But even then, how many really pitched better after being traded?
Sale? Did he really pitch better or just stop getting hurt? Before all the injuries kicked in and kept him on the shelf for 4 seasons, he was pretty damned good in Boston.
Pivetta wasn’t traded and left via free agency. Sox did offer a QO, which you can argue was only for the draft pick, but realistically any team offering a QO - especially for a player like Pivetta - has to be prepared for him to accept.
Harrison- A case of 23 IP in Milwaukee vs 12 IP in Boston. That shouldn’t count
Rodruguez-Cruz - He has 4 IP in his career. This is list bulking.
Priester - Did pitch very well in 2025, outperforming his own metrics. Yet to pitch in 2026.
So is the list really just Priester?
And really, he’s the one whose trade was the most confusing…,