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200599–63 (0.611)★ 2005 World Series Champions
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GM: Kenny Williams

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2005, 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
$75M
Surplus $M
+1
Win %
0.611
TAB
+6.3
WAB
+16.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
41.0
Dead money %
26%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-4.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LA.J. Pierzynski128
RChris Widger42
BRaul Casanova6

1B

RPaul Konerko146
LRoss Gload24
RFrank Thomas6
BGeoff Blum⇄4
RPablo Ozuna2
LTimo Perez2
RChris Widger1
RJermaine Dye1
RJamie Burke1

2B

RTadahito Iguchi133
LWillie Harris32
BGeoff Blum⇄6
RPablo Ozuna6
RPedro Lopez1

3B

RJoe Crede130
RPablo Ozuna32
BGeoff Blum⇄14
RChris Widger1

SS

RJuan Uribe146
RPablo Ozuna15
BGeoff Blum⇄6
LWillie Harris5
RJermaine Dye1
RJoe Crede1
RPedro Lopez1

LF

LScott Podsednik124
LTimo Perez27
BCarl Everett14
RBrian Anderson9
RPablo Ozuna9
LRoss Gload2

CF

RAaron Rowand157
LScott Podsednik7
RBrian Anderson5
LTimo Perez2

RF

RJermaine Dye140
LTimo Perez21
BCarl Everett8
BJoe Borchard2
RBrian Anderson1
RPablo Ozuna1
LRoss Gload1

DH

BCarl Everett107
RFrank Thomas28
LTimo Perez11
RPaul Konerko11
LWillie Harris8
RPablo Ozuna3
BJoe Borchard2
RChris Widger1
RJoe Crede1
RJermaine Dye1

Starters

LMark Buehrle5.8 WAR
RFreddy Garcia3.9 WAR
RJon Garland3.5 WAR
RJose Contreras3.3 WAR
ROrlando Hernandez1.3 WAR
RBrandon McCarthy0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDustin Hermanson34 sv
RCliff Politte23 h
LDamaso Marte22 h
LNeal Cotts13 h
RLuis Vizcaino9 h
RBobby Jenks3 h
RShingo Takatsu⇄0 h
LKevin Walker0 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 2004)

PlayerfWAR
Tadahito Iguchi3.3
Jermaine Dye2.2
Scott Podsednik1.9
A.J. Pierzynski1.6
Orlando Hernandez1.3
Dustin Hermanson1.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Player2004 fWAR
Carlos Lee5.5
Jose Valentin2.2
Esteban Loaiza1.4
Scott Schoeneweis0.9
Miguel Olivo0.8
Magglio Ordonez0.6

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 2005; everyone else is shown as a 2005 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mark Buehrle 2005 +5.8 +116.8 6.0 +110.8 $1.0M 2.50× –
Freddy Garcia 2005 +3.9 +67.6 8.0 +59.6 $2.1M 2.19× –
Jon Garland 2005 +3.5 +62.1 3.4 +58.7 $1.0M 2.19× –
Aaron Rowand 2005 +3.8 +53.9 2.0 +51.9 $0.5M 1.79× –
Jose Contreras 2005 +3.3 +51.9 8.5 +43.4 $2.6M 1.96× –
Paul Konerko 2005 +3.8 +36.1 8.8 +27.4 $2.3M 1.20× –
Tadahito Iguchi 2005 +3.3 +28.0 2.3 +25.7 $0.7M 1.07× –
Scott Podsednik 2005 +1.9 +18.9 0.7 +18.2 $0.4M 1.22× –
Jermaine Dye 2005 +2.2 +21.1 4.0 +17.1 $1.8M 1.22× –
Juan Uribe 2005 +2.2 +15.8 2.1 +13.7 $1.0M 0.89× –
Dustin Hermanson 2005 +1.3 +13.8 2.0 +11.8 $1.5M 1.34× –
Joe Crede 2005 +1.8 +12.1 0.4 +11.7 $0.2M 0.85× –
A.J. Pierzynski 2005 +1.6 +9.8 2.2 +7.6 $1.4M 0.76× –
Orlando Hernandez 2005 +1.3 +10.7 3.5 +7.2 $2.7M 1.02× –
Neal Cotts 2005 +1.4 +7.2 0.3 +6.9 $0.2M 0.67× –
Cliff Politte 2005 +1.2 +6.4 1.0 +5.4 $0.8M 0.67× –
Brandon McCarthy 2005 +0.5 +4.0 0.3 +3.6 $0.6M 1.02× –
Willie Harris 2005 +0.5 +2.0 0.4 +1.7 $0.8M 0.56× –
Damaso Marte 2005 +0.2 +2.3 1.2 +1.0 $5.9M 1.34× –
Luis Vizcaino 2005 +0.3 +1.5 1.3 +0.2 $4.7M 0.67× –
Pablo Ozuna 2005 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.4 – 0.58× –
Chris Widger 2005 -0.3 -1.3 0.5 -1.8 – 0.52× –
Geoff Blum↔ 2005 -0.5 -2.1 0.2 -2.3 – 0.58× –
Ross Gload 2005 -0.5 -2.3 0.3 -2.6 – 0.56× –
Carl Everett 2005 -0.2 -0.9 4.0 -4.9 – 0.69× –
Shingo Takatsu↔ 2005 -0.7 -3.6 1.9 -5.5 – 0.67× –
Frank Thomas 2005 +0.4 +2.2 8.0 -5.8 $20.1M 0.69× –
Timo Perez 2005 -1.7 -11.1 1.0 -12.1 – 0.83× –
Bobby Jenks 2005 +1.0 +10.3 – – – 1.34× –
Brian Anderson 2005 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
David Sanders 2005 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Jamie Burke 2005 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Jeff Bajenaru 2005 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Joe Borchard 2005 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.69× –
Jon Adkins 2005 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Walker 2005 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Pedro Lopez 2005 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Raul Casanova 2005 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+41.1+531.874.6+447.2—

Trades

Every graded 2005 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2005 · CHW / ARI
CHW · Kenny Williams +$72.8M
Javier Vázquez
ARI · Bob Gebhard −$72.8M
Orlando Hernández, Luis Vizcaíno, Chris Young
CHW came out ahead by $72.8M
2005 · PIT / CHW
PIT · Dave Littlefield +$2.4M
Dámaso Marte
CHW · Kenny Williams −$2.4M
Rob Mackowiak
PIT came out ahead by $2.4M
2005 · SDP / CHW
SDP · Kevin Towers +$4.0M
Ryan Meaux
CHW · Kenny Williams −$4.0M
Geoff Blum
SDP came out ahead by $4.0M
2005 · CHW / WSN
CHW · Kenny Williams +$1.6M
Jerry Owens
WSN · Jim Bowden −$1.6M
Alex Escobar
CHW came out ahead by $1.6M
2005 · PHI / CHW
PHI · Ed Wade +$93.6M
Aaron Rowand, Daniel Haigwood, Gio Gonzalez
CHW · Kenny Williams −$93.6M
Jim Thome
PHI came out ahead by $93.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2005 payroll
$74.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Paul Konerko298.000$8.8M$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M
Freddy Garcia286.000$8.0M$9.0MFREE AGENT$1.5M$1.0M
Frank Thomas3715.000$8.0MFREE AGENT
Jermaine Dye319.000$4.0M$5.0M$7.5M$9.5M$11.5MFREE AGENT
Carl Everett3412.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Orlando Hernandez397.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
A.J. Pierzynski287.000$2.2M$4.0M$5.5M$5.8M$6.2M$6.8M$2.0M
Dustin Hermanson3210.000$2.0M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Luis Vizcaino306.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Damaso Marte306.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Cliff Politte317.000$1.0M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Chris Widger3410.000$500k$488kFREE AGENT
Geoff Blum326.000$164kFREE AGENT
Raul Casanova329.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Mark Buehrle265.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
Jon Garland255.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Juan Uribe264.000$2.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Rowand274.000$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Timo Perez305.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Scott Podsednik294.000$700kARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Crede275.000$400kFREE AGENT
Willie Harris274.000$365kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ross Gload295.000$335kFREE AGENT
Pablo Ozuna305.000$330kFREE AGENT
Kevin Walker285.000—FREE AGENT
Joe Borchard263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jamie Burke334.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Jose Contreras332.000$8.5MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tadahito Iguchi300.000$2.3MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shingo Takatsu361.000$1.9MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Neal Cotts252.000$330kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon McCarthy210.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Jenks240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Adkins272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Sanders25–—
Jeff Bajenaru27–—
Pedro Lopez21–—
Brian Anderson230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2005 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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