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GM: Kenny Williams

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2007, 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
$108M
Surplus $M
-62
Win %
0.444
TAB
-17.4
WAB
-13.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
20.1
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-9.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2007 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LA.J. Pierzynski130
RToby Hall37
RGustavo Molina⇄10
RDonny Lucy5

1B

RPaul Konerko141
LDarin Erstad22
RAndy González5
LRob Mackowiak⇄5
LJim Thome1

2B

RTadahito Iguchi⇄90
LDanny Richar56
BAlex Cintron14
RAndy González4
RPablo Ozuna3

3B

RJosh Fields79
RJoe Crede46
RAndy González25
BAlex Cintron19
RPablo Ozuna9
LRob Mackowiak⇄1

SS

RJuan Uribe150
BAlex Cintron17
RAndy González1
RPablo Ozuna1

LF

LScott Podsednik54
RJosh Fields21
RAndy González18
LDarin Erstad12
LJerry Owens11
LRyan Sweeney11
RPablo Ozuna7
RBrian Anderson5
RLuis Terrero5

CF

LJerry Owens84
LDarin Erstad45
RLuis Terrero38
RAndy González9
RBrian Anderson3
LRyan Sweeney3
LScott Podsednik3

RF

RJermaine Dye135
RLuis Terrero15
RAndy González10
LDarin Erstad9

DH

LJim Thome123
RPaul Konerko10
RPablo Ozuna7
LRob Mackowiak⇄7
BAlex Cintron6
RJermaine Dye3
LDarin Erstad3
RDonny Lucy2
RBrian Anderson2
LScott Podsednik2
RLuis Terrero1
LJerry Owens1
RJoe Crede1

Starters

RJavier Vazquez4.7 WAR
RJon Garland3.5 WAR
LMark Buehrle3.3 WAR
RJose Contreras2.4 WAR
LJohn Danks0.6 WAR
RLance Broadway0.4 WAR
RNick Masset0.1 WAR
RGavin Floyd-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBobby Jenks40 sv
RMike MacDougal19 h
LMatt Thornton17 h
LBoone Logan11 h
REhren Wassermann9 h
RRyan Bukvich5 h
RDavid Aardsma3 h
RNick Masset2 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 2006)

PlayerfWAR
Darin Erstad0.7
John Danks0.6
Ehren Wassermann0.4
Luis Terrero0.4
Lance Broadway0.4
David Aardsma0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2006)

Player2006 fWAR
Freddy Garcia3.1
David Riske0.2
Brandon McCarthy-0.0
Agustin Montero-0.0
Dustin Hermanson-0.1
Chris Stewart-0.1

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 2007; everyone else is shown as a 2007 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Javier Vazquez 2007 +4.7 +82.0 12.5 +69.5 $2.7M 2.19× –
Jon Garland 2007 +3.5 +54.2 10.0 +44.2 $2.9M 1.96× –
Mark Buehrle 2007 +3.3 +51.1 9.5 +41.6 $2.9M 1.96× –
Bobby Jenks 2007 +2.2 +33.9 0.4 +33.5 $0.2M 1.95× –
Jim Thome 2007 +3.4 +36.1 14.8 +21.3 $4.4M 1.33× –
Jose Contreras 2007 +2.4 +28.2 9.0 +19.2 $3.8M 1.49× –
Matt Thornton 2007 +0.9 +9.3 0.4 +8.9 $0.5M 1.34× –
John Danks 2007 +0.6 +4.7 0.4 +4.3 $0.7M 1.02× –
Darin Erstad 2007 +0.7 +4.9 0.8 +4.1 $1.0M 0.83× –
Rob Mackowiak↔ 2007 +1.0 +5.5 2.1 +3.4 $2.1M 0.69× –
David Aardsma 2007 +0.2 +1.2 0.4 +0.8 $1.8M 0.67× –
Tadahito Iguchi↔ 2007 +0.6 +2.7 2.2 +0.5 $3.6M 0.56× –
Boone Logan 2007 +0.0 +0.2 0.4 -0.2 $9.5M 0.67× –
Mike MacDougal 2007 +0.2 +0.8 1.5 -0.7 $9.7M 0.67× –
Ryan Sweeney 2007 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Gavin Floyd 2007 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 1.02× –
Andrew Sisco 2007 -0.2 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Juan Uribe 2007 +0.6 +3.0 4.2 -1.2 $6.8M 0.61× –
Gustavo Molina↔ 2007 -0.3 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 – 0.52× –
Mike Myers↔ 2007 -0.2 -1.3 0.3 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Paul Konerko 2007 +1.5 +9.9 12.0 -2.1 $7.9M 0.81× –
A.J. Pierzynski 2007 +0.8 +3.3 5.5 -2.2 $7.0M 0.52× –
Brian Anderson 2007 -0.5 -3.0 0.4 -3.4 – 0.83× –
Pablo Ozuna 2007 -0.7 -3.4 0.8 -4.2 – 0.58× –
Joe Crede 2007 +0.1 +0.6 4.9 -4.3 $38.4M 0.58× –
Scott Podsednik 2007 -0.2 -1.5 2.9 -4.4 – 0.83× –
Toby Hall 2007 -0.8 -3.2 1.8 -5.0 – 0.52× –
Alex Cintron 2007 -1.2 -5.6 1.9 -7.5 – 0.58× –
Jermaine Dye 2007 -1.2 -7.7 7.5 -15.2 – 0.83× –
Nick Masset 2007 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $5.8M 0.67× –
Andy González 2007 -2.2 -10.4 – – – 0.58× –
Bret Prinz 2007 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Charlie Haeger 2007 -0.4 -2.1 – – – 0.67× –
Danny Richar 2007 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Dewon Day 2007 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Donny Lucy 2007 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.52× –
Ehren Wassermann 2007 +0.4 +2.4 – – – 0.67× –
Heath Phillips 2007 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Jerry Owens 2007 +0.8 +5.5 – – – 0.83× –
Josh Fields 2007 +0.6 +2.9 – – – 0.58× –
Lance Broadway 2007 +0.4 +2.1 – – – 0.67× –
Luis Terrero 2007 +0.4 +2.9 – – – 0.83× –
Ryan Bukvich 2007 -0.6 -3.3 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+20.2+300.2108.4+194.4—

Trades

Every graded 2007 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2007 · CHW / ARI
CHW · Kenny Williams +$45.6M
Carlos Quentin
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$45.6M
Chris Carter
CHW came out ahead by $45.6M
2007 · CHW / TEX
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.8M
John Lujan
TEX · Jon Daniels −$0.8M
Chris Stewart
CHW came out ahead by $0.8M
2007 · ARI / CHW
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$1.6M
Aaron Cunningham
CHW · Kenny Williams −$1.6M
Danny Richar
ARI came out ahead by $1.6M
2007 · LAD / CHW
LAD · Ned Colletti +$0.0M
Dwayne Pollok
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
Tomás Pérez
Even trade
2007 · CHW / SDP
CHW · Kenny Williams +$6.4M
Jon Link
SDP · Kevin Towers −$6.4M
Rob Mackowiak
CHW came out ahead by $6.4M
2007 · CHW / ANA
CHW · Kenny Williams +$24.0M
Orlando Cabrera
ANA · Bill Stoneman −$24.0M
Jon Garland
CHW came out ahead by $24.0M
2007 · CHW / PHI
CHW · Kenny Williams +$9.6M
Michael Dubee
PHI · Pat Gillick −$9.6M
Tadahito Iguchi
CHW came out ahead by $9.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2007 payroll
$108.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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 (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Jim Thome3616.000$14.8M$15.7M$11.2MFREE AGENT
Javier Vazquez309.000$12.5M$11.5MFREE AGENT
Paul Konerko3110.000$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M$13.5M
Jon Garland277.000$10.0MFREE AGENT
Mark Buehrle287.000$9.5M$14.0M$14.0M$14.0M$14.0MFREE AGENT
Jermaine Dye3311.000$7.5M$9.5M$11.5MFREE AGENT
A.J. Pierzynski309.000$5.5M$5.8M$6.2M$6.8M$2.0M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Joe Crede297.000$4.9M$5.1MFREE AGENT
Juan Uribe286.000$4.2M$4.5MFREE AGENT
Scott Podsednik316.000$2.9MFREE AGENT$500k
Rob Mackowiak316.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Alex Cintron286.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Toby Hall317.000$1.8M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Mike MacDougal306.000$1.5M$1.9M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Pablo Ozuna327.000$800k$556kFREE AGENT
Darin Erstad3311.000$750kFREE AGENT
Mike Myers3812.000$295kFREE AGENT
Bret Prinz306.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Jose Contreras354.000$9.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Thornton303.000$425kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Aardsma253.000$388kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gavin Floyd243.000$380kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Terrero274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Bukvich295.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Tadahito Iguchi322.000$2.2MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Sisco242.000$405kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Jenks262.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Anderson252.000$390kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Masset251.000$381kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Danks220.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Boone Logan221.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Sweeney221.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gustavo Molina250.000$224kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Fields241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Owens261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Haeger231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donny Lucy240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dewon Day26–—
Heath Phillips25–—
Andy González250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Richar24–—
Ehren Wassermann26–—
Lance Broadway230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2007 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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