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200889–74 (0.546)Made Playoffs
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GM: Kenny Williams

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2008, 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
$125M
Surplus $M
-37
Win %
0.546
TAB
+1.0
WAB
+2.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
39.7
Dead money %
25%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-1.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2008 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LA.J. Pierzynski131
RToby Hall37
RPaul Phillips4

1B

RPaul Konerko116
BNick Swisher71
LJim Thome10

2B

RAlexei Ramirez121
RJuan Uribe52
RPablo Ozuna⇄30
LChris Getz7
RJason Bourgeois1

3B

RJoe Crede97
RJuan Uribe57
RJosh Fields12
RAlexei Ramirez1

SS

ROrlando Cabrera161
RAlexei Ramirez16
RJuan Uribe4

LF

RCarlos Quentin130
LDewayne Wise24
BNick Swisher18
LJerry Owens7
RBrian Anderson3

CF

RBrian Anderson94
BNick Swisher70
LDewayne Wise23
RAlexei Ramirez11
LKen Griffey Jr.⇄10
LJerry Owens4

RF

RJermaine Dye151
LKen Griffey Jr.⇄27
BNick Swisher18
LDewayne Wise6
RBrian Anderson2

DH

LJim Thome139
RPaul Konerko5
LDewayne Wise4
LKen Griffey Jr.⇄4
RToby Hall3
RBrian Anderson2
RPablo Ozuna⇄2
RJermaine Dye2
LChris Getz2
RJason Bourgeois2
RJosh Fields2
RAlexei Ramirez1
RJuan Uribe1
BNick Swisher1

Starters

LJohn Danks4.9 WAR
RJavier Vazquez4.7 WAR
LMark Buehrle4.2 WAR
RGavin Floyd2.2 WAR
RJose Contreras2.0 WAR
LClayton Richard0.7 WAR
RNick Masset⇄0.1 WAR
RLance Broadway-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBobby Jenks30 sv
ROctavio Dotel21 h
LMatt Thornton20 h
RScott Linebrink19 h
RD.J. Carrasco7 h
LBoone Logan3 h
REhren Wassermann2 h
RNick Masset⇄0 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 2007)

PlayerfWAR
Carlos Quentin4.7
Orlando Cabrera3.3
Nick Swisher1.1
Alexei Ramirez1.0
Clayton Richard0.7
Octavio Dotel0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2007)

Player2007 fWAR
Jon Garland3.5
Rob Mackowiak1.0
Darin Erstad0.7
Tadahito Iguchi0.6
Luis Terrero0.4
David Aardsma0.2

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 2008; everyone else is shown as a 2008 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
John Danks 2008 +4.9 +86.7 0.4 +86.3 $0.1M 2.19× –
Javier Vazquez 2008 +4.7 +82.9 11.5 +71.4 $2.4M 2.19× –
Carlos Quentin 2008 +4.7 +67.8 0.4 +67.4 $0.1M 1.79× –
Mark Buehrle 2008 +4.2 +74.0 14.0 +60.0 $3.3M 2.19× –
Matt Thornton 2008 +1.7 +27.3 0.9 +26.5 $0.5M 1.95× –
Gavin Floyd 2008 +2.2 +25.8 0.4 +25.4 $0.2M 1.49× –
Orlando Cabrera 2008 +3.3 +31.1 10.0 +21.1 $3.0M 1.18× –
Jose Contreras 2008 +2.0 +23.4 10.0 +13.4 $5.1M 1.49× –
Bobby Jenks 2008 +1.2 +13.2 0.6 +12.7 $0.4M 1.34× –
Joe Crede 2008 +1.6 +10.8 5.1 +5.7 $3.2M 0.85× –
Alexei Ramirez 2008 +1.0 +4.3 1.1 +3.1 $1.2M 0.56× –
Brian Anderson 2008 +0.4 +3.0 0.4 +2.6 $0.9M 0.83× –
Octavio Dotel 2008 +0.7 +7.0 5.0 +2.0 $7.6M 1.34× –
Nick Swisher 2008 +1.1 +5.0 3.6 +1.4 $3.2M 0.56× –
Boone Logan 2008 +0.2 +1.1 0.4 +0.7 $2.0M 0.67× –
Nick Masset↔ 2008 +0.1 +0.7 0.3 +0.4 $2.3M 0.67× –
Jermaine Dye 2008 +1.4 +9.2 9.5 -0.3 $6.9M 0.83× –
A.J. Pierzynski 2008 +1.2 +5.1 5.8 -0.8 $4.8M 0.52× –
Scott Linebrink 2008 +0.5 +2.6 4.0 -1.4 $8.1M 0.67× –
Mike MacDougal 2008 +0.1 +0.5 1.9 -1.5 $22.2M 0.67× –
Pablo Ozuna↔ 2008 -0.2 -1.0 0.5 -1.5 – 0.69× –
Jim Thome 2008 +1.7 +13.4 15.7 -2.2 $9.5M 1.01× –
Esteban Loaiza↔ 2008 -0.0 -0.2 2.2 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Juan Uribe 2008 +0.3 +1.5 4.5 -3.0 $14.0M 0.58× –
Ken Griffey Jr.↔ 2008 -0.2 -1.2 2.4 -3.6 – 0.83× –
Toby Hall 2008 -0.8 -3.2 1.8 -5.0 – 0.52× –
Paul Konerko 2008 +0.4 +1.7 12.0 -10.3 $31.9M 0.56× –
Jerry Owens 2008 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $7.5M 0.83× –
Adam Russell 2008 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Getz 2008 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Clayton Richard 2008 +0.7 +5.5 – – – 1.02× –
D.J. Carrasco 2008 +0.5 +2.8 – – – 0.67× –
Dewayne Wise 2008 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Ehren Wassermann 2008 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Horacio Ramirez↔ 2008 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Jason Bourgeois 2008 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.69× –
Josh Fields 2008 -0.4 -1.7 – – – 0.58× –
Lance Broadway 2008 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Paul Phillips 2008 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+39.7+501.0124.8+368.0—

Trades

Every graded 2008 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2008 · OAK / CHW
OAK · Billy Beane +$139.2M
Ryan Sweeney, Gio Gonzalez, Fautino De Los Santos
CHW · Kenny Williams −$139.2M
Nick Swisher
OAK came out ahead by $139.2M
2008 · PHI / CHW
PHI · Pat Gillick +$0.0M
Mike Rouse
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
Travis Dawkins
Even trade
2008 · KCR / CHW
KCR · Dayton Moore +$10.4M
Paulo Orlando
CHW · Kenny Williams −$10.4M
Horacio Ramírez
KCR came out ahead by $10.4M
2008 · CHW / BOS
CHW · Kenny Williams +$1.6M
Willy Mota, Miguel Socolovich
BOS · Theo Epstein −$1.6M
David Aardsma
CHW came out ahead by $1.6M
2008 · NYY / CHW
NYY · Brian Cashman +$89.6M
Nick Swisher, Kanekoa Texeira
CHW · Kenny Williams −$89.6M
Wilson Betemit, Jeff Marquez, Jhonny Núñez
NYY came out ahead by $89.6M
2008 · CIN / CHW
CIN · Wayne Krivsky +$19.2M
Nick Masset, Danny Richar
CHW · Kenny Williams −$19.2M
Ken Griffey
CIN came out ahead by $19.2M
2008 · ATL / CHW
ATL · Frank Wren +$75.2M
Javier Vázquez, Boone Logan
CHW · Kenny Williams −$75.2M
Brent Lillibridge, Tyler Flowers, Jon Gilmore, Santos Rodriguez
ATL came out ahead by $75.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2008 payroll
$124.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2008, 2008–2014. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Jim Thome3717.000$15.7M$11.2MFREE AGENT
Mark Buehrle298.000$14.0M$14.0M$14.0M$14.0MFREE AGENT
Paul Konerko3211.000$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M$13.5M$2.5M
Javier Vazquez3110.000$11.5MFREE AGENT
Orlando Cabrera3311.000$10.0MFREE AGENT
Jermaine Dye3412.000$9.5M$11.5MFREE AGENT
A.J. Pierzynski3110.000$5.8M$6.2M$6.8M$2.0M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Joe Crede308.000$5.1MFREE AGENT
Octavio Dotel349.000$5.0M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Juan Uribe297.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Scott Linebrink318.000$4.0M$4.5M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Ken Griffey Jr.3819.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Esteban Loaiza3613.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Mike MacDougal317.000$1.9M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Toby Hall328.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Pablo Ozuna338.000$494kFREE AGENT
Dewayne Wise308.000—$550kFREE AGENT$79k$700k

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Jose Contreras365.000$10.0MFREE AGENT
Nick Swisher274.000$3.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Thornton314.000$875kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Jenks273.000$550kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gavin Floyd254.000$400kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Anderson263.000$395kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Phillips314.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Horacio Ramirez285.000—FREE AGENT
D.J. Carrasco315.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Alexei Ramirez260.000$1.1MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Boone Logan232.000$405kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Danks231.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Quentin252.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Owens272.000$398kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Masset262.000$302kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Bourgeois260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Fields252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Russell250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clayton Richard240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Getz240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ehren Wassermann27–—
Lance Broadway241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2008 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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