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White Sox CHW

199467–46 (0.593)
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GM: Ron Schueler

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1994, 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
$34M
Surplus $M
+10
Win %
0.593
TAB
+18.4
WAB
+9.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
37.3
Dead money %
17%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-1.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRon Karkovice76
LMichael LaValliere57
RBob Melvin⇄11
RRon Tingley⇄5

1B

RFrank Thomas99
RJulio Franco14
LDann Howitt4
LDan Pasqua3
LRobin Ventura3
RBob Zupcic⇄1

2B

BJoey Cora84
RNorberto Martin28
RCraig Grebeck14
RJulio Franco1

3B

LRobin Ventura108
RCraig Grebeck7
RNorberto Martin5
ROlmedo Saenz5
RBob Zupcic⇄2

SS

LOzzie Guillen99
RCraig Grebeck14
RNorberto Martin6
LRobin Ventura1

LF

BTim Raines Sr.96
RBob Zupcic⇄17
LWarren Newson9
RJoe Hall7
RNorberto Martin2
LDann Howitt1
LDan Pasqua1

CF

LLance Johnson103
RDarrin Jackson16
LDann Howitt1

RF

RDarrin Jackson92
LWarren Newson25
RBob Zupcic⇄14
LDan Pasqua5
LDann Howitt5
RJoe Hall2

DH

RJulio Franco99
RFrank Thomas13
LWarren Newson1

Starters

RJack McDowell4.9 WAR
LWilson Alvarez2.8 WAR
RAlex Fernandez2.4 WAR
RJason Bere1.9 WAR
RScott Sanderson0.2 WAR
RScott Ruffcorn-0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRoberto Hernandez14 sv
LPaul Assenmacher0 h
RJose DeLeon0 h
RKirk McCaskill0 h
LDennis Cook0 h
RDane Johnson0 h
RJeff Schwarz⇄0 h
LAtlee Hammaker0 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 1993)

PlayerfWAR
Julio Franco3.1
Darrin Jackson2.7
Paul Assenmacher0.7
Joe Hall0.4
Dennis Cook0.2
Scott Sanderson0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Ellis Burks2.7
Scott Radinsky0.9
Bo Jackson0.8
Tim Belcher0.6
Donn Pall0.5
Mike Huff0.4

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 1994; everyone else is shown as a 1994 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jack McDowell 1994 +4.9 +86.1 5.3 +80.8 $1.1M 2.19× –
Frank Thomas 1994 +7.0 +76.8 2.8 +74.1 $0.4M 1.37× –
Wilson Alvarez 1994 +2.8 +43.4 0.3 +43.1 $0.1M 1.96× –
Darrin Jackson 1994 +2.7 +34.8 0.8 +34.0 $0.3M 1.60× –
Julio Franco 1994 +3.1 +32.9 1.0 +31.9 $0.3M 1.33× –
Alex Fernandez 1994 +2.4 +28.8 0.8 +28.0 $0.3M 1.49× –
Robin Ventura 1994 +3.0 +27.0 3.5 +23.5 $1.2M 1.12× –
Jason Bere 1994 +1.9 +22.0 0.2 +21.8 $0.1M 1.49× –
Tim Raines Sr. 1994 +1.8 +17.6 3.6 +14.0 $2.0M 1.22× –
Roberto Hernandez 1994 +0.8 +8.3 0.3 +8.0 $0.4M 1.34× –
Lance Johnson 1994 +1.3 +8.4 2.7 +5.8 $2.1M 0.83× –
Jose DeLeon 1994 +0.9 +5.1 0.6 +4.4 $0.7M 0.67× –
Ron Karkovice 1994 +1.2 +5.0 1.4 +3.6 $1.2M 0.52× –
Craig Grebeck 1994 +0.9 +3.8 0.7 +3.2 $0.8M 0.56× –
Michael LaValliere 1994 +0.7 +2.8 0.1 +2.7 $0.2M 0.52× –
Joe Hall 1994 +0.4 +2.5 0.1 +2.3 $0.3M 0.83× –
Ozzie Guillen 1994 +0.8 +4.1 2.1 +2.0 $2.5M 0.61× –
Joey Cora 1994 +0.5 +2.1 0.6 +1.4 $1.3M 0.56× –
Paul Assenmacher 1994 +0.7 +3.6 2.6 +0.9 $4.0M 0.67× –
Scott Sanderson 1994 +0.2 +1.3 0.3 +0.9 $2.2M 1.02× –
Dennis Cook 1994 +0.2 +1.1 0.3 +0.8 $1.6M 0.67× –
Norberto Martin 1994 +0.2 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.7M 0.56× –
Warren Newson 1994 +0.0 +0.3 0.2 +0.1 $4.2M 0.83× –
Jeff Schwarz↔ 1994 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Kirk McCaskill 1994 +0.3 +1.7 2.1 -0.4 $6.7M 0.67× –
Ron Tingley↔ 1994 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -0.9 – 0.52× –
Dane Johnson 1994 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Dan Pasqua 1994 +0.0 +0.2 1.8 -1.6 $61.7M 0.83× –
Atlee Hammaker 1994 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Bob Melvin↔ 1994 -0.3 -1.1 – – – 0.52× –
Bob Zupcic↔ 1994 -0.5 -3.5 – – – 0.83× –
Dann Howitt 1994 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Olmedo Saenz 1994 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.58× –
Scott Ruffcorn 1994 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+37.5+413.534.6+383.4—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

1994 · TEX / CHW
TEX · Sandy Johnson +$4.0M
Esteban Beltré
CHW · Ron Schueler −$4.0M
Scott Eyre
TEX came out ahead by $4.0M
1994 · CHW / CLE
CHW · Ron Schueler +$2.4M
Ken Ramos
CLE · John Hart −$2.4M
Matt Merullo
CHW came out ahead by $2.4M
1994 · TOR / CHW
TOR · Pat Gillick +$8.0M
Mike Huff
CHW · Ron Schueler −$8.0M
Domingo Martínez
TOR came out ahead by $8.0M
1994 · ANA / CHW
ANA · Whitey Herzog +$1.6M
Jeff Schwarz
CHW · Ron Schueler −$1.6M
Bob Melvin
ANA came out ahead by $1.6M
1994 · NYY / CHW
NYY · Gene Michael +$10.4M
Brian Boehringer
CHW · Ron Schueler −$10.4M
Paul Assenmacher
NYY came out ahead by $10.4M
1994 · NYY / CHW
NYY · Gene Michael +$26.4M
Jack McDowell
CHW · Ron Schueler −$26.4M
Keith Heberling, Lyle Mouton
NYY came out ahead by $26.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$34.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 1994, 1994–2000. 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 (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Jack McDowell287.000$5.3MFREE AGENT
Tim Raines Sr.3415.000$3.6M$3.7MFREE AGENT
Lance Johnson307.000$2.7M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Paul Assenmacher338.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Kirk McCaskill339.000$2.1M$940k$800kFREE AGENT
Ozzie Guillen309.000$2.1M$3.5M$4.0M$4.5MFREE AGENT
Dan Pasqua329.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Ron Karkovice308.000$1.4M$1.8M$2.2M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Julio Franco3512.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Darrin Jackson309.000$750kFREE AGENT$425k
Joey Cora297.000$625kFREE AGENT
Jose DeLeon3311.000$625k$595kFREE AGENT
Scott Sanderson3716.000$350kFREE AGENT
Dennis Cook316.000$325kFREE AGENT
Michael LaValliere3310.000$109k$750kFREE AGENT
Ron Tingley3512.000$56kFREE AGENT
Atlee Hammaker3613.000—FREE AGENT
Bob Melvin329.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Robin Ventura265.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Frank Thomas264.000$2.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Fernandez244.000$758kARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Grebeck294.000$660kARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilson Alvarez245.000$285kFREE AGENT
Roberto Hernandez293.000$275kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Warren Newson293.000$175kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dann Howitt305.000—FREE AGENT
Bob Zupcic273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (7)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Jason Bere231.000$170kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Norberto Martin271.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Hall280.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dane Johnson310.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Schwarz301.000$104kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Ruffcorn241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Olmedo Saenz230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1994 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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