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200183–79 (0.512)
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GM: Kenny Williams

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2001, 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
$63M
Surplus $M
-13
Win %
0.512
TAB
+2.0
WAB
+0.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
36.4
Dead money %
36%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-3.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2001 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RSandy Alomar Jr.69
LMark Johnson61
RJosh Paul56
RMark Dalesandro1

1B

RPaul Konerko144
LJeff Liefer15
RHerbert Perry Jr.12
RFrank Thomas3
RTony Graffanino1

2B

BRay Durham150
RTony Graffanino20

3B

RHerbert Perry Jr.68
BJose Valentin66
RTony Graffanino38
RJoe Crede15
LJeff Liefer15

SS

RRoyce Clayton133
BJose Valentin43
RTony Graffanino5

LF

RCarlos Lee130
LJeff Liefer35
RAaron Rowand34
LChris Singleton19
RTony Graffanino3
RJulio Ramirez1

CF

LChris Singleton121
RAaron Rowand32
BJose Valentin24
RJulio Ramirez21
RMagglio Ordonez1

RF

RMagglio Ordonez155
RAaron Rowand11
LJeff Liefer4
LChris Singleton3
RJosé Canseco2

DH

RJosé Canseco68
LHarold Baines22
RFrank Thomas16
RCarlos Lee15
RPaul Konerko11
LJeff Liefer9
RHerbert Perry Jr.8
RMagglio Ordonez3
BRay Durham1

Starters

LMark Buehrle4.0 WAR
LDavid Wells1.7 WAR
RSean Lowe1.7 WAR
RKip Wells1.5 WAR
RRocky Biddle1.2 WAR
RGary Glover0.5 WAR
RJon Garland0.2 WAR
RJames Baldwin⇄0.2 WAR
RCal Eldred-0.0 WAR
LJim Parque-0.2 WAR
RDan Wright-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKeith Foulke42 sv
RBob Howry20 h
LAlan Embree⇄8 h
LBill Pulsipher⇄6 h
LKelly Wunsch3 h
RJosh Fogg2 h
RLorenzo Barcelo1 h
RMatt Ginter0 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 2000)

PlayerfWAR
Royce Clayton1.7
David Wells1.7
Aaron Rowand1.3
Jose Canseco1.1
Gary Glover0.5
Josh Fogg0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2000)

Player2000 fWAR
Mike Sirotka3.5
Charles Johnson2.2
Brook Fordyce0.8
Bill Simas0.6
Chad Bradford0.4
Craig Wilson0.2

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 2001; everyone else is shown as a 2001 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mark Buehrle 2001 +4.0 +69.4 0.2 +69.1 $0.1M 2.19× –
Keith Foulke 2001 +2.6 +53.6 3.1 +50.5 $1.2M 2.57× –
Magglio Ordonez 2001 +3.6 +51.6 3.8 +47.8 $1.0M 1.79× –
Ray Durham 2001 +3.9 +37.1 9.0 +28.1 $2.3M 1.20× –
Jose Valentin 2001 +3.3 +29.4 5.2 +24.2 $1.6M 1.12× –
Chris Singleton 2001 +2.3 +22.3 0.3 +21.9 $0.1M 1.22× –
Carlos Lee 2001 +1.9 +18.2 0.4 +17.8 $0.2M 1.22× –
Paul Konerko 2001 +2.3 +15.1 2.3 +12.8 $1.0M 0.81× –
Sean Lowe 2001 +1.7 +13.1 0.3 +12.8 $0.2M 0.98× –
David Wells 2001 +1.7 +20.2 9.2 +11.0 $5.4M 1.49× –
Rocky Biddle 2001 +1.2 +9.7 0.2 +9.5 $0.2M 1.02× –
Royce Clayton 2001 +1.7 +12.2 4.5 +7.7 $2.6M 0.89× –
Tony Graffanino 2001 +1.3 +6.0 0.4 +5.6 $0.3M 0.58× –
Bob Howry 2001 +0.3 +3.1 0.4 +2.7 $1.3M 1.34× –
Gary Glover 2001 +0.5 +2.5 0.2 +2.3 $0.4M 0.67× –
Herbert Perry Jr. 2001 +0.6 +2.8 1.0 +1.8 $1.6M 0.58× –
Alan Embree↔ 2001 +0.2 +0.8 1.5 -0.7 $10.0M 0.67× –
Cal Eldred 2001 -0.0 -0.2 0.8 -0.9 – 1.02× –
James Baldwin↔ 2001 +0.2 +1.8 3.5 -1.7 $16.0M 1.02× –
Kelly Wunsch 2001 -0.3 -1.6 0.3 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Jim Parque 2001 -0.2 -1.4 0.6 -2.0 – 1.02× –
Sandy Alomar Jr. 2001 +0.2 +0.9 2.9 -2.0 $13.0M 0.52× –
Julio Ramirez 2001 -0.3 -2.3 0.2 -2.5 – 0.83× –
Antonio Osuna 2001 -0.2 -1.3 1.5 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Harold Baines 2001 -1.2 -6.6 1.0 -7.6 – 0.69× –
Frank Thomas 2001 -0.1 -0.6 9.9 -10.6 – 0.69× –
Josh Paul 2001 +0.1 +0.2 0.2 +0.0 $4.0M 0.52× –
Aaron Rowand 2001 +1.3 +8.7 – – – 0.83× –
Bill Pulsipher↔ 2001 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Dan Wright 2001 -0.2 -1.7 – – – 1.02× –
Jeff Liefer 2001 +0.3 +2.0 – – – 0.83× –
Joe Crede 2001 -0.4 -1.6 – – – 0.58× –
Jon Garland 2001 +0.2 +1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Jose Canseco 2001 +1.1 +6.1 – – – 0.69× –
Josh Fogg 2001 +0.4 +2.3 – – – 0.67× –
Ken Vining 2001 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Kip Wells 2001 +1.5 +11.9 – – – 1.02× –
Lorenzo Barcelo 2001 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Mark Johnson 2001 +1.2 +4.9 – – – 0.52× –
Matt Ginter 2001 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 0.67× –
McKay Christensen↔ 2001 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+36.6+389.662.9+292.9—

Trades

Every graded 2001 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2001 · CHW / TOR
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.8M
Mike Williams
TOR · Dave Stewart −$0.8M
Matt DeWitt
CHW came out ahead by $0.8M
2001 · LAD / CHW
LAD · Dave Wallace +$0.0M
McKay Christensen
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
Wade Parrish
Even trade
2001 · SFG / CHW
SFG · Brian Sabean +$5.6M
Derek Hasselhoff
CHW · Kenny Williams −$5.6M
Alan Embree
SFG came out ahead by $5.6M
2001 · CHW / TEX
CHW · Kenny Williams +$4.0M
Corey Lee
TEX · Douglas Melvin −$4.0M
Herbert Perry
CHW came out ahead by $4.0M
2001 · CHW / LAD
CHW · Kenny Williams +$10.4M
Jeff Barry, Onan Masaoka, Gary Majewski
LAD · Dave Wallace −$10.4M
James Baldwin
CHW came out ahead by $10.4M
2001 · CHW / LAD
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
Antonio Osuna, Carlos Ortega
LAD · Dave Wallace +$0.0M
Gary Majewski, Orlando Rodriguez, Andre Simpson
Even trade
2001 · PIT / CHW
PIT · Roy Smith +$84.0M
Kip Wells, Sean Lowe, Josh Fogg
CHW · Kenny Williams −$84.0M
Todd Ritchie, Lee Evans
PIT came out ahead by $84.0M
2001 · TOR / CHW
TOR · Dave Stewart +$2.4M
Kevin Beirne, Brian Simmons, Mike Sirotka, Mike Williams
CHW · Kenny Williams −$2.4M
Matt DeWitt, David Wells
TOR came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2001 payroll
$62.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Frank Thomas3311.000$9.9M$9.9M$5.0M$6.0M$8.0MFREE AGENT
David Wells3814.000$9.2MFREE AGENT
Ray Durham296.000$9.0M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Jose Valentin319.000$5.2M$5.0M$5.0M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Royce Clayton3110.000$4.5M$4.5MFREE AGENT
James Baldwin296.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Sandy Alomar Jr.3513.000$2.9M$1.4M$700k$700kFREE AGENT$382k
Alan Embree319.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Antonio Osuna286.000$1.5M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Harold Baines4221.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Herbert Perry Jr.317.000$975kFREE AGENT
Cal Eldred3310.000$750kFREE AGENT
Jose Canseco3616.000—FREE AGENT
Bill Pulsipher276.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Magglio Ordonez274.000$3.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Foulke284.000$3.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Konerko254.000$2.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Parque263.000$550kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Howry273.000$375kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Graffanino295.000$375kFREE AGENT
Sean Lowe304.000$300kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Johnson253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Carlos Lee252.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Singleton282.000$315kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Wunsch281.000$260kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Paul262.000$230kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Buehrle221.000$225kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rocky Biddle251.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio Ramirez232.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Glover242.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lorenzo Barcelo231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
McKay Christensen252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Crede231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Fogg240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Liefer262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kip Wells242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Ginter231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Wright230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Garland211.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Vining26–—
Aaron Rowand230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2001 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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