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201285–77 (0.525)
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GM: Kenny Williams

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2012, 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
$120M
Surplus $M
-23
Win %
0.525
TAB
+0.6
WAB
+0.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
37.0
Dead money %
17%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-3.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2012 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LA.J. Pierzynski126
RTyler Flowers49
BHector Gimenez3

1B

RPaul Konerko105
LAdam Dunn52
RKevin Youkilis⇄15
LDan Johnson3
RJose Lopez⇄3
RTyler Flowers2

2B

RGordon Beckham149
BOrlando Hudson⇄29
BRay Olmedo2

3B

RKevin Youkilis⇄65
BEduardo Escobar⇄34
RBrent Morel33
BOrlando Hudson⇄19
RJose Lopez⇄10
BRay Olmedo10

SS

RAlexei Ramirez158
BRay Olmedo5

LF

RDayan Viciedo131
LDewayne Wise⇄23
LJordan Danks21
LAlejandro De Aza11
LKosuke Fukudome10
LAdam Dunn5
BHector Gimenez1
BEduardo Escobar⇄1

CF

LAlejandro De Aza125
LDewayne Wise⇄16
LJordan Danks14
LKosuke Fukudome1

RF

RAlex Rios156
LJordan Danks7
LDewayne Wise⇄5
LKosuke Fukudome4
BHector Gimenez1

DH

LAdam Dunn93
RPaul Konerko38
RDayan Viciedo12
LDan Johnson5
LA.J. Pierzynski5
LJordan Danks3
BOrlando Hudson⇄3
RJose Lopez⇄3
LKosuke Fukudome2
LAlejandro De Aza1
BEduardo Escobar⇄1
RGordon Beckham1
BHector Gimenez1
BRay Olmedo1
RTyler Flowers1

Starters

LChris Sale4.6 WAR
RJake Peavy4.2 WAR
RGavin Floyd1.9 WAR
LJose Quintana1.6 WAR
LFrancisco Liriano⇄0.5 WAR
LJohn Danks0.2 WAR
LEric Stults⇄0.1 WAR
RDylan Axelrod0.1 WAR
LHector Santiago0.0 WAR
LPedro Hernandez-0.2 WAR
RPhilip Humber-0.4 WAR
RZach Stewart⇄-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RAddison Reed29 sv
LMatt Thornton26 h
RJesse Crain10 h
RBrett Myers⇄8 h
RNate Jones7 h
LHector Santiago4 h
LDonnie Veal4 h
LWill Ohman1 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 2011)

PlayerfWAR
Kevin Youkilis1.6
Jose Quintana1.6
Nate Jones1.0
Dan Johnson0.7
Dewayne Wise0.5
Francisco Liriano0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2011)

Player2011 fWAR
Mark Buehrle3.2
Edwin Jackson2.7
Carlos Quentin2.5
Sergio Santos1.4
Ramon Castro0.2
Josh Kinney0.1

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 2012; everyone else is shown as a 2012 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chris Sale 2012 +4.6 +81.4 0.5 +80.9 $0.1M 2.19× Extension · 2027–2028 · $27.0M AAV
Jake Peavy 2012 +4.2 +73.7 17.0 +56.7 $4.0M 2.19× –
Alex Rios 2012 +4.0 +57.2 12.0 +45.2 $3.0M 1.79× –
Alejandro De Aza 2012 +2.5 +32.3 0.5 +31.8 $0.2M 1.60× –
A.J. Pierzynski 2012 +3.7 +33.1 6.0 +27.1 $1.6M 1.12× –
Jose Quintana 2012 +1.6 +19.2 0.3 +18.9 $0.2M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Gavin Floyd 2012 +1.9 +22.0 7.0 +15.0 $3.8M 1.49× –
Tyler Flowers 2012 +1.7 +10.3 0.5 +9.8 $0.3M 0.76× –
Alexei Ramirez 2012 +2.0 +14.2 5.0 +9.2 $2.5M 0.89× –
Addison Reed 2012 +0.8 +8.5 0.5 +8.0 $0.6M 1.34× –
Matt Thornton 2012 +1.2 +13.1 5.5 +7.6 $4.5M 1.34× –
Nate Jones 2012 +1.0 +5.1 0.5 +4.6 $0.5M 0.67× –
Gordon Beckham 2012 +1.0 +4.5 0.5 +4.0 $0.5M 0.56× –
Dewayne Wise↔ 2012 +0.5 +3.7 0.1 +3.6 $0.1M 0.83× –
Dan Johnson 2012 +0.7 +3.7 0.2 +3.5 $0.2M 0.69× –
Kevin Youkilis↔ 2012 +1.6 +11.0 8.0 +3.0 $4.9M 0.85× –
Adam Dunn 2012 +2.1 +16.9 14.0 +2.9 $6.7M 1.01× –
Dayan Viciedo 2012 +0.8 +5.1 2.5 +2.6 $3.3M 0.83× –
Francisco Liriano↔ 2012 +0.5 +4.2 1.9 +2.3 $3.7M 1.02× –
Donnie Veal 2012 +0.5 +2.7 0.5 +2.2 $1.0M 0.67× –
Paul Konerko 2012 +2.1 +13.6 12.0 +1.6 $5.7M 0.81× –
Eric Stults↔ 2012 +0.1 +0.7 0.0 +0.6 $0.5M 1.02× –
Dylan Axelrod 2012 +0.1 +0.6 0.5 +0.1 $6.7M 1.02× –
John Danks 2012 +0.2 +1.9 2.0 -0.1 $8.7M 1.02× –
Jesse Crain 2012 +0.8 +4.3 4.5 -0.2 $5.5M 0.67× –
Brian Omogrosso 2012 +0.0 +0.1 0.5 -0.4 $24.4M 0.67× –
Jhan Mariñez 2012 +0.0 +0.1 0.5 -0.4 $31.4M 0.67× –
Eduardo Escobar↔ 2012 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.69× –
Héctor Santiago 2012 +0.0 +0.0 0.5 -0.5 $195.5M 1.34× –
Jose Lopez↔ 2012 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.58× –
Brian Bruney 2012 +0.0 +0.1 0.9 -0.8 $35.8M 0.67× –
Deunte Heath 2012 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Jordan Danks 2012 -0.1 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Leyson Septimo 2012 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Brent Lillibridge↔ 2012 -0.2 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 – 0.83× –
Kosuke Fukudome 2012 -0.2 -1.4 0.5 -1.9 – 0.83× –
Zach Stewart↔ 2012 -0.5 -2.8 0.4 -3.2 – 0.67× –
Philip Humber 2012 -0.4 -2.9 0.5 -3.4 – 1.02× –
Brent Morel 2012 -0.7 -3.5 0.5 -4.0 – 0.58× –
Brett Myers↔ 2012 +0.1 +1.5 5.5 -4.0 $39.7M 1.34× –
Orlando Hudson↔ 2012 -0.2 -1.1 3.3 -4.4 – 0.56× –
Will Ohman 2012 -0.4 -2.2 2.5 -4.7 – 0.67× –
Hector Gimenez 2012 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.52× –
Pedro Hernandez 2012 -0.2 -1.6 – – – 1.02× –
Ray Olmedo 2012 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+37.0+425.1119.5+307.5—

Trades

Every graded 2012 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2012 · CHW / BOS
CHW · Kenny Williams +$12.8M
Kevin Youkilis
BOS · Ben Cherington −$12.8M
Brent Lillibridge, Zach Stewart
CHW came out ahead by $12.8M
2012 · MIN / CHW
MIN · Terry Ryan +$37.6M
Eduardo Escobar, Pedro Hernández
CHW · Kenny Williams −$37.6M
Francisco Liriano
MIN came out ahead by $37.6M
2012 · CHW / TOR
CHW · Kenny Williams +$1.6M
Myles Jaye, Daniel Webb
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$1.6M
Jason Frasor
CHW came out ahead by $1.6M
2012 · HOU / CHW
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$31.2M
Blair Walters, Matt Heidenreich, Chris Devenski
CHW · Kenny Williams −$31.2M
Brett Myers
HOU came out ahead by $31.2M
2012 · CHW / SDP
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
Blake Tekotte
SDP · Josh Byrnes +$0.0M
Brandon Kloess
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

2012 payroll
$119.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2012, 2012–2018. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Jake Peavy319.101$17.0M$8.2MFREE AGENT
Adam Dunn3210.074$14.0M$15.0M$12.1MFREE AGENT
Alex Rios317.130$12.0M$8.7MFREE AGENT
Paul Konerko3613.141$12.0M$13.5M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Kevin Youkilis337.093$8.0MFREE AGENT
Gavin Floyd2910.045$7.0M$9.5MFREE AGENT
A.J. Pierzynski3511.100$6.0MFREE AGENT
Matt Thornton357.129$5.5M$3.7MFREE AGENT
Brett Myers319.068$5.5MFREE AGENT
Jesse Crain307.039$4.5M$2.9MFREE AGENT
Orlando Hudson349.068$3.3MFREE AGENT
Will Ohman349.027$2.5MFREE AGENT
Nate Jones2610.063$480k$507k$545k$660k$900k$1.9M$4.0M
Jose Lopez288.000$148kFREE AGENT
Ray Olmedo319.000—FREE AGENT
Hector Gimenez296.000—$493kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Alexei Ramirez304.000$5.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
John Danks275.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Francisco Liriano285.104$1.9MFREE AGENT
Brian Bruney305.122$900kFREE AGENT
Philip Humber293.000$530kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kosuke Fukudome354.000$500kARB 3FREE AGENT
Alejandro De Aza285.000$495kFREE AGENT
Brent Lillibridge284.000$240kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Johnson324.076$162kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dewayne Wise345.094$63kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Dayan Viciedo230.123$2.5MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gordon Beckham252.123$520kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Sale231.061$500kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Morel251.151$490kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Flowers260.148$483kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Deunte Heath260.078$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Addison Reed230.027$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dylan Axelrod261.143$480kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jhan Mariñez231.095$480kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Héctor Santiago240.024$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Leyson Septimo261.098$480kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donnie Veal271.000$480kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Omogrosso280.056$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Stewart250.067$433kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Quintana230.000$349kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Escobar230.027$346kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Danks250.000$294kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Stults321.097$37kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Hernandez230.001—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2012 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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