Trades can be somewhat hard to judge when they are made. Because of involved prospects, it can take years to decide which team came out ahead. For the Detroit Tigers, years have passed since the team acquired Jose Iglesias. The shortstop was acquired a day before the 2013 July Trade Deadline in a three-team trade with the Red Sox and White Sox. Boston gave up Iglesias and three prospects while acquiring Jake Peavy and Bryan Villarreal. Chicago acquired Avisail Garcia and the said three prospects from the Red Sox.
While the team could still benefit from trading the shortstop, enough time has passed to declare the Tigers winners in the deal, even though the team acquired only one player.