Rosternomics

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GM: Kenny Williams (since 2001)

2006 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+3.8
WAB — wins above budget
+0.2
TAB — roster Talent above budget
90–72 (0.556)
record
-28M
surplus $M (value/$)
38.5
roster fWAR
$104.7M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Javier Vazquez 29 FA-elig 33 4.9 12.0 -2.4
Jim Thome 35 FA-elig 143 4.8 14.2 -4.6
Jose Contreras 34 arb 30 4.0 9.5 -1.5
Joe Crede 28 FA-elig 150 3.9 2.7 +5.1
Jon Garland 26 FA-elig 33 3.7 7.0 +0.4
Freddy Garcia 29 FA-elig 33 3.1 9.0 -2.8
Jermaine Dye 32 FA-elig 146 3.0 5.0 +0.9
Paul Konerko 30 FA-elig 152 3.0 12.0 -6.2
A.J. Pierzynski 29 FA-elig 140 2.0 4.0 -0.0
Bobby Jenks 25 pre-arb 67 1.8 0.3 +3.2
Tadahito Iguchi 31 pre-arb 138 1.8 2.4 +1.1
Mark Buehrle 27 FA-elig 32 1.6 8.0 -4.7
Juan Uribe 27 arb 132 1.2 3.1 -0.8
Matt Thornton 29 pre-arb 63 0.9 0.4 +1.4
Mike MacDougal↔ KCR 29 arb 25 0.6 0.4 +0.9
Rob Mackowiak 30 arb 112 0.4 2.2 -1.4
Charlie Haeger 22 7 0.3
Scott Podsednik 30 arb 139 0.3 2.1 -1.5
Josh Fields 23 11 0.2
David Riske↔ BOS 29 FA-elig 33 0.2 1.4 -1.1
Brian Anderson 24 pre-arb 134 0.1 0.3 -0.1
Jerry Owens 25 12 0.1
Brandon McCarthy 22 pre-arb 53 -0.0 0.3 -0.4
Agustin Montero 28 11 -0.0
Dustin Hermanson 33 FA-elig 6 -0.1 3.1 -3.3
Chris Stewart 24 6 -0.1
Sean Tracey 25 7 -0.1
Boone Logan 21 pre-arb 21 -0.1 0.3 -0.5
Sandy Alomar Jr.↔ LAD 40 FA-elig 19 -0.1 0.3 -0.5
Pablo Ozuna 31 FA-elig 79 -0.2 0.5 -0.8
Jeff Nelson 39 6 -0.2
Alex Cintron 27 arb 91 -0.3 1.6 -2.1
Ryan Sweeney 21 18 -0.3
Ross Gload 30 FA-elig 77 -0.4 0.3 -1.1
Chris Widger↔ BAL 35 FA-elig 27 -0.4 0.5 -1.3
Neal Cotts 26 arb 70 -0.5 0.4 -1.4
Cliff Politte 32 FA-elig 30 -0.7 1.2 -2.7

37 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (78%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for CHW
Paul Konerko199824.5
Carlton Fisk198518.3
John Danks200617.4
José Valentín200017.3
Lance Johnson198817.3
Jon Garland199817.2
Gavin Floyd200615.3
Tim Raines199014.5
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Sammy Sosa199260.7
Fernando Tatís201627.7
Bobby Bonilla198620.6
Brian Downing197716.9
Chris Young200514.5
Nick Swisher200814.4
Chet Lemon198114.2
José DeLeón198811.7