November 18, 2025

Chris Murphy and 1 others: Boston Red SoxChicago White Sox

Chris Murphy changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

Boston Red Sox
franchise trade score · provisional
35worse
Franchise trade score35
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0Net surplus$0.0M
Short term34WAR in0.0WAR out+0.2Net-0.2Net surplus−$0.7M
Control window35WAR in0.0WAR out+0.2Net-0.2Net surplus−$0.7M
Full tenure36WAR in0.0WAR out+0.2Net-0.2Net surplus−$0.7M
Chicago White Sox
franchise trade score · provisional
65better
Franchise trade score65
Rest of season50WAR in0.0WAR out0.0Net0.0Net surplus$0.0M
Short term66WAR in+0.2WAR out0.0Net+0.2Net surplus$0.7M
Control window65WAR in+0.2WAR out0.0Net+0.2Net surplus$0.7M
Full tenure64WAR in+0.2WAR out0.0Net+0.2Net surplus$0.7M

Boston Red Sox received

Ronny Hernandezprospect—WAR (control)—

Not rated.

Chicago White Sox received

Chris MurphyP · 27 · pre-arb · 5 yrs control+0.2WAR (control) · 1 yr65
Rest of season47WAR0.0FIP−—IP0Surplus$0.0M
Short term66WAR+0.2FIP−91IP31Surplus$0.7M
Control window64WAR+0.2FIP−91IP31Surplus$0.7M
Full tenure65WAR+0.2FIP−91IP31Surplus$0.7M

On the day: +0.7 WAR over the prior three seasons, salary $762K.

ReceivedStatusSalary that yearPaidWAR$/WARSurplus
Chris Murphypre-arb$762K$0.8M+0.2—$0.7M
Total over the control window$0.8M+0.2—$0.7M

What this became

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

Also that day

BOS ⇄ TBR, 2025Boston Red Sox ⇄ Tampa Bay RaysEric Orze, MIN ⇄ TBR, 2025Minnesota Twins ⇄ Tampa Bay RaysAlex Hoppe, BOS ⇄ SEA, 2025Boston Red Sox ⇄ Seattle MarinersBrennan Bernardino, BOS ⇄ COL, 2025Boston Red Sox ⇄ Colorado RockiesEverson Pereira, CHW ⇄ TBR, 2025Chicago White Sox ⇄ Tampa Bay Rays

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