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White Sox CHW

198969–92 (0.429)
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GM: Larry Himes

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1989, 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
$8M
Surplus $M
-1
Win %
0.429
TAB
-8.5
WAB
-6.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
19.9
Dead money %
37%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-5.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1989 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCarlton Fisk90
RRon Karkovice68
LMatt Merullo27
LSteve Lyons1

1B

LGreg Walker50
LSteve Lyons40
RRuss Morman35
RCarlos Martinez34
RRon Kittle27
RIvan Calderon24
LBilly Jo Robidoux15

2B

LSteve Lyons70
RFred Manrique⇄65
RScott Fletcher⇄22
RJeff Schaefer4

3B

RCarlos Martinez68
REddie Williams65
LSteve Lyons28
LRobin Ventura16
RJeff Schaefer4

SS

LOzzie Guillen155
RScott Fletcher⇄37
RJeff Schaefer4
LSteve Lyons3

LF

LDaryl Boston57
LDan Pasqua52
LLance Johnson42
RIvan Calderon17
LSteve Lyons10
RCarlos Martinez10
RSammy Sosa⇄8
RRon Kittle5
LBilly Jo Robidoux1
RDave Gallagher1

CF

RDave Gallagher138
RSammy Sosa⇄19
LLance Johnson8
LDaryl Boston2
LSteve Lyons1

RF

RIvan Calderon89
RDave Gallagher27
LDaryl Boston21
LDan Pasqua20
LSteve Lyons9
RSammy Sosa⇄6

DH

LHarold Baines⇄96
RIvan Calderon36
LGreg Walker20
RRon Kittle17
RCarlton Fisk13
BJerry Hairston Sr.3
LDan Pasqua3
RRon Karkovice2
LDaryl Boston1

Starters

LGreg Hibbard2.2 WAR
REric King1.0 WAR
RRichard Dotson⇄0.9 WAR
RMelido Perez0.8 WAR
LSteve Rosenberg0.6 WAR
LJerry Reuss⇄0.4 WAR
RShawn Hillegas0.4 WAR
RBill Long0.3 WAR
RAdam Peterson-0.0 WAR
RJeff Bittiger-0.1 WAR
LKen Patterson-0.8 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBobby Thigpen34 sv
RDonn Pall0 h
LKen Patterson0 h
RTom McCarthy0 h
RBarry Jones0 h
LWayne Edwards0 h
RJose Segura0 h
RJack Hardy0 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 1988)

PlayerfWAR
Greg Hibbard2.2
Ron Kittle1.6
Eric King1.0
Scott Fletcher1.0
Richard Dotson0.9
Eddie Williams0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 1988)

Player1988 fWAR
Dave LaPoint2.6
Jack McDowell1.4
Gary Redus1.0
Ricky Horton0.5
Mark Salas0.3
Kelly Paris0.3

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 1989; everyone else is shown as a 1989 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Greg Hibbard 1989 +2.2 +26.6 0.1 +26.6 $0.0M 1.49× –
Carlton Fisk 1989 +3.4 +27.0 1.2 +25.8 $0.4M 1.00× –
Harold Baines↔ 1989 +2.5 +20.3 0.8 +19.5 $0.3M 1.01× –
Ivan Calderon 1989 +1.8 +17.9 0.4 +17.6 $0.2M 1.22× –
Ozzie Guillen 1989 +1.7 +12.2 0.8 +11.4 $0.5M 0.89× –
Ron Kittle 1989 +1.6 +10.3 0.6 +9.8 $0.3M 0.81× –
Lance Johnson 1989 +1.3 +8.8 0.1 +8.7 $0.1M 0.83× –
Dan Pasqua 1989 +1.3 +8.6 0.2 +8.3 $0.2M 0.83× –
Eric King 1989 +1.0 +8.3 0.2 +8.1 $0.2M 1.02× –
Richard Dotson↔ 1989 +0.9 +7.7 0.0 +7.6 $0.0M 1.02× –
Melido Perez 1989 +0.8 +6.5 0.2 +6.3 $0.3M 1.02× –
Ron Karkovice 1989 +1.3 +5.4 0.1 +5.3 $0.1M 0.52× –
Steve Rosenberg 1989 +0.6 +4.7 0.1 +4.6 $0.1M 1.02× –
Carlos Martinez 1989 +1.0 +4.5 0.1 +4.4 $0.1M 0.58× –
Scott Fletcher↔ 1989 +1.0 +4.9 0.5 +4.4 $0.5M 0.61× –
Jerry Reuss↔ 1989 +0.4 +3.2 0.5 +2.8 $1.1M 1.02× –
Donn Pall 1989 +0.3 +2.8 0.1 +2.7 $0.3M 1.34× –
Shawn Hillegas 1989 +0.4 +2.1 0.1 +2.0 $0.2M 0.67× –
Daryl Boston 1989 +0.2 +1.4 0.2 +1.2 $1.0M 0.83× –
Bill Long 1989 +0.3 +1.4 0.4 +1.1 $1.3M 0.67× –
Steve Lyons 1989 +0.3 +1.1 0.3 +0.8 $1.3M 0.56× –
Fred Manrique↔ 1989 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $10.2M 0.56× –
Sammy Sosa↔ 1989 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 – 0.83× –
Russ Morman 1989 -0.3 -1.2 0.1 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Greg Walker 1989 -0.2 -1.1 0.7 -1.8 – 0.56× –
Tom McCarthy 1989 -0.5 -2.6 0.1 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Ken Patterson 1989 -0.8 -4.1 0.1 -4.1 – 0.67× –
Dave Gallagher 1989 -0.6 -4.3 0.1 -4.4 – 0.83× –
Bobby Thigpen 1989 -1.1 -12.3 0.5 -12.7 – 1.34× –
Adam Peterson 1989 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Barry Jones 1989 +0.2 +1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Billy Jo Robidoux 1989 -0.5 -2.2 – – – 0.56× –
Eddie Williams 1989 +0.7 +3.2 – – – 0.58× –
Jack Hardy 1989 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Bittiger 1989 -0.1 -1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Jeff Schaefer 1989 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.56× –
Jerry Hairston Sr. 1989 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.69× –
John Davis 1989 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Jose Segura 1989 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Matt Merullo 1989 -0.5 -2.1 – – – 0.52× –
Robin Ventura 1989 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.58× –
Wayne Edwards 1989 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+20.1+155.68.7+151.4—

Trades

Every graded 1989 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

1989 · CHW / TEX
CHW · Larry Himes +$63.2M
Scott Fletcher, Sammy Sosa, Wilson Álvarez
TEX · Tom Grieve −$63.2M
Harold Baines, Fred Manrique
CHW came out ahead by $63.2M
1989 · CHW / ANA
CHW · Larry Himes +$9.6M
Mark Doran, Roberto Hernández
ANA · Mike Port −$9.6M
Mark Davis
CHW came out ahead by $9.6M
1989 · CHW / DET
CHW · Larry Himes +$29.6M
Eric King
DET · Bill Lajoie −$29.6M
Ken Williams
CHW came out ahead by $29.6M
1989 · CHW / MIL
CHW · Larry Himes +$6.4M
Brian Drahman
MIL · Harry Dalton −$6.4M
Jerry Reuss
CHW came out ahead by $6.4M
1989 · CHW / BOS
CHW · Larry Himes +$0.0M
Dana Williams
BOS · Lou Gorman +$0.0M
Ray Chadwick
Even trade
1989 · CHC / CHW
CHC · Jim Frey +$0.0M
Chuck Mount
CHW · Larry Himes +$0.0M
Rich Scheid
Even trade
1989 · LAD / CHW
LAD · Fred Claire +$0.0M
Jeff Bittiger
CHW · Larry Himes +$0.0M
Tracy Woodson
Even trade
1989 · CHW / SFG
CHW · Larry Himes +$1.6M
George Wright
SFG · Al Rosen −$1.6M
Jim Weaver
CHW came out ahead by $1.6M
1989 · CHW / CLE
CHW · Larry Himes +$1.6M
Eddie Williams
CLE · Hank Peters −$1.6M
Joel Davis, Ed Wojna
CHW came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1989 payroll
$8.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1989, 1989–1995. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Carlton Fisk4120.000$1.2M$1.8M$1.2M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Harold Baines309.000$792kFREE AGENT
Greg Walker297.000$719kFREE AGENT
Ron Kittle317.000$550k$435kFREE AGENT
Scott Fletcher308.000$499k$1.0M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Jerry Reuss4020.000$452kFREE AGENT
Fred Manrique278.000$105kFREE AGENT
Richard Dotson3010.000$41kFREE AGENT
Jerry Hairston Sr.3716.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Ozzie Guillen254.000$800kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Thigpen253.000$468kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ivan Calderon275.000$380kFREE AGENT
Bill Long294.000$358kARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Lyons294.000$325kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Pasqua274.000$240kARB 3FREE AGENT
Daryl Boston265.000$210kFREE AGENT
Eric King253.000$165kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Karkovice253.000$106kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom McCarthy284.000$75kARB 3FREE AGENT
Russ Morman273.000$68kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Bittiger273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Barry Jones263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Williams243.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Melido Perez232.000$228kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Gallagher282.000$80kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Rosenberg241.000$80kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Johnson252.000$77kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Hillegas242.000$75kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donn Pall271.000$72kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Patterson241.000$72kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Hibbard240.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Martinez231.000$68kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sammy Sosa200.000$39kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Davis262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wayne Edwards250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Hardy29–—
Matt Merullo230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Peterson232.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Jo Robidoux25–—
Jeff Schaefer290.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Segura261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robin Ventura210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1989 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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