Monday, September 30, 2013

Note:  Only trade history that has commenced since the PEBA takeover of the LRS is considered in this article.

Questions:

1. How many trades have been made in the LRS?

2. How many entities (entities include players, cash transactions or draft picks) have been traded in the LRS?

3. Which team has made the most trades?  Which has made the least?

4. What is the largest number of entities ever included in a trade?

5. What is the largest number of players included in a trade?

6. What is the largest amount of money included in a trade?

7. What is the smallest amount of money included in a trade?

8. Which player has been traded the most times?

9. What is the most number of times a given draft pick has changed hands?

10. How many first round draft picks have been traded?

Answers:

1. The most recent trade, made on August 18 between Seoul and Niihama-shi, was the 139^th trade.

2. 602 entities have been traded.

3. Shin Seiki has made the most trades while Niihama-shi and Kawaguchi are tied for the least.

·         49 – Shin Seiki

·         38 – Hyakujuu

·         28 – Lupin

·         26 – Seoul

·         23 – Neo-Tokyo

·         19 – Kure

·         18 – Kuwana

·         17 – Fushigi Yugi

·         15 – Edo

·         15 – Naha

·         14 – Niihama-shi

·         14 – Kawaguchi

4. A trade between Naha and Shin Seiki on 1/15/2010 included 7 players and 10 draft picks for a total of 17 entities.

5. A trade between Lupin and Shin Seiki on 2/27/2010 included 11 players.

6. $7,600,000 was included in a trade on 8/12/2011 between Naha and Shin Seiki.

7. $20,000 was included in a trade on 3/31/2013 between Hyakujuu and Shin Seiki.

8. Chet Parker has been traded five times.

9. Shin Seiki’s 2010 round 4 pick (46^th overall) was exchanged three times (2/27/2010, 1/15/2010, and 12/16/2009).  Lupin’s 2010 round 6 pick (63^rd overall) was also exchanged three times (1/15/2010, 12/16/2009, and 12/1/2009).

10. 22 different first round draft picks have been traded 29 different times.  Seven different 2010 first round draft picks were traded nine times.  Four different 2011 first round draft picks were traded five times.  Four different 2012 first round draft picks were traded five times.  Five different 2013 first round draft picks were traded  seven times.  And three different 2014 first round draft picks have been traded three times, with time remaining for additional trades.