Rosternomics

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GM: Ron Schueler (since 1991)

1999 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+2.1
WAB — wins above budget
-2.4
TAB — roster Talent above budget
75–86 (0.466)
record
+4M
surplus $M (value/$)
23.5
roster fWAR
$25.0M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Magglio Ordonez 25 pre-arb 157 5.5 0.3 +6.6
Chris Singleton 26 pre-arb 133 4.6 0.2 +5.6
Mike Sirotka 28 arb 32 3.9 0.5 +4.4
Keith Foulke 26 pre-arb 67 2.9 0.3 +3.4
Frank Thomas 31 FA-elig 135 2.1 7.0 -4.4
Paul Konerko 23 pre-arb 142 1.9 0.2 +2.2
Jim Parque 24 pre-arb 31 1.8 0.2 +2.0
Brook Fordyce 29 arb 105 1.7 0.2 +1.9
James Baldwin 27 arb 35 1.4 1.9 -0.2
Ray Durham 27 arb 153 1.2 3.4 -1.9
Kip Wells 22 7 0.9
Bob Howry 25 pre-arb 69 0.8 0.2 +0.8
Carlos Lee 23 pre-arb 127 0.8 0.2 +0.8
Mark Johnson 23 pre-arb 73 0.5 0.2 +0.4
Darrin Jackson 35 FA-elig 73 0.4 0.4 +0.1
Bill Simas 27 arb 70 0.4 1.1 -0.7
Sean Lowe 28 pre-arb 64 0.3 0.2 +0.2
Brian Simmons 25 pre-arb 54 0.3 0.2 +0.1
Tanyon Sturtze 28 1 0.2
Pat Daneker 23 3 0.1
John Snyder 24 pre-arb 25 0.1 0.2 -0.1
David Lundquist 26 pre-arb 17 0.0 0.2 -0.2
Todd Rizzo 28 3 -0.0
Joe Davenport 23 3 -0.0
Aaron Myette 21 4 -0.1
Jaime Navarro 32 FA-elig 32 -0.1 5.0 -5.1
Bryan Ward 27 pre-arb 40 -0.1 0.2 -0.4
Chad Bradford 24 3 -0.1
Carlos Castillo 24 pre-arb 18 -0.2 0.2 -0.5
Jesus Pena 24 pre-arb 26 -0.3 0.2 -0.6
Josh Paul 24 pre-arb 6 -0.3 0.2 -0.6
Jeff Abbott 26 pre-arb 17 -0.3 0.3 -0.7
Scott Eyre 27 pre-arb 21 -0.3 0.2 -0.7
McKay Christensen 23 pre-arb 28 -0.4 0.2 -0.7
Greg Norton 26 arb 132 -0.5 0.3 -0.9
Craig Wilson 28 pre-arb 98 -0.5 0.2 -0.9
Jeff Liefer 24 pre-arb 45 -0.6 0.2 -1.0
Liu Rodriguez 22 pre-arb 39 -0.6 0.2 -1.0
Jason Dellaero 22 11 -0.9
Mike Caruso 22 pre-arb 136 -2.7 0.3 -3.7

40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 32 of them (80%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for CHW
Paul Konerko199824.5
Carlton Fisk198518.3
John Danks200617.4
José Valentín200017.3
Lance Johnson198817.3
Jon Garland199817.2
Gavin Floyd200615.3
Tim Raines199014.5
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Sammy Sosa199260.7
Fernando Tatís201627.7
Bobby Bonilla198620.6
Brian Downing197716.9
Chris Young200514.5
Nick Swisher200814.4
Chet Lemon198114.2
José DeLeón198811.7