President of baseball ops: Kenny Williams · GM: Rick Hahn
Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2013, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).
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.
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Matt Lindstrom | 0.9 |
| Conor Gillaspie | 0.8 |
| Avisaíl García | 0.4 |
| Daniel Webb | 0.2 |
| Marcus Semien | 0.2 |
| Jake Petricka | 0.1 |
| Player | 2012 fWAR |
|---|---|
| A.J. Pierzynski | 3.7 |
| Dan Johnson | 0.7 |
| Francisco Liriano | 0.5 |
| Eric Stults | 0.1 |
| Brian Bruney | 0.0 |
| Jhan Mariñez | 0.0 |
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 2013; everyone else is shown as a 2013 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Sale | 2013 | +4.8 | +83.9 | 0.8 | +83.0 | $0.2M | 2.19× | Extension · 2027–2028 · $27.0M AAV |
| Jose Quintana | 2013 | +3.4 | +52.9 | 0.5 | +52.4 | $0.1M | 1.96× | Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.0M AAV |
| Addison Reed | 2013 | +1.6 | +24.4 | 0.5 | +23.9 | $0.3M | 1.95× | – |
| Alejandro De Aza | 2013 | +2.3 | +22.5 | 2.1 | +20.4 | $0.9M | 1.22× | – |
| Alexei Ramirez | 2013 | +2.7 | +25.9 | 7.0 | +18.9 | $2.5M | 1.18× | – |
| Nate Jones | 2013 | +1.9 | +15.1 | 0.5 | +14.6 | $0.3M | 0.98× | – |
| Alex Rios↔ | 2013 | +2.2 | +21.0 | 8.7 | +12.3 | $4.0M | 1.22× | – |
| Jesse Crain | 2013 | +1.9 | +14.8 | 2.9 | +11.9 | $1.5M | 0.98× | – |
| Héctor Santiago | 2013 | +1.2 | +9.4 | 0.5 | +8.9 | $0.4M | 1.02× | – |
| Conor Gillaspie | 2013 | +0.8 | +3.5 | 0.5 | +3.0 | $0.6M | 0.58× | – |
| Matt Lindstrom | 2013 | +0.9 | +5.0 | 2.3 | +2.7 | $2.5M | 0.67× | – |
| Avisaíl García↔ | 2013 | +0.4 | +2.3 | 0.3 | +2.0 | $0.8M | 0.83× | – |
| Gordon Beckham | 2013 | +1.1 | +4.9 | 2.9 | +2.0 | $2.7M | 0.56× | – |
| Tyler Flowers | 2013 | +0.4 | +1.7 | 0.5 | +1.2 | $1.2M | 0.52× | – |
| Daniel Webb | 2013 | +0.2 | +1.0 | 0.1 | +1.0 | $0.4M | 0.67× | – |
| Marcus Semien | 2013 | +0.2 | +0.9 | 0.1 | +0.8 | $0.4M | 0.58× | Free Agent · 2022–2025 · $25.0M AAV |
| Blake Tekotte | 2013 | +0.1 | +0.5 | 0.1 | +0.4 | $1.6M | 0.83× | – |
| Dayan Viciedo | 2013 | +0.5 | +3.2 | 2.8 | +0.4 | $5.9M | 0.83× | – |
| Hector Gimenez | 2013 | +0.2 | +0.9 | 0.5 | +0.4 | $2.4M | 0.52× | – |
| Jake Petricka | 2013 | +0.1 | +0.6 | 0.1 | +0.4 | $1.4M | 0.67× | – |
| Donnie Veal | 2013 | +0.1 | +0.7 | 0.5 | +0.2 | $3.9M | 0.67× | – |
| Leury García↔ | 2013 | -0.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Brent Morel | 2013 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 | – | 0.58× | – |
| Miguel Gonzalez | 2013 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | – | 0.52× | – |
| Jordan Danks | 2013 | -0.0 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Angel Sanchez | 2013 | -0.0 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Erik Johnson | 2013 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.7 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Brian Omogrosso | 2013 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.8 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Jake Peavy↔ | 2013 | +0.9 | +7.4 | 8.2 | -0.8 | $9.0M | 1.02× | – |
| Tyler Greene | 2013 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -1.0 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Josh Phegley | 2013 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -1.1 | – | 0.52× | – |
| Dewayne Wise | 2013 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -1.2 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Bryan Anderson | 2013 | -0.4 | -1.6 | 0.1 | -1.7 | – | 0.52× | – |
| Charlie Leesman | 2013 | -0.3 | -1.6 | 0.1 | -1.7 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Ramon Troncoso | 2013 | -0.3 | -1.8 | 0.3 | -2.1 | – | 0.67× | – |
| André Rienzo | 2013 | -0.4 | -3.6 | 0.2 | -3.8 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Dylan Axelrod | 2013 | -0.4 | -3.3 | 0.5 | -3.8 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Matt Thornton↔ | 2013 | -0.1 | -0.7 | 3.7 | -4.4 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Casper Wells↔ | 2013 | -0.9 | -6.1 | 0.4 | -6.4 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Gavin Floyd | 2013 | +0.2 | +1.2 | 9.5 | -8.3 | $62.9M | 1.02× | – |
| Jeff Keppinger | 2013 | -1.7 | -7.8 | 3.5 | -11.3 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Adam Dunn | 2013 | +0.4 | +2.3 | 15.0 | -12.7 | $35.9M | 0.69× | – |
| John Danks | 2013 | +0.1 | +0.6 | 14.2 | -13.6 | $189.7M | 1.02× | – |
| Paul Konerko | 2013 | -1.5 | -6.5 | 13.5 | -20.0 | – | 0.56× | – |
| David Purcey | 2013 | -0.1 | -0.5 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Deunte Heath | 2013 | -0.3 | -1.6 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Simon Castro | 2013 | -0.0 | -0.1 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Total | — | +21.5 | +267.7 | 106.9 | +163.1 | — | ||
Every graded 2013 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.
What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. 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.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Dunn | 33 | 11.074 | $15.0M | $12.1M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| John Danks | 28 | 6.000 | $14.2M | $14.2M | $15.8M | $15.8M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Paul Konerko | 37 | 14.141 | $13.5M | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Gavin Floyd | 30 | 10.045 | $9.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alex Rios | 32 | 8.130 | $8.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jake Peavy | 32 | 10.101 | $8.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Thornton | 36 | 8.129 | $3.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Keppinger | 33 | 6.052 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jesse Crain | 31 | 8.039 | $2.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Lindstrom | 33 | 8.000 | $2.3M | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Alejandro De Aza | 29 | 6.000 | $2.1M | $3.7M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dewayne Wise | 35 | 6.065 | $700k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Angel Sanchez | 29 | 7.000 | $505k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Hector Gimenez | 30 | 7.000 | $493k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexei Ramirez | 31 | 5.000 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gordon Beckham | 26 | 3.123 | $2.9M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Casper Wells | 28 | 3.040 | $362k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ramon Troncoso | 30 | 3.087 | $311k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| David Purcey | 31 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayan Viciedo | 24 | 1.123 | $2.8M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Chris Sale | 24 | 2.061 | $850k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Addison Reed | 24 | 1.027 | $520k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tyler Flowers | 27 | 1.148 | $510k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Nate Jones | 27 | 1.000 | $507k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Héctor Santiago | 25 | 1.024 | $505k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jose Quintana | 24 | 0.133 | $500k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Greene | 29 | 2.097 | $500k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Donnie Veal | 28 | 1.056 | $498k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Dylan Axelrod | 27 | 1.143 | $493k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brian Omogrosso | 29 | 0.056 | $492k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Conor Gillaspie | 25 | 0.069 | $490k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Josh Phegley | 25 | 0.000 | $490k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jordan Danks | 26 | 0.119 | $316k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Avisaíl García | 22 | 0.034 | $286k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Leury García | 22 | 0.000 | $218k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| André Rienzo | 24 | 1.084 | $169k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jake Petricka | 25 | 0.000 | $147k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Charlie Leesman | 26 | 0.030 | $139k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Blake Tekotte | 26 | 0.052 | $126k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bryan Anderson | 26 | 0.171 | $80k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Marcus Semien | 22 | 0.000 | $75k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Miguel Gonzalez | 22 | – | $75k | ||||||
| Daniel Webb | 23 | 0.000 | $75k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Erik Johnson | 23 | 0.089 | $75k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brent Morel | 26 | 1.151 | $59k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Deunte Heath | 27 | 1.078 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Simon Castro | 25 | 1.063 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
How each 2013 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.