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200979–83 (0.488)
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GM: Kenny Williams

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2009, 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
$99M
Surplus $M
-30
Win %
0.488
TAB
-6.4
WAB
-4.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
28.9
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2009 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LA.J. Pierzynski131
RRamon Castro⇄30
RCorky Miller⇄13
RTyler Flowers6

1B

RPaul Konerko134
LMark Kotsay⇄25
RJosh Fields17
LJim Thome⇄8
BWilson Betemit7

2B

LChris Getz106
RJayson Nix52
RBrent Lillibridge23

3B

RGordon Beckham102
RJosh Fields49
RJayson Nix12
BWilson Betemit6
RBrent Lillibridge1

SS

RAlexei Ramirez148
RJayson Nix15
RBrent Lillibridge7

LF

RCarlos Quentin88
LScott Podsednik78
LDewayne Wise5
RJayson Nix3
LJerry Owens3
LMark Kotsay⇄2

CF

LScott Podsednik49
LDewayne Wise35
RBrent Lillibridge12
RAlex Rios⇄11
LJerry Owens4
LMark Kotsay⇄3

RF

RJermaine Dye133
LDewayne Wise34
RAlex Rios⇄30
LMark Kotsay⇄7
RJayson Nix4
LScott Podsednik3

DH

LJim Thome⇄99
RPaul Konerko18
LScott Podsednik13
RCarlos Quentin9
RJosh Fields8
RJermaine Dye7
RJayson Nix4
LDewayne Wise2
LMark Kotsay⇄2
RTyler Flowers2
LJerry Owens2
RCorky Miller⇄1
RBrent Lillibridge1
LA.J. Pierzynski1
RRamon Castro⇄1
BWilson Betemit1

Starters

RGavin Floyd4.0 WAR
LMark Buehrle3.1 WAR
LJohn Danks2.6 WAR
RJose Contreras⇄1.9 WAR
RFreddy Garcia1.5 WAR
RD.J. Carrasco1.2 WAR
LClayton Richard⇄1.2 WAR
RJake Peavy⇄0.7 WAR
RBartolo Colon0.2 WAR
RDaniel Hudson0.1 WAR
RCarlos Torres-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBobby Jenks29 sv
LMatt Thornton24 h
ROctavio Dotel16 h
RTony Pena⇄13 h
RScott Linebrink7 h
LRandy Williams3 h
RD.J. Carrasco0 h
LJimmy Gobble0 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 2008)

PlayerfWAR
Gordon Beckham2.3
Scott Podsednik2.0
Freddy Garcia1.5
Jayson Nix0.8
Jake Peavy0.7
Ramon Pena0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2008)

Player2008 fWAR
Javier Vazquez4.7
Orlando Cabrera3.3
Joe Crede1.6
Nick Swisher1.1
Juan Uribe0.3
Adam Russell0.3

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 2009; everyone else is shown as a 2009 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Gavin Floyd 2009 +4.0 +69.3 0.8 +68.6 $0.2M 2.19× –
John Danks 2009 +2.6 +41.0 0.5 +40.5 $0.2M 1.96× –
Mark Buehrle 2009 +3.1 +49.2 14.0 +35.2 $4.4M 1.96× –
Matt Thornton 2009 +2.3 +36.3 1.3 +35.0 $0.6M 1.95× –
Scott Podsednik 2009 +2.0 +19.3 0.5 +18.8 $0.3M 1.22× –
Freddy Garcia 2009 +1.5 +18.1 1.5 +16.6 $1.0M 1.49× –
Gordon Beckham 2009 +2.3 +15.6 0.4 +15.2 $0.2M 0.85× –
Jose Contreras↔ 2009 +1.9 +22.5 7.5 +15.0 $4.0M 1.49× –
Alexei Ramirez 2009 +2.1 +14.8 1.2 +13.6 $0.6M 0.89× –
Clayton Richard↔ 2009 +1.2 +9.6 0.3 +9.3 $0.2M 1.02× –
A.J. Pierzynski 2009 +2.3 +14.2 6.2 +8.0 $2.7M 0.76× –
D.J. Carrasco 2009 +1.2 +6.5 0.4 +6.1 $0.4M 0.67× –
Dewayne Wise 2009 +0.7 +4.9 0.6 +4.3 $0.8M 0.83× –
Chris Getz 2009 +0.8 +3.8 0.4 +3.4 $0.5M 0.56× –
Jake Peavy↔ 2009 +0.7 +5.5 2.1 +3.4 $3.1M 1.02× –
Jayson Nix 2009 +0.8 +3.7 0.4 +3.3 $0.5M 0.56× –
Ramon Pena↔ 2009 +0.5 +2.6 0.2 +2.4 $0.4M 0.67× –
Bartolo Colon 2009 +0.2 +1.5 1.0 +0.5 $5.4M 1.02× –
Aaron Poreda↔ 2009 +0.1 +0.7 0.3 +0.4 $2.1M 0.67× –
Lance Broadway↔ 2009 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.7M 0.67× –
Daniel Hudson 2009 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.2M 0.67× –
Randy Williams 2009 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.1 $4.7M 0.67× –
Paul Konerko 2009 +1.8 +11.7 12.0 -0.3 $6.7M 0.81× –
Corky Miller↔ 2009 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.69× –
Mike MacDougal↔ 2009 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Brian Anderson↔ 2009 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Jack Egbert 2009 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Carlos Torres 2009 -0.1 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 – 1.02× –
Mark Kotsay↔ 2009 -0.2 -0.8 0.9 -1.7 – 0.56× –
Octavio Dotel 2009 +0.7 +3.8 6.0 -2.2 $8.3M 0.67× –
Ramon Castro↔ 2009 -0.3 -1.1 1.4 -2.5 – 0.52× –
Bobby Jenks 2009 +0.2 +2.1 5.6 -3.5 $28.2M 1.34× –
Josh Fields 2009 -0.7 -3.3 0.4 -3.7 – 0.58× –
Brent Lillibridge 2009 -0.8 -3.5 0.4 -3.9 – 0.56× –
Carlos Quentin 2009 -0.5 -3.4 0.6 -3.9 – 0.83× –
Scott Linebrink 2009 +0.1 +0.6 4.5 -3.9 $38.1M 0.67× –
Wilson Betemit 2009 -0.7 -3.0 1.3 -4.3 – 0.56× –
Jim Thome↔ 2009 +0.9 +5.1 11.2 -6.1 $12.2M 0.69× –
Alex Rios↔ 2009 -1.0 -6.9 1.8 -8.6 – 0.83× –
Jermaine Dye 2009 -0.8 -5.3 11.5 -16.8 – 0.83× –
Jerry Owens 2009 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Jhonny Nunez 2009 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jimmy Gobble 2009 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Tyler Flowers 2009 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Wes Whisler 2009 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+28.6+332.499.4+234.2—

Trades

Every graded 2009 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2009 · CHW / LAD
CHW · Kenny Williams +$25.6M
Justin Fuller
LAD · Ned Colletti −$25.6M
Jim Thome
CHW came out ahead by $25.6M
2009 · CIN / CHW
CIN · Walt Jocketty +$3.2M
Corky Miller
CHW · Kenny Williams −$3.2M
Norris Hopper
CIN came out ahead by $3.2M
2009 · CHW / COL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$18.4M
Brandon Hynick
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$18.4M
José Contreras
CHW came out ahead by $18.4M
2009 · ARI / CHW
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$0.8M
Brandon Allen
CHW · Kenny Williams −$0.8M
Tony Peña
ARI came out ahead by $0.8M
2009 · SDP / CHW
SDP · Fred Uhlman +$21.6M
Dexter Carter, Adam Russell, Clayton Richard, Aaron Poreda
CHW · Kenny Williams −$21.6M
Jake Peavy
SDP came out ahead by $21.6M
2009 · BOS / CHW
BOS · Theo Epstein +$12.0M
Brian Anderson
CHW · Kenny Williams −$12.0M
Mark Kotsay
BOS came out ahead by $12.0M
2009 · PIT / CHW
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Michael Dubee
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
Andy Phillips
Even trade
2009 · KCR / CHW
KCR · Dayton Moore +$10.4M
Josh Fields, Chris Getz
CHW · Kenny Williams −$10.4M
Mark Teahen
KCR came out ahead by $10.4M
2009 · LAD / CHW
LAD · Ned Colletti +$4.8M
John Ely, Jon Link
CHW · Kenny Williams −$4.8M
Juan Pierre
LAD came out ahead by $4.8M
2009 · NYM / CHW
NYM · Omar Minaya +$2.4M
Lance Broadway
CHW · Kenny Williams −$2.4M
Ramón Castro
NYM came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2009 payroll
$99.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2009, 2009–2015. 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 (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Mark Buehrle309.000$14.0M$14.0M$14.0MFREE AGENT
Paul Konerko3312.000$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M$13.5M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Jermaine Dye3513.000$11.5MFREE AGENT
Jim Thome3818.000$11.2MFREE AGENT
Jose Contreras376.000$7.5MFREE AGENT
A.J. Pierzynski3211.000$6.2M$6.8M$2.0M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Octavio Dotel3510.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
Scott Linebrink329.000$4.5M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Jake Peavy287.000$2.1M$15.0M$16.0M$17.0M$8.2MFREE AGENT
Freddy Garcia3210.000$1.5M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Ramon Castro3310.000$1.4M$800k$1.2MFREE AGENT
Wilson Betemit278.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Bartolo Colon3612.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Mark Kotsay3312.000$896k$1.5MFREE AGENT
Dewayne Wise319.000$550kFREE AGENT$79k$700k
Scott Podsednik338.000$500kFREE AGENT
D.J. Carrasco326.000$440kFREE AGENT
Mike MacDougal328.000$232kFREE AGENT
Corky Miller338.000$180kFREE AGENT
Jimmy Gobble276.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Bobby Jenks284.000$5.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Rios285.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Matt Thornton325.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Gavin Floyd265.000$750kFREE AGENT
Carlos Quentin263.000$550kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Williams335.000$410kFREE AGENT
Josh Fields263.000$410kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Anderson274.000$333kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Pena273.000$209kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Owens283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Alexei Ramirez271.000$1.2MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Danks242.000$520kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Lillibridge251.000$402kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Getz251.000$401kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gordon Beckham220.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Egbert260.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Torres260.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jayson Nix261.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Poreda220.000$286kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clayton Richard251.000$280kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Broadway252.000$201kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Hudson220.000$66kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Flowers230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wes Whisler26–—
Jhonny Nunez23–—

Graphs

How each 2009 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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