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199394–68 (0.580)Made Playoffs
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GM: Ron Schueler

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1993, 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
$42M
Surplus $M
-3
Win %
0.580
TAB
+8.4
WAB
+8.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
46.0
Dead money %
26%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-4.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1993 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRon Karkovice127
LMichael LaValliere⇄38
RCarlton Fisk25
RRick Wrona4
LMatt Merullo3
RDoug Lindsey⇄2

1B

RFrank Thomas150
LDan Pasqua32
LRobin Ventura4
BDrew Denson3

2B

BJoey Cora151
RCraig Grebeck16
RNorberto Martin5
RSteve Sax1

3B

LRobin Ventura155
RCraig Grebeck14
BJoey Cora3

SS

LOzzie Guillen133
RCraig Grebeck46

LF

BTim Raines Sr.112
RMike Huff31
RBo Jackson28
RSteve Sax26
LDan Pasqua11
LWarren Newson2

CF

LLance Johnson146
REllis Burks21
RMike Huff8

RF

REllis Burks132
LDan Pasqua26
RBo Jackson19
RMike Huff7
RSteve Sax6
LWarren Newson3

DH

RGeorge Bell102
RBo Jackson32
RIvan Calderon⇄9
LWarren Newson7
LMatt Merullo5
LDan Pasqua4
RFrank Thomas4
RSteve Sax3

Starters

RJack McDowell5.2 WAR
RAlex Fernandez4.1 WAR
LWilson Alvarez2.7 WAR
RJason Bere2.1 WAR
RKirk McCaskill1.1 WAR
RTim Belcher⇄0.6 WAR
RRodney Bolton0.3 WAR
RDave Stieb0.2 WAR
RScott Ruffcorn-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRoberto Hernandez38 sv
LScott Radinsky0 h
RJeff Schwarz0 h
RDonn Pall⇄0 h
RBobby Thigpen⇄0 h
LChuck Cary0 h
RTerry Leach0 h
RJose DeLeon⇄0 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 1992)

PlayerfWAR
Ellis Burks2.7
Jason Bere2.1
Bo Jackson0.8
Michael LaValliere0.6
Tim Belcher0.6
Rodney Bolton0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1992)

Player1992 fWAR
Shawn Abner1.6
Greg Hibbard1.2
Charlie Hough0.9
Nelson Santovenia0.2
Mike Dunne0.1
Dale Sveum0.1

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 1993; everyone else is shown as a 1993 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jack McDowell 1993 +5.2 +103.6 4.0 +99.6 $0.8M 2.50× –
Alex Fernandez 1993 +4.1 +71.3 0.9 +70.4 $0.2M 2.19× –
Frank Thomas 1993 +6.3 +68.7 1.1 +67.6 $0.2M 1.37× –
Lance Johnson 1993 +4.7 +67.9 2.3 +65.6 $0.5M 1.79× –
Robin Ventura 1993 +5.5 +63.0 1.8 +61.1 $0.3M 1.43× –
Wilson Alvarez 1993 +2.7 +42.1 0.2 +41.9 $0.1M 1.96× –
Tim Raines Sr. 1993 +3.3 +42.2 3.5 +38.7 $1.1M 1.60× –
Ellis Burks 1993 +2.7 +34.4 2.0 +32.4 $0.8M 1.60× –
Roberto Hernandez 1993 +1.9 +29.1 0.2 +28.9 $0.1M 1.95× –
Jason Bere 1993 +2.1 +24.9 0.1 +24.8 $0.1M 1.49× –
Ron Karkovice 1993 +3.0 +23.9 1.6 +22.4 $0.5M 1.00× –
Ozzie Guillen 1993 +1.5 +7.3 2.0 +5.3 $1.3M 0.61× –
Scott Radinsky 1993 +0.9 +4.8 1.1 +3.7 $1.2M 0.67× –
Kirk McCaskill 1993 +1.1 +6.1 2.5 +3.6 $2.2M 0.67× –
Tim Belcher↔ 1993 +0.6 +4.7 1.4 +3.4 $2.3M 1.02× –
Joey Cora 1993 +0.7 +3.2 0.5 +2.7 $0.6M 0.56× –
Rodney Bolton 1993 +0.3 +2.7 0.1 +2.6 $0.3M 1.02× –
Craig Grebeck 1993 +0.6 +3.1 0.6 +2.4 $1.0M 0.61× –
Donn Pall↔ 1993 +0.5 +2.8 0.4 +2.4 $0.8M 0.67× –
Mike Huff 1993 +0.4 +2.6 0.2 +2.4 $0.5M 0.83× –
Bo Jackson 1993 +0.8 +4.3 2.4 +1.9 $3.1M 0.69× –
Dave Stieb 1993 +0.2 +1.9 0.3 +1.6 $1.3M 1.02× –
Warren Newson 1993 +0.3 +1.7 0.2 +1.5 $0.5M 0.69× –
Jeff Schwarz 1993 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.5M 0.67× –
Terry Leach 1993 +0.2 +1.1 0.3 +0.8 $1.3M 0.67× –
Norberto Martin 1993 +0.2 +0.8 0.1 +0.6 $0.6M 0.56× –
Michael LaValliere↔ 1993 +0.6 +2.7 2.3 +0.4 $3.6M 0.52× –
Chuck Cary 1993 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Jose DeLeon↔ 1993 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Dan Pasqua 1993 +0.2 +1.0 1.8 -0.8 $8.2M 0.56× –
Ivan Calderon↔ 1993 -0.4 -2.2 0.0 -2.2 – 0.69× –
Matt Merullo 1993 -0.5 -2.7 0.1 -2.8 – 0.69× –
Bobby Thigpen↔ 1993 -0.2 -1.1 2.0 -3.1 – 0.67× –
Steve Sax 1993 -0.3 -2.1 2.0 -4.1 – 0.83× –
George Bell 1993 -2.0 -11.1 3.6 -14.7 – 0.69× –
Barry Jones 1993 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Brian Drahman 1993 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Carlton Fisk 1993 -0.7 -2.9 – – – 0.52× –
Chris Howard 1993 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Doug Lindsey↔ 1993 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Drew Denson 1993 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Rick Wrona 1993 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.52× –
Scott Ruffcorn 1993 -0.3 -2.1 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+46.1+596.642.0+561.0—

Trades

Every graded 1993 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1993 · CHW / PHI
CHW · Ron Schueler +$16.0M
José DeLeón
PHI · Lee Thomas −$16.0M
Bobby Thigpen
CHW came out ahead by $16.0M
1993 · CIN / CHW
CIN · Jim Bowden +$13.6M
Johnny Ruffin, Jeff Pierce
CHW · Ron Schueler −$13.6M
Tim Belcher
CIN came out ahead by $13.6M
1993 · PHI / CHW
PHI · Lee Thomas +$0.0M
Donn Pall
CHW · Ron Schueler +$0.0M
Doug Lindsey
Even trade
1993 · LAD / CHW
LAD · Fred Claire +$1.6M
Ron Coomer
CHW · Ron Schueler −$1.6M
Isidro Márquez
LAD came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1993 payroll
$42.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 1993, 1993–1999. 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 (22)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Jack McDowell276.000$4.0M$5.3MFREE AGENT
George Bell3312.000$3.6MFREE AGENT
Tim Raines Sr.3314.000$3.5M$3.6M$3.7MFREE AGENT
Kirk McCaskill328.000$2.5M$2.1M$940k$800kFREE AGENT
Bo Jackson307.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Michael LaValliere329.000$2.3M$109k$750kFREE AGENT
Lance Johnson296.000$2.3M$2.7M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Ellis Burks286.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Bobby Thigpen297.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Ozzie Guillen298.000$2.0M$2.1M$3.5M$4.0M$4.5MFREE AGENT
Steve Sax3312.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Dan Pasqua318.000$1.8M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Ron Karkovice297.000$1.6M$1.4M$1.8M$2.2M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Tim Belcher316.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Joey Cora286.000$465k$625kFREE AGENT
Dave Stieb3514.000$300kFREE AGENT
Terry Leach3912.000$260kFREE AGENT
Chuck Cary338.000$250kFREE AGENT
Jose DeLeon3210.000$86k$625k$595kFREE AGENT
Ivan Calderon319.000$12kFREE AGENT
Carlton Fisk4524.000—FREE AGENT
Barry Jones307.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Robin Ventura254.000$1.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Thomas253.000$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Radinsky253.000$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Fernandez233.000$868kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Grebeck283.000$632kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donn Pall315.000$415kFREE AGENT
Wilson Alvarez234.000$180kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Huff294.000$180kARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Merullo274.000$150kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Wrona295.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Roberto Hernandez282.000$195kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Warren Newson282.000$160kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Norberto Martin260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Bere220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Schwarz290.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rodney Bolton240.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Denson27–—
Brian Drahman262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Howard27–—
Doug Lindsey25–—
Scott Ruffcorn230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1993 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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