White Sox trade for RHP Brett Myers

White Sox press release:

The Chicago White have acquired right-handed pitcher Brett Myers and cash considerations from the Houston Astros in exchange for right-handed pitcher Matt Heidenreich, left-handed pitcher Blair Walters and a player to be named later.

Brett Myers’ stats:

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
2002	21	PHI	NL	4	5	.444	4.25	12	12	0	1	0	0	72.0	73	38	34	11	29	1	34	6	1	2	307	92	1.417	9.1	1.4	3.6	4.3	1.17
2003	22	PHI	NL	14	9	.609	4.43	32	32	0	1	1	0	193.0	205	99	95	20	76	8	143	9	0	9	848	90	1.456	9.6	0.9	3.5	6.7	1.88
2004	23	PHI	NL	11	11	.500	5.52	32	31	1	1	1	0	176.0	196	113	108	31	62	4	116	6	0	5	778	81	1.466	10.0	1.6	3.2	5.9	1.87
2005	24	PHI	NL	13	8	.619	3.72	34	34	0	2	0	0	215.1	193	94	89	31	68	2	208	11	4	4	905	118	1.212	8.1	1.3	2.8	8.7	3.06
2006	25	PHI	NL	12	7	.632	3.91	31	31	0	1	0	0	198.0	194	93	86	29	63	3	189	3	0	3	833	120	1.298	8.8	1.3	2.9	8.6	3.00
2007	26	PHI	NL	5	7	.417	4.33	51	3	37	0	0	21	68.2	61	33	33	9	27	1	83	1	0	5	293	106	1.282	8.0	1.2	3.5	10.9	3.07
2008	27	PHI	NL	10	13	.435	4.55	30	30	0	2	1	0	190.0	197	103	96	29	65	6	163	6	0	2	817	96	1.379	9.3	1.4	3.1	7.7	2.51
2009	28	PHI	NL	4	3	.571	4.84	18	10	1	0	0	0	70.2	74	38	38	18	23	1	50	4	0	1	304	87	1.373	9.4	2.3	2.9	6.4	2.17
2010	29	HOU	NL	14	8	.636	3.14	33	33	0	2	0	0	223.2	212	88	78	20	66	3	180	3	0	2	936	126	1.243	8.5	0.8	2.7	7.2	2.73	CYA-10
2011	30	HOU	NL	7	14	.333	4.46	34	33	1	2	0	0	216.0	226	116	107	31	57	5	160	4	0	7	917	86	1.310	9.4	1.3	2.4	6.7	2.81
2012	31	HOU	NL	0	4	.000	3.52	35	0	29	0	0	19	30.2	35	17	12	4	6	1	20	2	0	1	134	116	1.337	10.3	1.2	1.8	5.9	3.33
11 Yrs				94	89	.514	4.22	342	249	69	12	3	40	1654.0	1666	832	776	233	542	35	1346	55	5	41	7072	100	1.335	9.1	1.3	2.9	7.3	2.48
162 Game Avg.				11	10	.514	4.22	39	29	8	1	0	5	190	192	96	89	27	62	4	155	6	1	5	814	100	1.335	9.1	1.3	2.9	7.3	2.48
PHI (8 yrs)				73	63	.537	4.40	240	183	39	8	3	21	1183.2	1193	611	579	178	413	26	986	46	5	31	5085	99	1.357	9.1	1.4	3.1	7.5	2.39
HOU (3 yrs)				21	26	.447	3.77	102	66	30	4	0	19	470.1	473	221	197	55	129	9	360	9	0	10	1987	104	1.280	9.1	1.1	2.5	6.9	2.79

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 7/21/2012.

More stats.

MLBTR:

Myers, 31, has a $10MM option for 2013 that will vest if he finishes 45 games and doesn’t end the season on the disabled list.  To date, the closer has finished 29 games with 35 appearances in total.

… If the Astros trade the 31-year-old to a team that uses him as a setup man, the option likely won’t vest. There’s a good chance Myers will finish 45 games if he continues closing, but one executive suggested to Morosi that the $10MM vesting option isn’t that scary to prospective trade partners. “I wouldn’t imagine it’s going to be a huge hindrance,” the person said.

Myers’ contract:

• 2 years/$23M (2011-12), plus 2013 club option
  • signed extension with Houston 8/1/10, replacing option year of previous deal
  • $2M signing bonus
  • 11:$7M, 12:$11M, 13:$10M club option ($3M buyout)
  • 2013 option guaranteed based on 2012 games started (re-worked 2/12 to base vesting on 2012 games finished, reflecting change to closer’s role)
  • $1.5M in annual performance bonuses

22-year old minor-league LHP Blair Walters was an 11th round pick in the 2011 draft. Here arew Walters’ stats:

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2011	21	Great Falls	PION	Rk	CHW	9	0	1.000	4.03	14	13	1	0	0	0	73.2	72	36	33	6	17	0	72	3	0	5	306	1.208	8.8	0.7	2.1	8.8	4.24
2012	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	CHW	4	6	.400	3.96	18	18	0	0	0	0	97.2	99	47	43	9	22	0	93	8	1	8	415	1.239	9.1	0.8	2.0	8.6	4.23
2012	22	Kannapolis	SALL	A	CHW	3	3	.500	2.88	13	13	0	0	0	0	72.0	61	27	23	6	18	0	69	5	0	4	295	1.097	7.6	0.8	2.2	8.6	3.83
2012	22	Winston-Salem	CARL	A+	CHW	1	3	.250	7.01	5	5	0	0	0	0	25.2	38	20	20	3	4	0	24	3	1	4	120	1.636	13.3	1.1	1.4	8.4	6.00
2 Seasons						13	6	.684	3.99	32	31	1	0	0	0	171.1	171	83	76	15	39	0	165	11	1	13	721	1.226	9.0	0.8	2.0	8.7	4.23

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 7/21/2012.

21-year old RHP Matt Heidenreic was a 4th round pick in the 2009 draft, and a PTBNL (player to be named later). Here are Heidenreich’s stats:

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2009	18	Bristol	APPY	Rk	CHW	0	1	.000	4.50	16	0	3	0	0	0	22.0	22	14	11	1	12	0	12	0	0	2	100	1.545	9.0	0.4	4.9	4.9	1.00
2010	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A	CHW	6	2	.750	2.69	14	11	1	0	0	0	77.0	76	32	23	2	11	0	60	4	0	4	310	1.130	8.9	0.2	1.3	7.0	5.45
2010	19	Bristol	APPY	Rk	CHW	6	2	.750	2.49	13	11	1	0	0	0	76.0	73	30	21	2	11	0	58	4	0	4	304	1.105	8.6	0.2	1.3	6.9	5.27
2010	19	Kannapolis	SALL	A	CHW	0	0		18.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	3.000	27.0	0.0	0.0	18.0
2011	20	Kannapolis	SALL	A	CHW	10	10	.500	4.32	27	27	0	0	0	0	154.1	174	91	74	13	31	0	101	11	0	5	676	1.328	10.1	0.8	1.8	5.9	3.26
2012	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	CHW	9	4	.692	3.95	18	18	0	2	1	0	111.2	115	56	49	13	18	0	71	4	0	3	462	1.191	9.3	1.0	1.5	5.7	3.94
2012	21	Winston-Salem	CARL	A+	CHW	8	2	.800	3.57	15	15	0	2	1	0	93.1	88	42	37	12	13	0	62	4	0	3	377	1.082	8.5	1.2	1.3	6.0	4.77
2012	21	Birmingham	SOUL	AA	CHW	1	2	.333	5.89	3	3	0	0	0	0	18.1	27	14	12	1	5	0	9	0	0	0	85	1.745	13.3	0.5	2.5	4.4	1.80
4 Seasons						25	17	.595	3.87	75	56	4	2	1	0	365.0	387	193	157	29	72	0	244	19	0	14	1548	1.258	9.5	0.7	1.8	6.0	3.39

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 7/21/2012.

Wondering who the PTBNL is gonna be…