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201179–83 (0.488)
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GM: Kenny Williams

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2011, 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
$126M
Surplus $M
-41
Win %
0.488
TAB
-2.8
WAB
-6.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.8
Dead money %
38%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-6.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2011 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LA.J. Pierzynski120
RTyler Flowers31
RRamon Castro21
RDonny Lucy3

1B

RPaul Konerko111
LAdam Dunn35
RBrent Lillibridge22
LDallas McPherson6
RDayan Viciedo4
RTyler Flowers3
BOmar Vizquel1

2B

RGordon Beckham149
BOmar Vizquel16
RBrent Lillibridge6
BEduardo Escobar2

3B

RBrent Morel125
LMark Teahen⇄51
BOmar Vizquel29
LDallas McPherson5

SS

RAlexei Ramirez155
BOmar Vizquel9
BEduardo Escobar3

LF

LJuan Pierre155
RBrent Lillibridge9
LAlejandro De Aza4
RLastings Milledge2

CF

RAlex Rios143
LAlejandro De Aza19
RBrent Lillibridge11

RF

RCarlos Quentin102
RBrent Lillibridge43
LAlejandro De Aza31
RDayan Viciedo21
LAdam Dunn2

DH

LAdam Dunn81
RPaul Konerko37
RCarlos Quentin15
LA.J. Pierzynski7
RDayan Viciedo6
RBrent Lillibridge6
BOmar Vizquel3
LAlejandro De Aza3
LJuan Pierre2
RAlex Rios2
RAlexei Ramirez1
RDonny Lucy1
RGordon Beckham1
BEduardo Escobar1
RRamon Castro1
RTyler Flowers1

Starters

LMark Buehrle3.2 WAR
RGavin Floyd3.1 WAR
RPhilip Humber3.0 WAR
RJake Peavy2.9 WAR
LJohn Danks2.8 WAR
REdwin Jackson⇄2.7 WAR
RDylan Axelrod0.4 WAR
RZach Stewart⇄0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RSergio Santos30 sv
RJesse Crain24 h
LMatt Thornton20 h
LChris Sale16 h
RJason Frasor⇄14 h
LWill Ohman3 h
RBrian Bruney3 h
RTony Pena0 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 2010)

PlayerfWAR
Philip Humber3.0
Jesse Crain0.8
Dylan Axelrod0.4
Zach Stewart0.2
Will Ohman0.1
Josh Kinney0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2010)

Player2010 fWAR
J.J. Putz1.5
Andruw Jones1.4
Bobby Jenks1.4
Freddy Garcia1.3
Erick Threets0.2
Daniel Hudson0.2

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 2011; everyone else is shown as a 2011 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Philip Humber 2011 +3.0 +46.7 0.5 +46.2 $0.2M 1.96× –
Gavin Floyd 2011 +3.1 +48.4 5.0 +43.4 $1.6M 1.96× –
Alexei Ramirez 2011 +4.2 +44.1 2.8 +41.4 $0.7M 1.32× –
John Danks 2011 +2.8 +44.1 6.0 +38.1 $2.1M 1.96× –
Edwin Jackson↔ 2011 +2.7 +42.4 5.2 +37.2 $1.9M 1.96× –
Mark Buehrle 2011 +3.2 +49.5 14.0 +35.5 $4.4M 1.96× –
Alejandro De Aza 2011 +2.5 +32.3 0.4 +31.8 $0.2M 1.60× –
Jake Peavy 2011 +2.9 +45.1 16.0 +29.1 $5.5M 1.96× –
Carlos Quentin 2011 +2.5 +24.3 5.0 +19.3 $2.0M 1.22× –
Sergio Santos 2011 +1.4 +14.7 0.4 +14.3 $0.3M 1.34× –
Matt Thornton 2011 +1.4 +15.2 3.0 +12.2 $2.1M 1.34× –
Paul Konerko 2011 +2.7 +23.3 12.0 +11.3 $4.4M 1.07× –
Chris Sale 2011 +1.1 +11.5 0.4 +11.1 $0.4M 1.34× Extension · 2027–2028 · $27.0M AAV
A.J. Pierzynski 2011 +2.1 +12.7 2.0 +10.7 $1.0M 0.76× –
Brent Lillibridge 2011 +1.3 +8.5 0.4 +8.0 $0.3M 0.83× –
Tyler Flowers 2011 +1.3 +5.5 0.4 +5.1 $0.3M 0.52× –
Jesse Crain 2011 +0.8 +8.6 4.0 +4.6 $5.0M 1.34× –
Gordon Beckham 2011 +0.8 +3.4 0.5 +2.9 $0.6M 0.56× –
Dylan Axelrod 2011 +0.4 +3.2 0.4 +2.8 $1.0M 1.02× –
Brent Morel 2011 +0.4 +1.9 0.4 +1.4 $1.0M 0.58× –
Zach Stewart↔ 2011 +0.2 +1.4 0.2 +1.2 $1.2M 1.02× –
Addison Reed 2011 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.5 $0.6M 0.67× –
Josh Kinney 2011 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.9M 0.67× –
Lucas Harrell↔ 2011 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.4 $1.3M 0.67× –
Eduardo Escobar 2011 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.1 $2.0M 0.61× –
Héctor Santiago 2011 +0.0 +0.3 0.4 -0.2 $8.8M 0.67× –
Ramon Castro 2011 +0.2 +1.0 1.2 -0.2 $5.1M 0.52× –
Shane Lindsay 2011 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Will Ohman 2011 +0.1 +0.8 1.5 -0.7 $10.4M 0.67× –
Dallas McPherson 2011 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 – 0.56× –
Ramon Pena 2011 +0.1 +0.4 1.6 -1.2 $22.4M 0.67× –
Brian Bruney 2011 -0.3 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Jason Frasor↔ 2011 -0.2 -0.8 1.1 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Dayan Viciedo 2011 +0.0 +0.1 2.2 -2.1 $105.2M 0.83× –
Lastings Milledge 2011 -0.2 -1.6 0.5 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Omar Vizquel 2011 -0.4 -1.9 1.8 -3.7 – 0.58× –
Mark Teahen↔ 2011 -0.5 -2.1 3.1 -5.2 – 0.58× –
Juan Pierre 2011 -0.6 -4.2 8.5 -12.7 – 0.83× –
Alex Rios 2011 -1.4 -9.5 12.5 -22.0 – 0.83× –
Adam Dunn 2011 -2.9 -16.1 12.0 -28.1 – 0.69× –
Donny Lucy 2011 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Jeff Gray↔ 2011 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+34.8+452.7126.1+326.3—

Trades

Every graded 2011 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2011 · MIA / CHW
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$0.8M
Ozzie Guillén, Ricardo Andres
CHW · Kenny Williams −$0.8M
Jhan Mariñez, Osvaldo Martínez
MIA came out ahead by $0.8M
2011 · SDP / CHW
SDP · Jed Hoyer +$12.0M
Carlos Quentin
CHW · Kenny Williams −$12.0M
Simón Castro, Pedro Hernández
SDP came out ahead by $12.0M
2011 · TOR / CHW
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.8M
Edwin Jackson, Mark Teahen
CHW · Kenny Williams −$0.8M
Zach Stewart, Jason Frasor
TOR came out ahead by $0.8M
2011 · CHW / TOR
CHW · Kenny Williams +$11.2M
Nestor Molina
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$11.2M
Sergio Santos
CHW came out ahead by $11.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2011 payroll
$126.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2011, 2011–2017. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Jake Peavy308.101$16.0M$17.0M$8.2MFREE AGENT
Mark Buehrle3210.078$14.0MFREE AGENT
Alex Rios306.130$12.5M$12.0M$8.7MFREE AGENT
Paul Konerko3512.141$12.0M$12.0M$13.5M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Adam Dunn319.074$12.0M$14.0M$15.0M$12.1MFREE AGENT
Juan Pierre3310.056$8.5MFREE AGENT
Gavin Floyd2810.045$5.0M$7.0M$9.5MFREE AGENT
Jesse Crain296.039$4.0M$4.5M$2.9MFREE AGENT
Matt Thornton346.129$3.0M$5.5M$3.7MFREE AGENT
A.J. Pierzynski3410.100$2.0M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Omar Vizquel4421.130$1.8MFREE AGENT
Will Ohman338.027$1.5M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Ramon Castro3512.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Jason Frasor3310.134$1.1MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
John Danks264.000$6.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwin Jackson275.070$5.2MFREE AGENT
Carlos Quentin284.065$5.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Teahen295.155$3.1MFREE AGENT
Alexei Ramirez293.000$2.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Pena295.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Lastings Milledge265.000$500kFREE AGENT
Philip Humber283.000$500kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alejandro De Aza274.000$414kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Bruney295.122$154kFREE AGENT
Dallas McPherson303.019$29kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donny Lucy284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Dayan Viciedo220.083$2.2MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gordon Beckham241.123$485kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sergio Santos271.000$435kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Lillibridge271.115$430kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Sale220.061$425kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Héctor Santiago230.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Morel241.151$414kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dylan Axelrod251.143$414kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Flowers250.067$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Stewart240.000$208kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lucas Harrell262.083$138kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Kinney322.122$97kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Addison Reed220.000$66kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Lindsay26–$66k
Eduardo Escobar220.000$61kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Gray290.122—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2011 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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