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201088–74 (0.543)
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GM: Kenny Williams

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2010, 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
$115M
Surplus $M
-22
Win %
0.543
TAB
+2.6
WAB
+3.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
39.6
Dead money %
22%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-3.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2010 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LA.J. Pierzynski127
RRamon Castro34
RDonny Lucy7
RTyler Flowers7

1B

RPaul Konerko125
LMark Kotsay38
RDayan Viciedo7
LMark Teahen3

2B

RGordon Beckham126
RBrent Lillibridge25
BOmar Vizquel19

3B

BOmar Vizquel83
LMark Teahen52
RDayan Viciedo23
RBrent Morel20
RBrent Lillibridge3

SS

RAlexei Ramirez156
BOmar Vizquel9
RBrent Lillibridge4
RJayson Nix⇄2

LF

LJuan Pierre149
RAndruw Jones12
RAlex Rios1
RBrent Lillibridge1

CF

RAlex Rios143
RAndruw Jones17
LAlejandro De Aza9
RBrent Lillibridge6

RF

RCarlos Quentin104
RAndruw Jones62
LMark Teahen10
LMark Kotsay8
LAlejandro De Aza5
RBrent Lillibridge1
RJayson Nix⇄1

DH

LMark Kotsay47
RManny Ramirez⇄29
RCarlos Quentin23
RPaul Konerko23
RBrent Lillibridge15
RAndruw Jones14
LMark Teahen10
LJuan Pierre10
RDayan Viciedo4
RGordon Beckham4
RRamon Castro3
LAlejandro De Aza3
RAlex Rios2
BOmar Vizquel1

Starters

LJohn Danks4.3 WAR
RGavin Floyd4.1 WAR
LMark Buehrle3.7 WAR
REdwin Jackson⇄1.9 WAR
RJake Peavy1.7 WAR
RFreddy Garcia1.3 WAR
RDaniel Hudson⇄0.2 WAR
RTony Pena0.2 WAR
RCarlos Torres0.0 WAR
RLucas Harrell-0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBobby Jenks27 sv
LMatt Thornton21 h
RJ.J. Putz14 h
RSergio Santos14 h
RScott Linebrink4 h
LChris Sale2 h
RTony Pena1 h
LRandy Williams1 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 2009)

PlayerfWAR
Juan Pierre2.6
Edwin Jackson1.9
J.J. Putz1.5
Andruw Jones1.4
Sergio Santos0.9
Chris Sale0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2009)

Player2009 fWAR
Scott Podsednik2.0
Jose Contreras1.9
D.J. Carrasco1.2
Clayton Richard1.2
Jim Thome0.9
Chris Getz0.8

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 2010; everyone else is shown as a 2010 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
John Danks 2010 +4.3 +74.9 3.5 +71.4 $0.8M 2.19× –
Gavin Floyd 2010 +4.1 +72.4 2.8 +69.7 $0.7M 2.19× –
Mark Buehrle 2010 +3.7 +65.2 14.0 +51.2 $3.8M 2.19× –
Alexei Ramirez 2010 +4.1 +43.7 1.2 +42.5 $0.3M 1.32× –
Alex Rios 2010 +3.3 +42.1 10.2 +31.9 $3.1M 1.60× –
Matt Thornton 2010 +2.2 +34.0 2.2 +31.8 $1.0M 1.95× –
Juan Pierre 2010 +2.6 +33.2 7.0 +26.2 $2.7M 1.60× –
Paul Konerko 2010 +3.5 +33.8 12.0 +21.8 $3.4M 1.20× –
Edwin Jackson↔ 2010 +1.9 +22.7 1.5 +21.1 $0.8M 1.49× –
J.J. Putz 2010 +1.5 +15.6 3.0 +12.6 $2.1M 1.34× –
Freddy Garcia 2010 +1.3 +10.6 1.0 +9.6 $0.8M 1.02× –
Andruw Jones 2010 +1.4 +9.4 0.5 +8.9 $0.4M 0.83× –
Bobby Jenks 2010 +1.4 +14.7 7.5 +7.2 $5.4M 1.34× –
Jake Peavy 2010 +1.7 +19.8 15.0 +4.8 $9.0M 1.49× –
Sergio Santos 2010 +0.9 +4.8 0.4 +4.4 $0.4M 0.67× –
Ramon Castro 2010 +1.1 +4.8 0.8 +4.0 $0.7M 0.52× –
Gordon Beckham 2010 +0.8 +3.6 0.4 +3.2 $0.6M 0.56× –
Chris Sale 2010 +0.6 +3.1 0.1 +3.0 $0.2M 0.67× Extension · 2027–2028 · $27.0M AAV
Daniel Hudson↔ 2010 +0.2 +1.5 0.0 +1.5 $0.2M 1.02× –
Donny Lucy 2010 +0.2 +0.9 0.4 +0.5 $1.8M 0.52× –
Dayan Viciedo 2010 +0.2 +1.0 1.2 -0.2 $5.7M 0.58× –
Carlos Torres 2010 +0.0 +0.2 0.4 -0.3 $13.6M 0.67× –
Ramon Pena 2010 +0.2 +0.9 1.2 -0.3 $7.1M 0.67× –
Lucas Harrell 2010 -0.0 -0.0 0.4 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Tyler Flowers 2010 -0.0 -0.0 0.4 -0.4 – 0.52× –
A.J. Pierzynski 2010 +1.4 +5.6 6.8 -1.1 $5.0M 0.52× –
Randy Williams 2010 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Omar Vizquel 2010 -0.0 -0.0 1.4 -1.4 – 0.58× –
Brent Lillibridge 2010 -0.3 -1.4 0.4 -1.9 – 0.56× –
Jayson Nix↔ 2010 -0.4 -1.9 0.1 -2.0 – 0.61× –
Manny Ramirez↔ 2010 +0.2 +1.0 5.0 -4.0 $27.2M 0.69× –
Carlos Quentin 2010 -0.3 -1.8 3.2 -5.0 – 0.83× –
Scott Linebrink 2010 -0.1 -0.5 5.0 -5.5 – 0.67× –
Mark Teahen 2010 -0.9 -4.4 3.8 -8.1 – 0.58× –
Mark Kotsay 2010 -1.2 -6.8 1.5 -8.3 – 0.69× –
Alejandro De Aza 2010 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $6.9M 0.83× –
Brent Morel 2010 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.58× –
Erick Threets 2010 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Gregory Infante 2010 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Marquez 2010 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+39.7+503.2115.1+387.3—

Trades

Every graded 2010 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

2010 · ARI / CHW
ARI · Jerry Dipoto +$22.4M
Daniel Hudson, David Holmberg
CHW · Kenny Williams −$22.4M
Edwin Jackson
ARI came out ahead by $22.4M
2010 · CHW / ATL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$8.8M
Kyle Cofield
ATL · Frank Wren −$8.8M
Scott Linebrink
CHW came out ahead by $8.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2010 payroll
$115.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2010, 2010–2016. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Jake Peavy298.000$15.0M$16.0M$17.0M$8.2MFREE AGENT
Mark Buehrle3110.000$14.0M$14.0MFREE AGENT
Paul Konerko3413.000$12.0M$12.0M$12.0M$13.5M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Alex Rios296.000$10.2M$12.5M$12.0M$8.7MFREE AGENT
Juan Pierre3210.000$7.0M$8.5MFREE AGENT
A.J. Pierzynski3312.000$6.8M$2.0M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Scott Linebrink3310.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Manny Ramirez3817.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
J.J. Putz337.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Gavin Floyd276.000$2.8M$5.0M$7.0M$9.5MFREE AGENT
Matt Thornton336.000$2.2M$3.0M$5.5M$3.7MFREE AGENT
Edwin Jackson267.000$1.5M$5.2MFREE AGENT
Mark Kotsay3413.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Omar Vizquel4321.000$1.4M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Freddy Garcia3311.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Ramon Castro3411.000$800k$1.2MFREE AGENT
Andruw Jones3314.000$500kFREE AGENT
Randy Williams346.000$415kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Bobby Jenks295.000$7.5MFREE AGENT
Mark Teahen285.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
John Danks253.000$3.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Quentin274.000$3.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Pena284.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Alejandro De Aza263.000$400kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donny Lucy273.000$400kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erick Threets283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Dayan Viciedo210.000$1.2MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alexei Ramirez282.000$1.2MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gordon Beckham231.000$445kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Lillibridge262.000$416kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Torres271.000$415kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Flowers240.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sergio Santos260.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lucas Harrell251.083$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Sale210.000$132kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jayson Nix272.000$99kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Hudson230.000$38kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Marquez25–—
Gregory Infante220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Morel230.151—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2010 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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