Inspired by the Royals' misery, I decided to isolate the players on the 2008 Rays who were acquired via trade and take a look at their Fangraphs Wins Above Replacement Values, their WAR based hypothetical salary values, and their actual salaries. I then did the same for the players given up in trade.
Enjoy!
Follow the Jump
|
WAR |
Dollars |
Salary |
WAR |
Dollars |
Salary |
|||
|
JP Howell |
1.5 |
6.8 |
0.4 |
Huff |
4.2 |
18.9 |
8 |
|
|
Garza |
2.9 |
13.2 |
0.4 |
McClung |
0.6 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
|
|
Bartlett |
1.8 |
8.1 |
0.4 |
Young |
-0.3 |
-1.5 |
1.4 |
|
|
Gross |
2.1 |
11 |
0.4 |
Harris |
1.1 |
5.1 |
0.4 |
|
|
Navi |
2.7 |
12 |
0.4 |
Hendrickson |
0.5 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
|
|
Balfour |
2.2 |
9.7 |
0.5 |
Hall |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
|
|
Kazmir |
2 |
9.1 |
3.8 |
Wiggington |
3.1 |
13.9 |
4.4 |
|
|
Aybar |
1.4 |
6.3 |
0.4 |
Gathright |
0.3 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
|
|
Edwin |
1.4 |
6.1 |
0.4 |
Total |
9.6 |
43.5 |
18.8 |
|
|
Zobrist |
1.3 |
6.1 |
0.4 |
|||||
|
Total |
19.3 |
88.4 |
7.5 |
|
Minors |
2008 |
2009 |
Minors |
2008 |
2009 |
||
|
Talbot |
AAA |
AAA |
Cortez |
AAA |
AA |
||
|
Ruggiano |
AAA |
AAA |
Zambrano |
AAA |
DNP |
||
|
Morlan |
AA |
AA |
Priddle |
AAA |
AAA |
||
|
Tiffany |
A+ |
DNP |
Ridgeway |
AAA |
DNP |
||
|
Diaz |
A |
DNP |
Fortuanto |
AAA |
DNP |
||
|
Fontaine |
A |
A+ |
Butler |
A+ |
AA |
||
|
Seo |
DNP |
DNP |
In summary, the Rays surrendered 8 players who would play in the majors in 2008 with a cumulative WAR value of 9.6. The 8 players actual 2008 salaries added up to $18.8 million. Their WAR based free agency values totaled $43.5 million.
The Rays acquired 10 players whose primary 2008 contributions were for the big league club. Their cumulative WAR value was 19.3, representing $88.4 million of Free Agency Value while only making a total of $7.5 million of real money.