July 31, 2025

Trade: Cleveland GuardiansDetroit Tigers

Paul Sewald changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

Cleveland Guardians
franchise trade score · provisional
71better
Franchise trade score71
Rest of season83WAR in0.0WAR out-0.0Net+0.0Net surplus$2.7M
Short term72WAR in0.0WAR out-0.0Net+0.0Net surplus$2.7M
Control window71WAR in0.0WAR out-0.0Net+0.0Net surplus$2.7M
Full tenure70WAR in0.0WAR out-0.0Net+0.0Net surplus$2.7M
Detroit Tigers
franchise trade score · provisional
29worse
Franchise trade score29
Rest of season17WAR in-0.0WAR out0.0Net-0.0Net surplus−$2.7M
Short term28WAR in-0.0WAR out0.0Net-0.0Net surplus−$2.7M
Control window29WAR in-0.0WAR out0.0Net-0.0Net surplus−$2.7M
Full tenure30WAR in-0.0WAR out0.0Net-0.0Net surplus−$2.7M

Cleveland Guardians received

Player to be named later—WAR (control)—

Not rated — never reached the majors.

Detroit Tigers received

Paul SewaldP · 35 · signed (FA) · 1 yr control-0.0WAR (control) · 1 yr25
Rest of season14WAR-0.0FIP−158IP4Surplus−$2.7M
Short term23WAR-0.0FIP−158IP4Surplus−$2.7M
Control window25WAR-0.0FIP−158IP4Surplus−$2.7M
Full tenure26WAR-0.0FIP−158IP4Surplus−$2.7M

too little playing time to rate quality

On the day: +2.1 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 100, salary $6.0M.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Paul Sewaldsigned (FA)$6.0M$2.5M-0.0—−$2.7M
Total over the control window$2.5M-0.0—−$2.7M

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

Also that day

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