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White Sox CHW

199568–76 (0.472)
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GM: Ron Schueler

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1995, 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
-15
Win %
0.472
TAB
-4.1
WAB
-7.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
29.2
Dead money %
22%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-6.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1995 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRon Karkovice113
LMichael LaValliere46
RBarry Lyons16
RChris Tremie9

1B

RFrank Thomas90
LDave Martinez47
LRobin Ventura18
RBarry Lyons4
LJohn Kruk1

2B

BRay Durham122
RNorberto Martin17
RCraig Grebeck8
BDoug Brady6

3B

LRobin Ventura121
RCraig Grebeck18
RChris Snopek17
RNorberto Martin9
RChris Sabo⇄6

SS

LOzzie Guillen120
RCraig Grebeck31
RNorberto Martin7
RChris Snopek6

LF

BTim Raines Sr.107
LDave Martinez30
RLyle Mouton29
RNorberto Martin5

CF

LLance Johnson140
LDave Martinez5
RMike Cameron3

RF

LDave Martinez32
RLyle Mouton30
RMike Cameron26
RNorberto Martin7
BTim Raines Sr.1

DH

RFrank Thomas53
LJohn Kruk42
BTim Raines Sr.20
RChris Sabo⇄14
RNorberto Martin6
LWarren Newson⇄5
RBarry Lyons3
RLyle Mouton1
LRobin Ventura1

Starters

RAlex Fernandez4.5 WAR
LJim Abbott⇄1.6 WAR
LWilson Alvarez1.5 WAR
RBrian Keyser1.0 WAR
LDave Righetti0.6 WAR
LMike Sirotka0.6 WAR
RLuis Andujar0.0 WAR
RKirk McCaskill-0.0 WAR
RRodney Bolton-0.1 WAR
RJason Bere-0.1 WAR
LMike Bertotti-0.5 WAR
RJames Baldwin-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRoberto Hernandez32 sv
RKirk McCaskill0 h
LScott Radinsky0 h
RJose DeLeon⇄0 h
LTim Fortugno0 h
RMatt Karchner0 h
LLarry Thomas0 h
RRob Dibble⇄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 1994)

PlayerfWAR
Mike Devereaux1.8
Dave Martinez1.8
Jim Abbott1.6
Lyle Mouton1.3
Brian Keyser1.0
Dave Righetti0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 1994)

Player1994 fWAR
Jack McDowell4.9
Julio Franco3.1
Darrin Jackson2.7
Paul Assenmacher0.7
Joey Cora0.5
Joe Hall0.4

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 1995; everyone else is shown as a 1995 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Alex Fernandez 1995 +4.5 +79.1 3.2 +75.8 $0.7M 2.19× –
Frank Thomas 1995 +5.4 +59.2 7.2 +52.0 $1.3M 1.37× –
Robin Ventura 1995 +4.8 +47.7 5.1 +42.6 $1.1M 1.25× –
Lance Johnson 1995 +3.1 +39.3 2.7 +36.6 $0.9M 1.60× –
Jim Abbott↔ 1995 +1.6 +19.0 1.6 +17.4 $1.0M 1.49× –
Mike Devereaux↔ 1995 +1.8 +17.9 1.0 +16.9 $0.6M 1.22× –
Wilson Alvarez 1995 +1.5 +18.1 2.2 +15.9 $1.5M 1.49× –
Dave Martinez 1995 +1.8 +11.4 0.7 +10.8 $0.4M 0.81× –
Roberto Hernandez 1995 +1.0 +10.6 1.2 +9.4 $1.2M 1.34× –
Lyle Mouton 1995 +1.3 +8.7 0.1 +8.6 $0.1M 0.83× –
Craig Grebeck 1995 +1.2 +5.9 0.7 +5.2 $0.6M 0.61× –
Brian Keyser 1995 +1.0 +5.2 0.1 +5.1 $0.1M 0.67× –
Dave Righetti 1995 +0.6 +4.8 0.3 +4.5 $0.5M 1.02× –
Ron Karkovice 1995 +1.3 +5.6 1.8 +3.8 $1.3M 0.52× –
Tim Raines Sr. 1995 +1.1 +7.4 3.7 +3.7 $3.3M 0.83× –
Warren Newson↔ 1995 +0.5 +2.6 0.1 +2.5 $0.3M 0.69× –
Michael LaValliere 1995 +0.6 +2.6 0.8 +1.9 $1.2M 0.52× –
John Kruk 1995 +0.4 +2.3 1.0 +1.3 $2.4M 0.69× –
Larry Thomas 1995 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.7 $0.7M 0.67× –
Bill Simas 1995 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $1.0M 0.67× –
Mike Cameron 1995 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.83× –
Jeff Shaw↔ 1995 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Kirk McCaskill 1995 -0.0 -0.0 0.9 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Jose DeLeon↔ 1995 -0.1 -0.6 0.6 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Chris Sabo↔ 1995 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 -1.4 – 0.69× –
Chris Tremie 1995 -0.3 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.52× –
Jason Bere 1995 -0.1 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 1.02× –
Norberto Martin 1995 -0.4 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 – 0.56× –
Tim Fortugno 1995 -0.4 -2.0 0.1 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Rob Dibble↔ 1995 -0.6 -3.2 0.2 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Mike Bertotti 1995 -0.5 -3.8 0.1 -3.9 – 1.02× –
James Baldwin 1995 -0.5 -3.9 0.1 -4.0 – 1.02× –
Scott Radinsky 1995 -0.6 -3.2 1.1 -4.3 – 0.67× –
Ray Durham 1995 -1.4 -6.3 0.1 -6.4 – 0.56× –
Ozzie Guillen 1995 -0.9 -4.6 3.5 -8.1 – 0.61× –
Andrew Lorraine 1995 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Atlee Hammaker 1995 -0.4 -1.9 – – – 0.67× –
Barry Lyons 1995 +0.3 +1.3 – – – 0.52× –
Chris Snopek 1995 +0.6 +2.6 – – – 0.58× –
Doug Brady 1995 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Isidro Marquez 1995 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Luis Andujar 1995 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Matt Karchner 1995 +0.6 +3.1 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Sirotka 1995 +0.6 +4.5 – – – 1.02× –
Rodney Bolton 1995 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Scott Ruffcorn 1995 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+29.1+324.441.4+274.4—

Trades

Every graded 1995 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1995 · CHW / ANA
CHW · Ron Schueler +$3.2M
McKay Christensen, John Snyder, Andrew Lorraine, Bill Simas
ANA · Bill Bavasi −$3.2M
Jim Abbott, Tim Fortugno
CHW came out ahead by $3.2M
1995 · CHW / ATL
CHW · Ron Schueler +$3.2M
Andre King
ATL · John Schuerholz −$3.2M
Mike Devereaux
CHW came out ahead by $3.2M
1995 · SEA / CHW
SEA · Woody Woodward +$1.6M
Warren Newson
CHW · Ron Schueler −$1.6M
Jeff Darwin
SEA came out ahead by $1.6M
1995 · CHW / WSN
CHW · Ron Schueler +$2.4M
Jeff Shaw
WSN · Kevin Malone −$2.4M
José DeLeón
CHW came out ahead by $2.4M
1995 · CHW / NYY
CHW · Ron Schueler +$4.0M
Blaise Kozeniewski
NYY · Gene Michael −$4.0M
Tim Raines
CHW came out ahead by $4.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1995 payroll
$41.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 1995, 1995–2001. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Robin Ventura276.000$5.1M$6.0M$6.0M$6.1MFREE AGENT
Tim Raines Sr.3516.000$3.7MFREE AGENT
Ozzie Guillen3110.000$3.5M$4.0M$4.5MFREE AGENT
Lance Johnson318.000$2.7MFREE AGENT
Wilson Alvarez256.000$2.2M$2.8M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Ron Karkovice319.000$1.8M$2.2M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Jim Abbott276.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Mike Devereaux328.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
John Kruk349.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Kirk McCaskill3410.000$940k$800kFREE AGENT
Michael LaValliere3411.000$750kFREE AGENT
Dave Martinez309.000$650k$930k$950kFREE AGENT
Jose DeLeon3412.000$595kFREE AGENT
Chris Sabo337.000$440kFREE AGENT
Dave Righetti3616.000$300kFREE AGENT
Rob Dibble317.000$200kFREE AGENT
Atlee Hammaker3714.000—FREE AGENT
Barry Lyons359.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Frank Thomas275.000$7.2MFREE AGENT
Alex Fernandez255.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Roberto Hernandez304.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Radinsky275.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Craig Grebeck305.000$670kFREE AGENT
Tim Fortugno333.000$130kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Warren Newson304.000$121kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Shaw285.000$50kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Jason Bere242.000$205kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Norberto Martin282.000$165kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Baldwin230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ray Durham230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Keyser280.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Bertotti250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Cameron220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lyle Mouton260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Larry Thomas250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Simas230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Tremie250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Andujar220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rodney Bolton262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Brady25–—
Matt Karchner280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Lorraine221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Isidro Marquez30–—
Scott Ruffcorn252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Sirotka240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Snopek240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1995 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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