In the final piece of this series, we use the WAR data to finish taking a look at the trades that Dayton pulled off in 2010, and try to determine what all of this really means.
August 13, 2010: The Kansas City Royals traded Jose Guillen to the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later and cash. The San Francisco Giants sent Kevin Pucetas (minors) (October 14, 2010) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.
By this point in Jose Guillen‘s tenure with the Royals, they were just looking to get rid of him and unload a portion of his salary. Guillen was in the last year of his deal, had (obviously) cleared waivers, and it was time for the Royals to get a look at some of the guys who had a chance to be part of their future. And if they could get something in return, well all the better. Along came Brian Sabean and the San Francisco Giants, who were in the middle of a pennant race and needed a bat. Pucetas is a 27 year old career minor leaguer, who is unlikely t...
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PLAYERS:
Jose Guillen,
Kevin Pucetas,
Brian Sabean,
David DeJesus,
Vin Mazzaro,
Billy Beane,
Yuniesky Betancourt,
Zack Greinke,
Lorenzo Cain,
Alcides Escobar,
Jeremy Jeffress,
Melky Cabrera,
Dayton Moore,
Johnny Damon,
Roberto Hernandez,
Jermaine Dye,
Neifi Perez,
Carlos Beltran,
Mark Teahen
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals
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