July 3, 2026 · Cash considerations

Trade: Houston AstrosWashington Nationals

Cash considerations is the whole of what changed hands besides Tom Cosgrove.

franchise trade score · provisional

81far better

Franchise trade score81

Rest of season92WAR in0.0WAR out-0.6Net+0.6Net surplus$4.5M

Short term83WAR in0.0WAR out-0.6Net+0.6Net surplus$4.5M

Control window81WAR in0.0WAR out-0.6Net+0.6Net surplus$4.5M

Full tenure80WAR in0.0WAR out-0.6Net+0.6Net surplus$4.5M

franchise trade score · provisional

19far worse

Franchise trade score19

Rest of season8WAR in-0.6WAR out0.0Net-0.6Net surplus−$4.5M

Short term17WAR in-0.6WAR out0.0Net-0.6Net surplus−$4.5M

Control window19WAR in-0.6WAR out0.0Net-0.6Net surplus−$4.5M

Full tenure20WAR in-0.6WAR out0.0Net-0.6Net surplus−$4.5M

Houston Astros received

Cash—WAR (control)—

Not rated — cash.

Tom CosgroveP · 30 · arb 1 · 3 yrs control-0.6WAR (control) · 1 yr7

Rest of season3WAR-0.6FIP−122IP16Surplus−$4.5M

Short term6WAR-0.6FIP−122IP16Surplus−$4.5M

Control window7WAR-0.6FIP−122IP16Surplus−$4.5M

Full tenure8WAR-0.6FIP−122IP16Surplus−$4.5M

too little playing time to rate quality

On the day: +0.3 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 60.

Received	Status	Salary that year	Paid	WAR	$/WAR	Surplus
Tom Cosgrove	arb 1	est.	$0.3M	-0.6	—	−$4.5M
Total over the control window			$0.3M	-0.6	—	−$4.5M

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

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