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GM: Kenny Williams

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2002, 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
$53M
Surplus $M
+9
Win %
0.500
TAB
+4.6
WAB
+1.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
36.2
Dead money %
5%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-2.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2002 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LMark Johnson85
RSandy Alomar Jr.⇄51
RJosh Paul32
RMiguel Olivo6

1B

RPaul Konerko140
LJeff Liefer31
RFrank Thomas4

2B

BRay Durham⇄96
LWillie Harris38
RTony Graffanino25
BD'Angelo Jimenez⇄17

3B

BJose Valentin83
RJoe Crede53
RTony Graffanino35
BD'Angelo Jimenez⇄8

SS

RRoyce Clayton109
BJose Valentin50
RTony Graffanino8
BD'Angelo Jimenez⇄2

LF

RCarlos Lee137
RAaron Rowand40
LJeff Liefer24
BJoe Borchard10
RJosh Paul1

CF

RAaron Rowand76
LWillie Harris6
BJoe Borchard5

RF

RMagglio Ordonez150
LJeff Liefer12
RAaron Rowand7
BJoe Borchard3

DH

RFrank Thomas139
RPaul Konerko7
LJeff Liefer4
RCarlos Lee2
RMagglio Ordonez1

Starters

LMark Buehrle4.3 WAR
RJon Garland2.2 WAR
RDan Wright1.7 WAR
RTodd Ritchie1.4 WAR
RGary Glover0.8 WAR
RRocky Biddle-0.0 WAR
RJon Rauch-0.2 WAR
LJim Parque-0.8 WAR

Bullpen

★ RAntonio Osuna11 sv
LDamaso Marte14 h
LKelly Wunsch9 h
RKeith Foulke8 h
LMike Porzio3 h
RBob Howry⇄0 h
RMatt Ginter0 h
LJim Parque0 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 2001)

PlayerfWAR
Kenny Lofton1.9
Damaso Marte1.6
Todd Ritchie1.4
D'Angelo Jimenez1.1
Miguel Olivo0.0
Jon Rauch-0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2001)

Player2001 fWAR
Chris Singleton2.3
David Wells1.7
Sean Lowe1.7
Kip Wells1.5
Jose Canseco1.1
Herbert Perry Jr.0.6

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 2002; everyone else is shown as a 2002 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mark Buehrle 2002 +4.3 +74.7 0.3 +74.3 $0.1M 2.19× –
Magglio Ordonez 2002 +4.5 +64.6 6.5 +58.1 $1.4M 1.79× –
Antonio Osuna 2002 +2.0 +31.3 2.2 +29.1 $1.1M 1.95× –
Jose Valentin 2002 +3.5 +31.1 5.0 +26.1 $1.4M 1.12× –
Jon Garland 2002 +2.2 +25.9 0.3 +25.6 $0.1M 1.49× –
Damaso Marte 2002 +1.6 +24.9 0.2 +24.7 $0.1M 1.95× –
Dan Wright 2002 +1.7 +19.8 0.2 +19.6 $0.1M 1.49× –
Kenny Lofton↔ 2002 +1.9 +18.4 0.7 +17.8 $0.4M 1.22× –
Carlos Lee 2002 +2.0 +19.4 2.7 +16.7 $1.4M 1.22× –
Ray Durham↔ 2002 +2.3 +14.9 4.0 +10.8 $1.8M 0.82× –
Keith Foulke 2002 +1.3 +14.0 4.0 +10.0 $3.1M 1.34× –
Todd Ritchie 2002 +1.4 +11.2 3.5 +7.7 $2.6M 1.02× –
Paul Konerko 2002 +1.8 +11.4 3.8 +7.6 $2.2M 0.81× –
Gary Glover 2002 +0.8 +6.7 0.2 +6.4 $0.3M 1.02× –
D'Angelo Jimenez↔ 2002 +1.1 +5.0 0.1 +4.9 $0.1M 0.56× –
Aaron Rowand 2002 +0.7 +4.6 0.2 +4.4 $0.3M 0.83× –
Tony Graffanino 2002 +1.0 +4.5 0.6 +3.9 $0.6M 0.58× –
Mark Johnson 2002 +0.5 +2.0 0.3 +1.7 $0.7M 0.52× –
Sandy Alomar Jr.↔ 2002 +0.7 +2.8 1.4 +1.3 $2.1M 0.52× –
Royce Clayton 2002 +1.0 +5.0 4.5 +0.5 $4.4M 0.61× –
Rocky Biddle 2002 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Lorenzo Barcelo 2002 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Kelly Wunsch 2002 -0.1 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Jon Rauch 2002 -0.2 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 – 1.02× –
Jeff Liefer 2002 -0.3 -1.3 0.3 -1.6 – 0.56× –
Frank Thomas 2002 +1.4 +7.6 9.9 -2.4 $7.3M 0.69× –
Mike Porzio 2002 -0.6 -3.2 0.2 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Bob Howry↔ 2002 +0.2 +0.8 0.8 -0.0 $5.5M 0.67× –
Jim Parque 2002 -0.8 -6.4 – – – 1.02× –
Joe Borchard 2002 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.83× –
Joe Crede 2002 +1.2 +5.6 – – – 0.58× –
Josh Paul 2002 -0.4 -1.5 – – – 0.52× –
Matt Ginter 2002 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Miguel Olivo 2002 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Willie Harris 2002 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+36.5+390.752.8+340.6—

Trades

Every graded 2002 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2002 · OAK / CHW
OAK · Billy Beane +$16.0M
Keith Foulke, Mark Johnson, Joe Valentine
CHW · Kenny Williams −$16.0M
Billy Koch, Neal Cotts, Daylan Holt
OAK came out ahead by $16.0M
2002 · CHW / COL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$7.2M
Enemencio Pacheco
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$7.2M
Sandy Alomar
CHW came out ahead by $7.2M
2002 · CHW / OAK
CHW · Kenny Williams +$7.2M
Jon Adkins
OAK · Billy Beane −$7.2M
Ray Durham
CHW came out ahead by $7.2M
2002 · CHW / BOS
CHW · Kenny Williams +$4.8M
Frank Francisco, Byeong-Hak An
BOS · Mike Port −$4.8M
Bob Howry
CHW came out ahead by $4.8M
2002 · CHW / PIT
CHW · Kenny Williams +$20.8M
Dámaso Marte, Ruddy Yan
PIT · Dave Littlefield −$20.8M
Matt Guerrier
CHW came out ahead by $20.8M
2002 · CHW / SDP
CHW · Kenny Williams +$8.0M
D'Angelo Jimenez
SDP · Kevin Towers −$8.0M
Humberto Quintero, Alex Fernandez
CHW came out ahead by $8.0M
2002 · BAL / CHW
BAL · Syd Thrift +$12.0M
Chris Singleton
CHW · Kenny Williams −$12.0M
Willie Harris
BAL came out ahead by $12.0M
2002 · SFG / CHW
SFG · Brian Sabean +$4.8M
Kenny Lofton
CHW · Kenny Williams −$4.8M
Félix Díaz, Ryan Meaux
SFG came out ahead by $4.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2002 payroll
$53.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2002, 2002–2008. 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 (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Frank Thomas3412.000$9.9M$5.0M$6.0M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Jose Valentin3210.000$5.0M$5.0M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Royce Clayton3211.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Ray Durham307.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Antonio Osuna297.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Sandy Alomar Jr.3614.000$1.4M$700k$700kFREE AGENT$382k
Kenny Lofton3511.000$686kFREE AGENT
Tony Graffanino306.000$575k$675kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Magglio Ordonez285.000$6.5MFREE AGENT
Keith Foulke295.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Paul Konerko265.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Todd Ritchie305.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Carlos Lee263.000$2.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Howry284.000$842kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Johnson264.000$320kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Liefer273.000$285kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Glover253.000$240kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Damaso Marte273.000$228kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Porzio293.000$215kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
D'Angelo Jimenez243.000$57kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Parque274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Paul273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Mark Buehrle232.000$310kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Wunsch292.000$285kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Garland222.000$275kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rocky Biddle262.000$250kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lorenzo Barcelo242.000$240kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Rowand241.000$225kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Wright241.000$220kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Rauch230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Crede242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Ginter242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Olivo230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Borchard230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Harris241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2002 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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