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200386–76 (0.531)
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GM: Kenny Williams

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2003, 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
$60M
Surplus $M
+22
Win %
0.531
TAB
+12.4
WAB
+5.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
45.0
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-3.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2003 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMiguel Olivo113
RSandy Alomar Jr.75
RJosh Paul⇄13
RJamie Burke4

1B

RPaul Konerko119
LBrian Daubach45
RFrank Thomas27
RTony Graffanino2
RJamie Burke1

2B

BD'Angelo Jimenez⇄73
BRoberto Alomar⇄67
RTony Graffanino29
LWillie Harris12
BAaron Miles3

3B

RJoe Crede151
RTony Graffanino20

SS

BJose Valentin143
RTony Graffanino36

LF

RCarlos Lee156
RAaron Rowand24
BCarl Everett⇄21
LArmando Rios9
LBrian Daubach3

CF

RAaron Rowand65
LWillie Harris61
BCarl Everett⇄35
LArmando Rios23
BJoe Borchard16
RMagglio Ordonez4

RF

RMagglio Ordonez154
BCarl Everett⇄15
RAaron Rowand12
LBrian Daubach9
LArmando Rios6

DH

RFrank Thomas124
RPaul Konerko11
LBrian Daubach10
LArmando Rios3
BCarl Everett⇄2
RCarlos Lee1
RMagglio Ordonez1

Starters

REsteban Loaiza6.9 WAR
RBartolo Colon4.6 WAR
LMark Buehrle4.3 WAR
RJon Garland1.7 WAR
LMike Porzio0.2 WAR
LJosh Stewart0.0 WAR
LNeal Cotts-0.0 WAR
RDan Wright-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ LDamaso Marte11 sv
RTom Gordon7 h
LKelly Wunsch5 h
LScott Schoeneweis⇄4 h
RBilly Koch1 h
RRick White⇄0 h
RGary Glover⇄0 h
LDavid Sanders0 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 2002)

PlayerfWAR
Esteban Loaiza6.9
Bartolo Colon4.6
Tom Gordon2.1
Carl Everett1.6
Scott Schoeneweis0.5
Roberto Alomar0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2002)

Player2002 fWAR
Ray Durham2.3
Antonio Osuna2.0
Kenny Lofton1.9
Todd Ritchie1.4
Keith Foulke1.3
Royce Clayton1.0

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 2003; everyone else is shown as a 2003 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Esteban Loaiza 2003 +6.9 +138.3 0.5 +137.8 $0.1M 2.50× –
Mark Buehrle 2003 +4.3 +75.1 0.4 +74.6 $0.1M 2.19× –
Bartolo Colon 2003 +4.6 +81.3 8.2 +73.0 $1.8M 2.19× –
Magglio Ordonez 2003 +4.6 +65.9 9.0 +56.9 $2.0M 1.79× –
Damaso Marte 2003 +2.5 +52.3 0.3 +52.0 $0.1M 2.57× –
Carlos Lee 2003 +3.7 +52.7 4.2 +48.5 $1.1M 1.79× –
Frank Thomas 2003 +4.2 +50.4 5.0 +45.4 $1.2M 1.49× –
Jose Valentin 2003 +3.9 +40.8 5.0 +35.8 $1.3M 1.32× –
Tom Gordon 2003 +2.1 +32.1 1.4 +30.7 $0.7M 1.95× –
Jon Garland 2003 +1.7 +20.5 0.4 +20.2 $0.2M 1.49× –
Joe Crede 2003 +2.0 +13.7 0.3 +13.4 $0.2M 0.85× –
Carl Everett↔ 2003 +1.6 +15.8 4.5 +11.3 $2.8M 1.22× –
Tony Graffanino 2003 +1.6 +11.8 0.7 +11.1 $0.4M 0.89× –
Aaron Rowand 2003 +1.4 +9.5 0.3 +9.2 $0.2M 0.83× –
Miguel Olivo 2003 +0.9 +3.7 0.3 +3.4 $0.3M 0.52× –
D'Angelo Jimenez↔ 2003 +0.5 +2.4 0.2 +2.2 $0.3M 0.56× –
Scott Schoeneweis↔ 2003 +0.5 +2.6 0.5 +2.1 $1.0M 0.67× –
Gary Glover↔ 2003 +0.3 +1.6 0.2 +1.5 $0.6M 0.67× –
Josh Paul↔ 2003 +0.3 +1.3 0.3 +1.0 $0.8M 0.52× –
Sandy Alomar Jr. 2003 +0.3 +1.4 0.7 +0.7 $2.1M 0.52× –
Kelly Wunsch 2003 +0.2 +1.2 0.6 +0.6 $2.5M 0.67× –
Scott Sullivan↔ 2003 +0.1 +0.5 0.6 -0.1 $6.3M 0.67× –
Josh Stewart 2003 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.2 $23.6M 1.02× –
Brian Daubach 2003 -0.0 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 – 0.56× –
Rick White↔ 2003 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Dan Wright 2003 -0.2 -1.5 0.3 -1.8 – 1.02× –
Roberto Alomar↔ 2003 +0.1 +0.6 3.8 -3.2 $27.4M 0.56× –
Armando Rios 2003 -0.9 -6.1 0.5 -6.6 – 0.83× –
Billy Koch 2003 -0.3 -3.5 4.2 -7.8 – 1.34× –
Paul Konerko 2003 -1.0 -4.6 6.2 -10.9 – 0.56× –
Aaron Miles 2003 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.56× –
David Sanders 2003 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jamie Burke 2003 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Joe Borchard 2003 -0.4 -2.8 – – – 0.83× –
Jon Adkins 2003 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Jose Paniagua 2003 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Matt Ginter 2003 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Porzio 2003 +0.2 +2.0 – – – 1.02× –
Neal Cotts 2003 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 1.02× –
Willie Harris 2003 -0.4 -2.7 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+44.8+653.559.8+598.7—

Trades

Every graded 2003 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

2003 · CHW / WSN
CHW · Kenny Williams +$53.6M
Bartolo Colón, Jorge Nunez
WSN · Omar Minaya −$53.6M
Rocky Biddle, Orlando Hernández, Jeff Liefer
CHW came out ahead by $53.6M
2003 · CHW / NYY
CHW · Kenny Williams +$4.8M
Orlando Hernández
NYY · Brian Cashman −$4.8M
Antonio Osuna, Eddi Candelario
CHW came out ahead by $4.8M
2003 · NYM / CHW
NYM · Jim Duquette +$22.4M
Edwin Almonte, Royce Ring, Andrew Salvo
CHW · Kenny Williams −$22.4M
Roberto Alomar
NYM came out ahead by $22.4M
2003 · CHW / COL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$39.2M
Juan Uribe
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$39.2M
Aaron Miles
CHW came out ahead by $39.2M
2003 · COL / CHW
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$8.0M
Wade Parrish
CHW · Kenny Williams −$8.0M
Ross Gload
COL came out ahead by $8.0M
2003 · CHW / CIN
CHW · Kenny Williams +$1.6M
Scott Sullivan
CIN · Jim Bowden −$1.6M
Tim Hummel
CHW came out ahead by $1.6M
2003 · CIN / CHW
CIN · Jim Bowden +$20.8M
D'Angelo Jimenez
CHW · Kenny Williams −$20.8M
Scott Dunn
CIN came out ahead by $20.8M
2003 · CHW / ANA
CHW · Kenny Williams +$5.6M
Scott Schoeneweis, Doug Nickle
ANA · Bill Stoneman −$5.6M
Gary Glover, Scott Dunn, Tim Bittner
CHW came out ahead by $5.6M
2003 · TEX / CHW
TEX · John Hart +$39.2M
Frank Francisco, Josh Rupe, Anthony Webster
CHW · Kenny Williams −$39.2M
Carl Everett
TEX came out ahead by $39.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2003 payroll
$60.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2003, 2003–2009. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Magglio Ordonez296.000$9.0M$14.0MFREE AGENT
Bartolo Colon306.000$8.2MFREE AGENT$1.0M
Paul Konerko276.000$6.2M$8.0M$8.8M$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M
Jose Valentin3311.000$5.0M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Frank Thomas3513.000$5.0M$6.0M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Carl Everett3210.000$4.5M$1.6M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Roberto Alomar3515.000$3.8M$679kFREE AGENT
Tom Gordon3515.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Sandy Alomar Jr.3715.000$700k$700kFREE AGENT$382k
Tony Graffanino317.000$675kFREE AGENT
Scott Sullivan328.000$646kFREE AGENT
Esteban Loaiza318.000$500k$2.7MFREE AGENT$5.2M
Rick White349.000$416kFREE AGENT
Jose Paniagua297.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Billy Koch284.000$4.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Lee274.000$4.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Wunsch303.000$575kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Schoeneweis294.000$483kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Daubach315.000$450kFREE AGENT
Armando Rios315.000$450kFREE AGENT
Mark Buehrle243.000$445kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Garland233.000$375kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Damaso Marte284.000$330kARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Crede253.000$315kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Paul284.000$264kARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Glover264.000$189kARB 3FREE AGENT
D'Angelo Jimenez254.000$172kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Porzio304.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Ginter253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Dan Wright252.000$325kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Rowand252.000$320kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Olivo241.000$300kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Stewart240.000$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Borchard241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jamie Burke312.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Harris252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Adkins250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Miles260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Sanders23–—
Neal Cotts230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2003 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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