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198871–90 (0.441)
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GM: Larry Himes

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1988, 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
$7M
Surplus $M
-1
Win %
0.441
TAB
-9.8
WAB
-3.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
17.5
Dead money %
42%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-7.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1988 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCarlton Fisk74
LMark Salas69
RRon Karkovice46
LSteve Lyons2

1B

LGreg Walker98
RMike Diaz⇄46
RRuss Morman22
RKelly Paris9
LDan Pasqua7
BSap Randall2
LSteve Lyons1

2B

RFred Manrique129
BDonnie Hill59
LMike Woodard14
LSteve Lyons3

3B

LSteve Lyons129
RKenny Williams32
RCarlos Martinez15
BDonnie Hill12
RKelly Paris4

SS

LOzzie Guillen156
RFred Manrique12

LF

LDan Pasqua65
LDaryl Boston44
RRuss Morman10
RDave Gallagher5
RIvan Calderon3

CF

RDave Gallagher78
LDaryl Boston42
LLance Johnson31
RKenny Williams12
LSteve Lyons8

RF

RIvan Calderon63
LDan Pasqua52
RKenny Williams29
RDave Gallagher17
LHarold Baines10
LSteve Lyons6
LDaryl Boston1
BSap Randall1

DH

LHarold Baines145
RIvan Calderon4
BDonnie Hill3
LDan Pasqua2
RKenny Williams2
RRuss Morman2
BJerry Hairston Sr.2
LMark Salas1
RMike Diaz⇄1
BSap Randall1

Starters

LDave LaPoint⇄2.6 WAR
LJerry Reuss2.3 WAR
RMelido Perez1.5 WAR
RJack McDowell1.4 WAR
RBill Long0.6 WAR
LRicky Horton⇄0.5 WAR
RShawn Hillegas⇄0.3 WAR
LKen Patterson0.1 WAR
RAdam Peterson0.1 WAR
LRavelo Manzanillo-0.1 WAR
RJoel Davis-0.2 WAR
RJeff Bittiger-0.6 WAR
RJohn Davis-0.8 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBobby Thigpen34 sv
RJohn Davis0 h
LSteve Rosenberg0 h
RDonn Pall0 h
RBarry Jones⇄0 h
LKen Patterson0 h
RTom McCarthy0 h
RCarl Willis0 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 1987)

PlayerfWAR
Jerry Reuss2.3
Dan Pasqua2.1
Dave Gallagher2.0
Melido Perez1.5
Ricky Horton0.5
Donn Pall0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1987)

Player1987 fWAR
Richard Dotson2.4
Jose DeLeon2.4
Floyd Bannister2.3
Jerry Royster0.3
Neil Allen0.1
Bryan Clark0.1

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 1988; everyone else is shown as a 1988 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Dave LaPoint↔ 1988 +2.6 +40.4 0.3 +40.0 $0.1M 1.96× –
Jerry Reuss 1988 +2.3 +27.0 0.2 +26.8 $0.1M 1.49× –
Ozzie Guillen 1988 +2.8 +26.7 0.5 +26.2 $0.2M 1.18× –
Carlton Fisk 1988 +2.9 +23.5 0.7 +22.8 $0.2M 1.00× –
Dan Pasqua 1988 +2.1 +20.4 0.2 +20.2 $0.1M 1.22× –
Dave Gallagher 1988 +2.0 +19.0 0.1 +18.9 $0.0M 1.22× –
Melido Perez 1988 +1.5 +12.2 0.1 +12.1 $0.0M 1.02× –
Jack McDowell 1988 +1.4 +11.3 0.1 +11.2 $0.0M 1.02× –
Bobby Thigpen 1988 +0.9 +9.3 0.1 +9.3 $0.1M 1.34× –
Gary Redus↔ 1988 +1.0 +6.9 0.3 +6.5 $0.3M 0.83× –
Harold Baines 1988 +1.3 +7.0 1.0 +6.0 $0.8M 0.69× –
Steve Lyons 1988 +0.8 +3.8 0.2 +3.6 $0.2M 0.58× –
Daryl Boston 1988 +0.5 +3.5 0.1 +3.4 $0.1M 0.83× –
Bill Long 1988 +0.6 +3.0 0.1 +2.9 $0.2M 0.67× –
Shawn Hillegas↔ 1988 +0.3 +2.5 0.0 +2.5 $0.1M 1.02× –
Donn Pall 1988 +0.4 +2.1 0.1 +2.1 $0.2M 0.67× –
Ricky Horton↔ 1988 +0.5 +2.6 0.4 +2.1 $0.9M 0.67× –
Kelly Paris 1988 +0.3 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.2M 0.56× –
Mark Salas 1988 +0.3 +1.2 0.2 +1.0 $0.6M 0.52× –
Fred Manrique 1988 +0.2 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.6M 0.56× –
Ivan Calderon 1988 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.6 $1.2M 0.83× –
Jerry Hairston Sr. 1988 -0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.69× –
Steve Rosenberg 1988 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Jose Segura 1988 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Barry Jones↔ 1988 -0.3 -1.6 0.0 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Russ Morman 1988 -0.4 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.56× –
Mike Diaz↔ 1988 -0.4 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.56× –
Donnie Hill 1988 -0.4 -1.9 0.3 -2.2 – 0.56× –
Greg Walker 1988 -0.6 -2.5 0.7 -3.2 – 0.56× –
Jeff Bittiger 1988 -0.6 -3.3 0.1 -3.4 – 0.67× –
John Davis 1988 -0.8 -4.2 0.1 -4.2 – 0.67× –
Kenny Williams 1988 -1.1 -5.0 0.1 -5.1 – 0.58× –
Lance Johnson 1988 -0.9 -6.1 0.1 -6.1 – 0.83× –
John Pawlowski 1988 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.0 $3.7M 0.67× –
Adam Peterson 1988 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Carl Willis 1988 -0.5 -2.4 – – – 0.67× –
Carlos Martinez 1988 -0.4 -1.6 – – – 0.58× –
Joel Davis 1988 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Ken Patterson 1988 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Woodard 1988 -0.5 -2.1 – – – 0.56× –
Ravelo Manzanillo 1988 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 1.02× –
Ron Karkovice 1988 +0.3 +1.3 – – – 0.52× –
Sap Randall 1988 -0.5 -2.0 – – – 0.56× –
Tom McCarthy 1988 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+17.6+188.57.0+188.8—

Trades

Every graded 1988 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

1988 · CHW / LAD
CHW · Larry Himes +$10.4M
Shawn Hillegas
LAD · Fred Claire −$10.4M
Ricky Horton
CHW came out ahead by $10.4M
1988 · WSN / CHW
WSN · Bill Stoneman +$0.0M
Tim Hulett
CHW · Larry Himes +$0.0M
Edgar Cáceres
Even trade
1988 · NYM / CHW
NYM · Frank Cashen +$3.2M
Vince Harris, Mike Maksudian
CHW · Larry Himes −$3.2M
Tom McCarthy, Steve Springer
NYM came out ahead by $3.2M
1988 · CIN / CHW
CIN · Murray Cook +$3.2M
Darrell Pruitt
CHW · Larry Himes −$3.2M
Carl Willis
CIN came out ahead by $3.2M
1988 · CHW / PIT
CHW · Larry Himes +$4.0M
Barry Jones
PIT · Larry Doughty −$4.0M
Dave LaPoint
CHW came out ahead by $4.0M
1988 · STL / CHW
STL · Dal Maxvill +$18.4M
José DeLeón
CHW · Larry Himes −$18.4M
Ricky Horton, Lance Johnson
STL came out ahead by $18.4M
1988 · PIT / CHW
PIT · Larry Doughty +$16.8M
Gary Redus
CHW · Larry Himes −$16.8M
Mike Diaz
PIT came out ahead by $16.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1988 payroll
$6.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 1988, 1988–1994. 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 (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1988198919901991199219931994
Harold Baines298.000$1.0M$792kFREE AGENT
Greg Walker286.000$730k$719kFREE AGENT
Carlton Fisk4019.000$700k$1.2M$1.8M$1.2M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Gary Redus316.000$331kFREE AGENT
Dave LaPoint288.000$322kFREE AGENT
Jerry Reuss3919.000$200k$452kFREE AGENT
Jerry Hairston Sr.3615.000$122kFREE AGENT
Fred Manrique267.000$98k$105kFREE AGENT
Kelly Paris306.000$62kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1988198919901991199219931994
Ozzie Guillen243.000$538kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricky Horton284.000$433kARB 3FREE AGENT
Donnie Hill275.000$275kFREE AGENT
Mark Salas274.000$185kARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Lyons283.000$175kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Pasqua263.000$165kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ivan Calderon264.000$140kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Long283.000$102kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Diaz285.000$79kFREE AGENT
Daryl Boston254.000$75kARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Davis233.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom McCarthy273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carl Willis274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc1988198919901991199219931994
Kenny Williams242.000$102kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Segura250.000$102kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Thigpen242.000$70kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Davis251.000$65kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Bittiger262.000$62kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Pawlowski241.000$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Johnson241.000$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Gallagher271.000$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack McDowell221.000$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Russ Morman262.000$62kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Melido Perez221.000$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donn Pall260.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Rosenberg230.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Hillegas231.000$28kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Barry Jones252.000$26kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Karkovice242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ravelo Manzanillo240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Martinez220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Patterson230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Peterson221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sap Randall27–—
Mike Woodard28–—

Graphs

How each 1988 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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