus−$3.3M

Short term12WAR-0.3wRC+-43PA25Surplus−$3.3M

Control window13WAR-0.3wRC+-43PA25Surplus−$3.3M

Full tenure14WAR-0.3wRC+-43PA25Surplus−$3.3M

too little playing time to rate quality

On the day: +1.8 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 77, salary $1.8M.

Received	Status	Salary that year	Paid	WAR	$/WAR	Surplus
Austin Slater	signed (FA)	$1.8M	$0.7M	-0.3	—	−$3.3M
Total over the control window			$0.7M	-0.3	—	−$3.3M

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