Granderson/Jackson trade comparison

The numbers are in and it looks as if D-squared traded away a superior offensive player in return for a slightly inferior offensive player. In 2009, Grandy had a TB/out ratio of 0.75, which is a pretty strong performance. The centerpiece that the Tabs got in return was Austin Jackson. In 2009, playing the entire season in triple-A, Jackson posted a 0.69. This also is a strong but not spectacular year. The good news is triple-A numbers tend to translate fairly well to the major leagues. The bad news is that it looks as if the Tigers traded away a better offensive player. But the value tells us differently as Granderson was paid $3.5 million for his offensive output while Austin Jackson was almost playing for free in the minors so let's pretend he was a lucky fellow and making the Major League minimum of $400,000. When the numbers are translated out CG produced 0.21 TB/out per $1 million earned and Jackson delivered 1.74 TB/out per $1 million earned. This tells us that the Tabs were able to get the better value out of this trade. A lot more was involved in this trade on top of that but this gives us a little something to think about while judging the transaction.