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White Sox CHW

199286–76 (0.531)
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GM: Ron Schueler

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1992, 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
$30M
Surplus $M
+2
Win %
0.531
TAB
+5.9
WAB
+4.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
40.1
Dead money %
55%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-4.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1992 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRon Karkovice119
RCarlton Fisk54
LMatt Merullo16
RScott Hemond⇄4
RNelson Santovenia2

1B

RFrank Thomas158
RChris Cron5
LDan Pasqua5
BDale Sveum⇄3
LRobin Ventura2

2B

RSteve Sax141
BJoey Cora28

3B

LRobin Ventura157
RCraig Grebeck7
BJoey Cora5
BDale Sveum⇄3
RScott Hemond⇄2

SS

RCraig Grebeck85
REsteban Beltre43
BDale Sveum⇄34
LOzzie Guillen12
BJoey Cora6

LF

BTim Raines Sr.129
LWarren Newson17
RGeorge Bell15
RShawn Abner12
RMike Huff10
RScott Hemond⇄2
RChris Cron1
RCraig Grebeck1
LShawn Jeter1

CF

LLance Johnson157
RShawn Abner14
RMike Huff3
LShawn Jeter1
BTim Raines Sr.1

RF

LDan Pasqua81
RShawn Abner75
RMike Huff45
LWarren Newson33
LShawn Jeter6
RCraig Grebeck1
RRon Karkovice1

DH

RGeorge Bell140
BTim Raines Sr.14
LWarren Newson2
RFrank Thomas2
BJoey Cora1
RCarlton Fisk1
RScott Hemond⇄1
LMatt Merullo1

Starters

RJack McDowell4.8 WAR
RKirk McCaskill2.7 WAR
RAlex Fernandez1.8 WAR
LGreg Hibbard1.2 WAR
RCharlie Hough0.9 WAR
RMike Dunne0.1 WAR
LWilson Alvarez-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBobby Thigpen22 sv
LScott Radinsky0 h
RTerry Leach0 h
RRoberto Hernandez0 h
RDonn Pall0 h
RBrian Drahman0 h
RMike Dunne0 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 1991)

PlayerfWAR
Kirk McCaskill2.7
Shawn Abner1.6
Terry Leach0.5
George Bell0.4
Nelson Santovenia0.2
Mike Dunne0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1991)

Player1991 fWAR
Melido Perez2.0
Sammy Sosa0.5
Bo Jackson0.1
Rodney McCray-0.0
Jeff Carter-0.0
Steve Wapnick-0.0

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 1992; everyone else is shown as a 1992 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Tim Raines Sr. 1992 +5.5 +90.8 3.5 +87.3 $0.6M 2.05× –
Jack McDowell 1992 +4.8 +84.2 1.6 +82.6 $0.3M 2.19× –
Frank Thomas 1992 +7.1 +77.4 0.6 +76.8 $0.1M 1.37× –
Robin Ventura 1992 +6.1 +69.6 0.6 +69.0 $0.1M 1.43× –
Lance Johnson 1992 +3.4 +43.3 0.5 +42.7 $0.2M 1.60× –
Kirk McCaskill 1992 +2.7 +41.6 2.3 +39.3 $0.9M 1.96× –
Roberto Hernandez 1992 +1.7 +26.7 0.1 +26.6 $0.1M 1.95× –
Alex Fernandez 1992 +1.8 +21.2 0.4 +20.8 $0.2M 1.49× –
Craig Grebeck 1992 +2.3 +16.7 0.2 +16.5 $0.1M 0.89× –
Shawn Abner 1992 +1.6 +15.5 0.3 +15.2 $0.2M 1.22× –
Ron Karkovice 1992 +2.3 +13.9 0.7 +13.3 $0.3M 0.76× –
Greg Hibbard 1992 +1.2 +10.1 0.2 +9.9 $0.2M 1.02× –
Charlie Hough 1992 +0.9 +7.0 1.1 +5.9 $1.2M 1.02× –
Scott Radinsky 1992 +0.5 +5.9 0.2 +5.7 $0.3M 1.34× –
Terry Leach 1992 +0.5 +2.9 0.3 +2.7 $0.5M 0.67× –
Joey Cora 1992 +0.4 +1.8 0.2 +1.6 $0.6M 0.56× –
Carlton Fisk 1992 +0.5 +2.1 1.0 +1.1 $1.9M 0.52× –
Dale Sveum↔ 1992 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $1.6M 0.61× –
Brian Drahman 1992 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.8M 0.67× –
Scott Hemond↔ 1992 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 – 0.52× –
Ozzie Guillen 1992 +0.1 +0.6 1.9 -1.3 $16.0M 0.61× –
George Bell 1992 +0.4 +2.0 3.6 -1.6 $10.0M 0.69× –
Matt Merullo 1992 -0.5 -1.9 0.1 -2.0 – 0.52× –
Bobby Thigpen 1992 +0.1 +0.8 3.2 -2.3 $41.1M 1.34× –
Dan Pasqua 1992 -0.1 -0.5 2.5 -3.0 – 0.83× –
Wilson Alvarez 1992 -0.6 -3.2 0.1 -3.3 – 0.67× –
Donn Pall 1992 -0.6 -3.2 0.4 -3.6 – 0.67× –
Mike Huff 1992 -0.7 -4.6 0.1 -4.8 – 0.83× –
Steve Sax 1992 -0.3 -1.2 3.6 -4.8 – 0.56× –
Warren Newson 1992 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $8.5M 0.83× –
Chris Cron 1992 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.56× –
Esteban Beltre 1992 -1.0 -5.0 – – – 0.61× –
Mike Dunne 1992 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Nelson Santovenia 1992 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.52× –
Shawn Jeter 1992 -0.2 -1.4 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+39.9+513.829.7+490.3—

Trades

Every graded 1992 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1992 · KCR / CHW
KCR · Herk Robinson +$0.0M
Jose Ventura
CHW · Ron Schueler +$0.0M
Erik Pappas
Even trade
1992 · CHW / HOU
CHW · Ron Schueler +$1.6M
Eric Yelding
HOU · Bill Wood −$1.6M
Rich Scheid
CHW came out ahead by $1.6M
1992 · PHI / CHW
PHI · Lee Thomas +$3.2M
Keith Shepherd
CHW · Ron Schueler −$3.2M
Dale Sveum
PHI came out ahead by $3.2M
1992 · NYY / CHW
NYY · Gene Michael +$127.2M
Melido Perez, Bob Wickman, Domingo Jean
CHW · Ron Schueler −$127.2M
Steve Sax
NYY came out ahead by $127.2M
1992 · CHC / CHW
CHC · Larry Himes +$576.8M
Sammy Sosa, Ken Patterson
CHW · Ron Schueler −$576.8M
George Bell
CHC came out ahead by $576.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1992 payroll
$29.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 1992, 1992–1998. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
George Bell3211.000$3.6M$3.6MFREE AGENT
Steve Sax3211.000$3.6M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Tim Raines Sr.3213.000$3.5M$3.5M$3.6M$3.7MFREE AGENT
Bobby Thigpen286.000$3.2M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Dan Pasqua307.000$2.5M$1.8M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Kirk McCaskill317.000$2.3M$2.5M$2.1M$940k$800kFREE AGENT
Ozzie Guillen287.000$1.9M$2.0M$2.1M$3.5M$4.0M$4.5MFREE AGENT
Charlie Hough4422.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Carlton Fisk4423.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Ron Karkovice286.000$650k$1.6M$1.4M$1.8M$2.2M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Terry Leach3811.000$260k$260kFREE AGENT
Dale Sveum286.000$160kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Jack McDowell265.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Robin Ventura243.000$640kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Johnson285.000$530kFREE AGENT
Donn Pall304.000$354kARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Abner265.000$298kFREE AGENT
Joey Cora275.000$235kFREE AGENT
Greg Hibbard273.000$210kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Huff283.000$145kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Merullo263.000$140kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilson Alvarez223.000$130kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Hemond263.000$38kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Dunne295.000—FREE AGENT
Nelson Santovenia305.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Frank Thomas242.000$620kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Fernandez222.000$373kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Grebeck272.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Radinsky242.000$190kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Warren Newson271.000$135kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Drahman251.000$130kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Hernandez271.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Esteban Beltre241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Cron28–—
Shawn Jeter26–—

Graphs

How each 1992 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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