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White Sox CHW

199975–86 (0.466)
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GM: Ron Schueler

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1999, 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
$25M
Surplus $M
+5
Win %
0.466
TAB
-2.6
WAB
+2.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
23.5
Dead money %
40%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-8.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1999 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBrook Fordyce103
LMark Johnson72
RJosh Paul6

1B

RPaul Konerko92
RFrank Thomas49
BGreg Norton26
LJeff Liefer15
RCarlos Lee5
RCraig Wilson1

2B

BRay Durham148
BLiu Rodriguez22
RCraig Wilson7

3B

BGreg Norton120
RCraig Wilson72
BLiu Rodriguez1
RPaul Konerko1

SS

LMike Caruso132
RCraig Wilson22
BLiu Rodriguez14
BJason Dellaero11

LF

RCarlos Lee105
RDarrin Jackson46
BBrian Simmons28
RJeff Abbott17
LJeff Liefer14
LChris Singleton11

CF

LChris Singleton121
LMcKay Christensen27
RDarrin Jackson25
BBrian Simmons11

RF

RMagglio Ordonez153
BBrian Simmons9
RDarrin Jackson3
LJeff Liefer3
LChris Singleton1

DH

RFrank Thomas82
RPaul Konerko42
RCarlos Lee16
LJeff Liefer6
BRay Durham4
RMagglio Ordonez2
BGreg Norton1

Starters

LMike Sirotka3.9 WAR
LJim Parque1.8 WAR
RJames Baldwin1.4 WAR
RKip Wells0.9 WAR
RTanyon Sturtze0.2 WAR
RPat Daneker0.1 WAR
RJohn Snyder0.1 WAR
RJaime Navarro-0.1 WAR
RAaron Myette-0.1 WAR
RCarlos Castillo-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBob Howry28 sv
RKeith Foulke21 h
RBill Simas11 h
RSean Lowe6 h
LBryan Ward3 h
LJesus Pena2 h
LScott Eyre1 h
RCarlos Castillo1 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 1998)

PlayerfWAR
Chris Singleton4.6
Paul Konerko1.9
Brook Fordyce1.7
Kip Wells0.9
Carlos Lee0.8
Darrin Jackson0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1998)

Player1998 fWAR
Albert Belle7.1
Robin Ventura5.8
Wil Cordero1.0
Mike Cameron0.9
Chad Kreuter0.7
Charlie O'Brien0.6

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 1999; everyone else is shown as a 1999 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Magglio Ordonez 1999 +5.5 +89.6 0.3 +89.3 $0.1M 2.05× –
Mike Sirotka 1999 +3.9 +67.8 0.5 +67.3 $0.1M 2.19× –
Chris Singleton 1999 +4.6 +66.2 0.2 +66.0 $0.0M 1.79× –
Keith Foulke 1999 +2.9 +59.5 0.3 +59.3 $0.1M 2.57× –
Jim Parque 1999 +1.8 +21.1 0.2 +20.9 $0.1M 1.49× –
Paul Konerko 1999 +1.9 +12.6 0.2 +12.4 $0.1M 0.81× –
Brook Fordyce 1999 +1.7 +10.3 0.2 +10.1 $0.1M 0.76× –
Frank Thomas 1999 +2.1 +16.9 7.0 +9.9 $3.4M 1.01× –
James Baldwin 1999 +1.4 +11.2 1.9 +9.3 $1.4M 1.02× –
Bob Howry 1999 +0.8 +9.1 0.2 +8.8 $0.3M 1.34× –
Carlos Lee 1999 +0.8 +5.3 0.2 +5.1 $0.2M 0.83× –
Bill Simas 1999 +0.4 +4.1 1.1 +2.9 $3.0M 1.34× –
Darrin Jackson 1999 +0.4 +2.7 0.4 +2.3 $1.0M 0.83× –
Mark Johnson 1999 +0.5 +2.1 0.2 +1.9 $0.4M 0.52× –
Ray Durham 1999 +1.2 +5.3 3.4 +1.9 $2.9M 0.56× –
Brian Simmons 1999 +0.3 +1.8 0.2 +1.6 $0.7M 0.83× –
Sean Lowe 1999 +0.3 +1.7 0.2 +1.5 $0.6M 0.67× –
John Snyder 1999 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $3.0M 1.02× –
David Lundquist 1999 +0.0 +0.0 0.2 -0.2 $56.1M 0.67× –
Bryan Ward 1999 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Carlos Castillo 1999 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Josh Paul 1999 -0.3 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 0.52× –
Jesus Pena 1999 -0.3 -1.6 0.2 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Scott Eyre 1999 -0.3 -1.8 0.2 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Jeff Abbott 1999 -0.3 -2.2 0.3 -2.4 – 0.83× –
Craig Wilson 1999 -0.5 -2.5 0.2 -2.7 – 0.58× –
Greg Norton 1999 -0.5 -2.4 0.3 -2.7 – 0.58× –
Jeff Liefer 1999 -0.6 -2.7 0.2 -2.9 – 0.56× –
McKay Christensen 1999 -0.4 -2.7 0.2 -2.9 – 0.83× –
Liu Rodriguez 1999 -0.6 -2.9 0.2 -3.1 – 0.56× –
Jaime Navarro 1999 -0.1 -0.5 5.0 -5.5 – 1.02× –
Mike Caruso 1999 -2.7 -13.2 0.3 -13.5 – 0.61× –
Aaron Myette 1999 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Chad Bradford 1999 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Jason Dellaero 1999 -0.9 -4.6 – – – 0.61× –
Joe Davenport 1999 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Kip Wells 1999 +0.9 +7.0 – – – 1.02× –
Pat Daneker 1999 +0.1 +1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Tanyon Sturtze 1999 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 1.02× –
Todd Rizzo 1999 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+23.8+356.124.8+327.6—

Trades

Every graded 1999 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1999 · CHW / STL
CHW · Ron Schueler +$8.8M
Sean Lowe
STL · Walt Jocketty −$8.8M
John Ambrose
CHW came out ahead by $8.8M
1999 · LAD / CHW
LAD · Kevin Malone +$0.0M
Joe Sutton
CHW · Ron Schueler +$0.0M
Darren Hall
Even trade
1999 · BAL / CHW
BAL · Frank Wren +$0.0M
Mario Iglesias
CHW · Ron Schueler +$0.0M
Esteban Beltré
Even trade
1999 · CHW / CIN
CHW · Ron Schueler +$7.2M
Brook Fordyce
CIN · Jim Bowden −$7.2M
Jake Meyer
CHW came out ahead by $7.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1999 payroll
$25.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 1999, 1999–2005. 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 (3)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Frank Thomas319.000$7.0M$7.1M$9.9M$9.9M$5.0M$6.0M$8.0M
Jaime Navarro3210.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Darrin Jackson3514.000$425kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Ray Durham274.000$3.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
James Baldwin274.000$1.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Simas274.000$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Sirotka284.000$500kARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Norton263.000$255kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brook Fordyce294.000$230kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanyon Sturtze284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (30)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Magglio Ordonez252.000$305kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Caruso221.000$275kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Foulke262.000$255kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Abbott262.000$255kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Castillo242.000$250kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Eyre272.000$240kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Howry251.000$235kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Snyder241.000$230kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Parque241.000$230kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Ward271.000$215kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Konerko232.000$215kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Wilson281.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Lowe282.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
McKay Christensen230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Simmons251.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Johnson231.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Lee230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Lundquist260.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Liefer240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Paul240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Singleton260.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Liu Rodriguez220.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesus Pena240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Rizzo281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Bradford241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Dellaero22–—
Aaron Myette210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kip Wells220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Daneker23–—
Joe Davenport23–—

Graphs

How each 1999 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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