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White Sox CHW

198777–85 (0.475)
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GM: Larry Himes

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1987, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$11M
Surplus $M
-2
Win %
0.475
TAB
-1.8
WAB
-4.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
32.3
Dead money %
38%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-4.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1987 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCarlton Fisk122
RRon Karkovice37
LRon Hassey24
RBill Lindsey9

1B

LGreg Walker154
RCarlton Fisk9
BJerry Hairston Sr.7
RPat Keedy2

2B

RFred Manrique92
BDonnie Hill84
RJerry Royster⇄51
RTim Hulett Sr.8
LSteve Lyons1
RPat Keedy1

3B

RTim Hulett Sr.61
LSteve Lyons51
BDonnie Hill32
RPat Keedy11

SS

LOzzie Guillen149
RFred Manrique23
RPat Keedy1

LF

RGary Redus98
LDaryl Boston51
BJerry Hairston Sr.13
LSteve Lyons6
RIvan Calderon6
RCarlton Fisk2
RPat Keedy1

CF

RKenny Williams111
LDaryl Boston45
RGary Redus19
LSteve Lyons8

RF

RIvan Calderon134
RGary Redus20
LHarold Baines8
RKenny Williams4
LSteve Lyons2

DH

LHarold Baines115
LRon Hassey17
BJerry Hairston Sr.12
RCarlton Fisk7
RJerry Royster⇄4
LGreg Walker2
RIvan Calderon2
LDaryl Boston1
BDonnie Hill1
RGary Redus1

Starters

RBill Long2.5 WAR
RRichard Dotson2.4 WAR
RJose DeLeon2.4 WAR
LFloyd Bannister2.3 WAR
LDave LaPoint⇄1.2 WAR
RJack McDowell0.8 WAR
RNeil Allen⇄0.1 WAR
RJoel Davis0.1 WAR
RScott Nielsen-0.0 WAR
RAdam Peterson-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBobby Thigpen16 sv
LRay Searage0 h
RJim Winn0 h
RBob James0 h
LJoel McKeon0 h
LBryan Clark0 h
RRalph Citarella0 h
RJack McDowell0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 1986)

PlayerfWAR
Bill Long2.5
Gary Redus2.4
Fred Manrique1.3
Dave LaPoint1.2
Donnie Hill1.0
Jack McDowell0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 1986)

Player1986 fWAR
Joe Cowley1.7
Gene Nelson1.4
Steve Carlton1.0
Dave Schmidt0.9
Bill Dawley0.8
Wayne Tolleson0.6

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by White Sox. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1987; everyone else is shown as a 1987 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ivan Calderon 1987 +4.0 +57.6 0.1 +57.5 $0.0M 1.79× –
Ozzie Guillen 1987 +3.6 +38.0 0.2 +37.9 $0.0M 1.32× –
Bill Long 1987 +2.5 +29.1 0.1 +29.1 $0.0M 1.49× –
Jose DeLeon 1987 +2.4 +28.2 0.2 +28.0 $0.1M 1.49× –
Richard Dotson 1987 +2.4 +28.2 1.1 +27.1 $0.5M 1.49× –
Floyd Bannister 1987 +2.3 +27.6 0.9 +26.7 $0.4M 1.49× –
Carlton Fisk 1987 +3.0 +24.2 0.9 +23.3 $0.3M 1.00× –
Gary Redus 1987 +2.4 +23.7 0.4 +23.3 $0.2M 1.22× –
Kenny Williams 1987 +1.9 +18.9 0.1 +18.9 $0.0M 1.22× –
Harold Baines 1987 +1.7 +13.6 0.9 +12.7 $0.6M 1.01× –
Greg Walker 1987 +2.0 +13.1 0.5 +12.6 $0.2M 0.81× –
Dave LaPoint↔ 1987 +1.2 +10.0 0.0 +9.9 $0.0M 1.02× –
Bobby Thigpen 1987 +0.7 +7.7 0.6 +7.1 $0.9M 1.34× –
Daryl Boston 1987 +0.9 +5.8 0.1 +5.7 $0.1M 0.83× –
Fred Manrique 1987 +1.3 +5.8 0.1 +5.7 $0.0M 0.56× –
Steve Lyons 1987 +1.2 +5.5 0.1 +5.4 $0.1M 0.58× –
Donnie Hill 1987 +1.0 +4.4 0.3 +4.2 $0.3M 0.56× –
Jerry Hairston Sr. 1987 +0.6 +4.0 0.1 +3.8 $0.3M 0.83× –
Jerry Royster↔ 1987 +0.3 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.7M 0.69× –
Joel Davis 1987 +0.1 +0.9 0.1 +0.9 $0.6M 1.02× –
Neil Allen↔ 1987 +0.1 +1.1 0.8 +0.3 $5.8M 1.02× –
Bill Lindsey 1987 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.1 $2.1M 0.52× –
Tim Hulett Sr. 1987 +0.1 +0.3 0.2 +0.1 $3.2M 0.58× –
Scott Nielsen 1987 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Pat Keedy 1987 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.58× –
Ray Searage 1987 -0.4 -2.0 0.1 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Ron Hassey 1987 -0.4 -1.8 0.5 -2.3 – 0.52× –
Ron Karkovice 1987 -0.5 -1.9 0.6 -2.6 – 0.52× –
Bob James 1987 -0.4 -4.7 0.5 -5.2 – 1.34× –
Joel McKeon 1987 -1.1 -5.7 0.7 -6.4 – 0.67× –
Jim Winn 1987 -1.1 -11.7 0.1 -11.9 – 1.34× –
Adam Peterson 1987 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 1.02× –
Bryan Clark 1987 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Jack McDowell 1987 +0.8 +6.2 – – – 1.02× –
John Pawlowski 1987 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Ralph Citarella 1987 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+32.2+326.010.8+310.5—

Trades

Every graded 1987 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

1987 · CHW / PHI
CHW · Larry Himes +$24.8M
Gary Redus
PHI · Bill Giles −$24.8M
Joe Cowley
CHW came out ahead by $24.8M
1987 · CHW / STL
CHW · Larry Himes +$23.2M
Dave LaPoint
STL · Dal Maxvill −$23.2M
Bryce Hulstrom
CHW came out ahead by $23.2M
1987 · SDP / CHW
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.0M
Joel McKeon
CHW · Larry Himes +$0.0M
Ed Wojna
Even trade
1987 · NYY / CHW
NYY · Woody Woodward +$28.8M
Pete Filson, Randy Velarde
CHW · Larry Himes −$28.8M
Scott Nielsen, Mike Soper
NYY came out ahead by $28.8M
1987 · NYY / CHW
NYY · Woody Woodward +$7.2M
Jerry Royster, Mike Soper
CHW · Larry Himes −$7.2M
Ken Patterson, Jeff Pries
NYY came out ahead by $7.2M
1987 · PIT / CHW
PIT · Syd Thrift +$13.6M
John Cangelosi
CHW · Larry Himes −$13.6M
Jim Winn
PIT came out ahead by $13.6M
1987 · CHW / NYY
CHW · Larry Himes +$83.2M
Dan Pasqua, Mark Salas, Steve Rosenberg
NYY · Woody Woodward −$83.2M
Richard Dotson, Scott Nielsen
CHW came out ahead by $83.2M
1987 · CHW / KCR
CHW · Larry Himes +$140.0M
John Davis, Melido Perez, Chuck Mount, Greg Hibbard
KCR · John Schuerholz −$140.0M
Floyd Bannister, Dave Cochrane
CHW came out ahead by $140.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1987 payroll
$10.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 1987, 1987–1993. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Richard Dotson288.000$1.1MFREE AGENT$41k
Harold Baines287.000$950k$1.0M$792kFREE AGENT
Floyd Bannister3210.000$930kFREE AGENT
Carlton Fisk3918.000$900k$700k$1.2M$1.8M$1.2M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Neil Allen298.000$815kFREE AGENT
Ron Hassey349.000$534kFREE AGENT
Bob James289.000$470kFREE AGENT
Jerry Royster3414.000$196kFREE AGENT
Jerry Hairston Sr.3514.000$150k$122kFREE AGENT
Ray Searage326.000$125kFREE AGENT
Fred Manrique256.000$62k$98k$105kFREE AGENT
Dave LaPoint277.000$46k$322kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Greg Walker275.000$500kFREE AGENT
Gary Redus305.000$400kFREE AGENT
Donnie Hill264.000$275kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose DeLeon264.000$195kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Hulett Sr.274.000$185kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Winn274.000$140kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ivan Calderon253.000$85kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daryl Boston243.000$75kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Joel McKeon241.000$675kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Karkovice231.000$625kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Thigpen231.000$625kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ozzie Guillen232.000$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Lyons272.000$121kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Davis222.000$65kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Long272.000$65kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Nielsen281.000$65kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Keedy292.000$62kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Lindsey270.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kenny Williams231.000$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ralph Citarella29–—
Bryan Clark30–—
Jack McDowell210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Pawlowski230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Peterson210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1987 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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