Pittsburgh and Kansas are swapping players responsible for two of the finest one month debuts in TCBA history. 24 year old C Gus Dickerson was called up last year by the Pacifics and proceeded to hit .528/.554/.833 (344 OPS+) in 108 at bats for a total of 3.4 WAR. That would total 23 WAR over 162 games. 22 year old SS Chet Knox made his debut for the Vulcans and murdered the ball to the tune of .444./.487/.606 (250 OPS+) and 2.5 WAR in just 99 at bats. That would be 18.4 WAR stretched out to 162 games.
If the OSA ratings can be trusted, Knox looks like the real deal and should have a fine career for K-Pax. Dickerson's OSA ratings are not at all impressive and, if spot on, will make his rookie heroics one of the great flukes the game has seen. But, both of these players were secondary components in this deal. K-Pax was in the hunt for a quality corner OF and may have their man in Oddibe Bernard, a first name very familiar to Rangers fans, while hurler Jimmy Gage looks like a keeper with a bright future.