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GM: Kenny Williams

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2004, 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
$71M
Surplus $M
-8
Win %
0.512
TAB
+1.2
WAB
+0.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
36.2
Dead money %
16%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-4.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2004 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BBen Davis⇄67
RSandy Alomar Jr.49
RMiguel Olivo⇄46
RJamie Burke45

1B

RPaul Konerko139
LRoss Gload42
RFrank Thomas4
RJamie Burke2

2B

LWillie Harris92
RJuan Uribe77
BRoberto Alomar⇄16
RWilson Valdez5

3B

RJoe Crede144
RJuan Uribe27
RKelly Dransfeldt3
RJamie Burke2

SS

BJose Valentin122
RJuan Uribe38
RWilson Valdez12
RKelly Dransfeldt8

LF

RCarlos Lee148
LRoss Gload17
BCarl Everett⇄13
LTimo Perez12
LWillie Harris1

CF

RAaron Rowand126
LWillie Harris29
LTimo Perez25
BJoe Borchard2
LRoss Gload1

RF

BJoe Borchard54
LTimo Perez49
RMagglio Ordonez43
LRoss Gload22
RAaron Rowand12
RJamie Burke2

DH

RFrank Thomas65
BCarl Everett⇄30
RPaul Konerko16
RMagglio Ordonez7
LRoss Gload7
RCarlos Lee5
RJamie Burke2
BJose Valentin2
BJoe Borchard2
BRoberto Alomar⇄2
RSandy Alomar Jr.1
LTimo Perez1

Starters

LMark Buehrle4.5 WAR
RFreddy Garcia⇄2.1 WAR
RJon Garland1.9 WAR
REsteban Loaiza⇄1.4 WAR
RJose Contreras⇄1.1 WAR
LScott Schoeneweis0.9 WAR
RJon Rauch⇄0.3 WAR
RFelix Diaz-0.1 WAR
LNeal Cotts-0.1 WAR
LJosh Stewart-0.2 WAR
RJason Grilli-0.2 WAR
LArnie Munoz-0.3 WAR
RDan Wright-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RShingo Takatsu19 sv
LDamaso Marte21 h
RCliff Politte19 h
RJon Adkins5 h
LNeal Cotts4 h
RMike Jackson3 h
RBilly Koch⇄0 h
LArnie Munoz0 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 2003)

PlayerfWAR
Juan Uribe3.5
Freddy Garcia2.1
Jose Contreras1.1
Shingo Takatsu1.0
Cliff Politte0.4
Jon Rauch0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2003)

Player2003 fWAR
Bartolo Colon4.6
Tom Gordon2.1
Tony Graffanino1.6
D'Angelo Jimenez0.5
Josh Paul0.3
Gary Glover0.3

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 2004; everyone else is shown as a 2004 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Aaron Rowand 2004 +5.8 +95.7 0.3 +95.4 $0.1M 2.05× –
Carlos Lee 2004 +5.5 +89.9 6.5 +83.4 $1.2M 2.05× –
Mark Buehrle 2004 +4.5 +78.1 3.5 +74.6 $0.8M 2.19× –
Juan Uribe 2004 +3.5 +30.1 0.3 +29.7 $0.1M 1.07× –
Freddy Garcia↔ 2004 +2.1 +25.2 3.5 +21.6 $1.7M 1.49× –
Frank Thomas 2004 +2.5 +26.8 6.0 +20.8 $2.4M 1.33× –
Jon Garland 2004 +1.9 +22.9 2.3 +20.6 $1.2M 1.49× –
Jose Valentin 2004 +2.2 +15.8 5.0 +10.8 $2.3M 0.89× –
Shingo Takatsu 2004 +1.0 +10.9 0.8 +10.2 $0.7M 1.34× –
Esteban Loaiza↔ 2004 +1.4 +11.4 2.7 +8.7 $1.9M 1.02× –
Scott Schoeneweis 2004 +0.9 +7.7 1.7 +6.0 $1.8M 1.02× –
Jose Contreras↔ 2004 +1.1 +9.3 3.6 +5.8 $3.1M 1.02× –
Damaso Marte 2004 +0.5 +5.8 0.5 +5.3 $0.9M 1.34× –
Willie Harris 2004 +1.0 +4.7 0.3 +4.4 $0.3M 0.56× –
Joe Crede 2004 +1.0 +4.6 0.3 +4.2 $0.3M 0.58× –
Miguel Olivo↔ 2004 +0.8 +3.5 0.2 +3.3 $0.2M 0.52× –
Paul Konerko 2004 +1.7 +11.1 8.0 +3.1 $4.7M 0.81× –
Cliff Politte 2004 +0.4 +2.4 0.8 +1.6 $1.8M 0.67× –
Ben Davis↔ 2004 +0.1 +0.6 1.1 -0.5 $7.9M 0.52× –
Mike Jackson 2004 -0.0 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Kelly Wunsch 2004 +0.0 +0.1 0.8 -0.7 $48.1M 0.67× –
Neal Cotts 2004 -0.1 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Ross Gload 2004 -0.2 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Jon Adkins 2004 -0.2 -1.2 0.3 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Sandy Alomar Jr. 2004 -0.2 -0.9 0.7 -1.6 – 0.52× –
Carl Everett↔ 2004 -0.1 -0.4 1.6 -2.0 – 0.69× –
Dan Wright 2004 -0.3 -2.5 0.3 -2.9 – 1.02× –
Billy Koch↔ 2004 +0.0 +0.1 3.3 -3.2 $200.8M 0.67× –
Timo Perez 2004 -0.3 -2.3 0.8 -3.2 – 0.83× –
Roberto Alomar↔ 2004 -0.8 -3.5 0.3 -3.9 – 0.56× –
Magglio Ordonez 2004 +0.6 +3.7 14.0 -10.3 $25.0M 0.83× –
Arnie Munoz 2004 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Felix Diaz 2004 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Jamie Burke 2004 +1.1 +4.4 – – – 0.52× –
Jason Grilli 2004 -0.2 -1.9 – – – 1.02× –
Jeff Bajenaru 2004 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Joe Borchard 2004 -1.2 -7.7 – – – 0.83× –
Jon Rauch↔ 2004 +0.3 +2.8 – – – 1.02× –
Josh Stewart 2004 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 1.02× –
Kelly Dransfeldt 2004 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.61× –
Vic Darensbourg↔ 2004 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Wilson Valdez 2004 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+35.8+443.070.6+377.0—

Trades

Every graded 2004 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2004 · CHW / MIL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$15.2M
Scott Podsednik, Luis Vizcaíno, Travis Hinton
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$15.2M
Carlos Lee
CHW came out ahead by $15.2M
2004 · ARI / CHW
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$6.4M
Brad Murray
CHW · Kenny Williams −$6.4M
Roberto Alomar
ARI came out ahead by $6.4M
2004 · WSN / CHW
WSN · Omar Minaya +$35.2M
Gary Majewski, Jon Rauch
CHW · Kenny Williams −$35.2M
Carl Everett
WSN came out ahead by $35.2M
2004 · NYM / CHW
NYM · Jim Duquette +$18.4M
Matt Ginter
CHW · Kenny Williams −$18.4M
Timo Pérez
NYM came out ahead by $18.4M
2004 · CHW / MIA
CHW · Kenny Williams +$14.4M
Wilson Valdez
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$14.4M
Billy Koch
CHW came out ahead by $14.4M
2004 · CHW / SEA
CHW · Kenny Williams +$79.2M
Freddy García, Ben Davis
SEA · Bill Bavasi −$79.2M
Jeremy Reed, Miguel Olivo, Mike Morse
CHW came out ahead by $79.2M
2004 · CHW / NYY
CHW · Kenny Williams +$116.0M
José Contreras
NYY · Brian Cashman −$116.0M
Esteban Loaiza
CHW came out ahead by $116.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2004 payroll
$70.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2004, 2004–2010. 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Magglio Ordonez307.000$14.0MFREE AGENT
Paul Konerko287.000$8.0M$8.8M$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M
Frank Thomas3614.000$6.0M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Jose Valentin3412.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Esteban Loaiza329.000$2.7MFREE AGENT$5.2M
Carl Everett3311.000$1.6M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Ben Davis276.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Cliff Politte306.000$800k$1.0M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Sandy Alomar Jr.3816.000$700kFREE AGENT$382k
Mike Jackson3918.000$500kFREE AGENT
Roberto Alomar3616.000$321kFREE AGENT
Vic Darensbourg336.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Carlos Lee285.000$6.5MFREE AGENT
Freddy Garcia275.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Mark Buehrle254.000$3.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Koch295.000$3.3MFREE AGENT
Jon Garland244.000$2.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Schoeneweis305.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Timo Perez294.000$850kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Wunsch314.000$800kARB 3FREE AGENT
Damaso Marte295.000$500kFREE AGENT
Juan Uribe253.000$350kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Crede264.000$340kARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Rowand263.000$340kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Wright263.000$340kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Harris263.000$318kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ross Gload284.000$302kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Grilli274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jamie Burke323.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Jose Contreras321.000$3.6MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shingo Takatsu350.000$750kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Adkins261.000$301kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Neal Cotts241.000$301kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Olivo252.000$153kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Dransfeldt29–—
Jon Rauch252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Borchard252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Felix Diaz23–—
Wilson Valdez260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Arnie Munoz22–—
Josh Stewart251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Bajenaru26–—

Graphs

How each 2004 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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