Green Bay acquired Roy Baker and Larry Marks from the New…

The Exchange

Green Bay acquired Roy Baker and Larry Marks from the New York Yankees in August 1928 for Rudy Rosatti and Hector Cyre. The transaction moved four players at once, but the hindsight value was not evenly distributed. The relevant question is what each acquiring club actually received after the swap, rather than treating all four names as equivalent pieces.

Green Bay Packers Return

Marks gave Green Bay immediate roster value, appearing in 11 games during the 1928 season and contributing as a back, receiver, and punter. Baker also contributed for the Packers in 1928 and remained with the club into 1929. Neither player became a long-term star, but Green Bay received two usable pieces and more than a one-game cameo from the package.

New York Yankees Return

Cyre appeared in only three games with one start for the Yankees in 1928. Rosatti is more important to handle carefully: his documented 1928 NFL service was with the New York Giants, not the Yankees. That production therefore cannot be credited to New York's return from this trade. On the available record, the Yankees realized very little direct value from the two players they acquired.

Value in Hindsight

Green Bay came away with the clearer football return. Marks supplied a full season of participation, Baker added additional service and stayed into the following year, while the Yankees received one brief contributor and no supportable Yankees production from Rosatti. The evidence is old and incomplete by modern statistical standards, so the gap should not be overstated, but the direction is clear.

Final Verdict

Green Bay Packers Win. Green Bay earns a B- for turning two outgoing players into two useful contributors, including a full 11-game season from Marks. The Yankees earn a D+ because Cyre's contribution was brief and Rosatti did not produce documented 1928 regular-season value for them.