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201473–89 (0.451)
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President of baseball ops: Kenny Williams · GM: Rick Hahn

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2014, 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
$81M
Surplus $M
-8
Win %
0.451
TAB
-5.6
WAB
-4.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
24.7
Dead money %
53%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-7.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2014 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RTyler Flowers124
BAdrian Nieto46
RJosh Phegley11

1B

RJosé Abreu109
LAdam Dunn⇄23
RPaul Konerko23
LAndy Wilkins13
RDayan Viciedo4

2B

RGordon Beckham⇄101
BYolmer Sánchez27
RMarcus Semien26
BLeury García14

3B

LConor Gillaspie127
RMarcus Semien33
BLeury García15

SS

RAlexei Ramirez158
BLeury García9
RMarcus Semien3
BYolmer Sánchez1

LF

RDayan Viciedo55
LJordan Danks12
RMoisés Sierra⇄9
RMichael Taylor8
LAdam Dunn⇄4
BLeury García2

CF

LAdam Eaton121
LJordan Danks28
BLeury García14
RMoisés Sierra⇄4

RF

RDayan Viciedo84
RMoisés Sierra⇄70
RAvisaíl García46
LJordan Danks8
BLeury García3
LAdam Dunn⇄2
LAlejandro De Aza⇄1

DH

RJosé Abreu35
RPaul Konerko33
RDayan Viciedo10
RMoisés Sierra⇄6
BLeury García4
LAndy Wilkins3
RMichael Taylor2
RMarcus Semien2
BAdrian Nieto1
LAlejandro De Aza⇄1
LJordan Danks1

Starters

LChris Sale5.0 WAR
LJose Quintana4.8 WAR
RChris Bassitt0.7 WAR
LJohn Danks0.6 WAR
RHector Noesi⇄0.2 WAR
RErik Johnson0.2 WAR
RScott Carroll0.1 WAR
LCharlie Leesman-0.1 WAR
RAndre Rienzo-0.5 WAR
RFelipe Paulino-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJake Petricka14 sv
RZach Putnam16 h
RRonald Belisario12 h
RJavy Guerra7 h
LEric Surkamp7 h
RDaniel Webb4 h
LScott Downs⇄0 h
RMatt Lindstrom0 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 2013)

PlayerfWAR
José Abreu5.3
Adam Eaton3.7
Zach Putnam0.7
Chris Bassitt0.7
Moisés Sierra0.6
Ronald Belisario0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2013)

Player2013 fWAR
Alex Rios2.2
Jesse Crain1.9
Addison Reed1.6
Héctor Santiago1.2
Jake Peavy0.9
Hector Gimenez0.2

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 2014; everyone else is shown as a 2014 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chris Sale 2014 +5.0 +87.2 3.5 +83.7 $0.7M 2.19× Extension · 2027–2028 · $27.0M AAV
Jose Quintana 2014 +4.8 +84.1 0.8 +83.2 $0.2M 2.19× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Adam Eaton 2014 +3.7 +53.0 0.5 +52.5 $0.1M 1.79× –
José Abreu 2014 +5.3 +57.8 7.0 +50.8 $1.3M 1.37× –
Tyler Flowers 2014 +3.0 +24.1 0.9 +23.2 $0.3M 1.00× –
Alexei Ramirez 2014 +3.3 +30.9 9.5 +21.4 $2.9M 1.18× –
Conor Gillaspie 2014 +1.7 +11.6 0.5 +11.1 $0.3M 0.85× –
Zach Putnam 2014 +0.7 +7.6 0.4 +7.3 $0.5M 1.34× –
Chris Bassitt 2014 +0.7 +5.8 0.1 +5.7 $0.1M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $18.5M AAV
Jake Petricka 2014 +0.5 +4.8 0.5 +4.3 $1.1M 1.34× –
Moisés Sierra↔ 2014 +0.6 +3.9 0.4 +3.5 $0.7M 0.83× –
Marcus Semien 2014 +0.5 +2.3 0.5 +1.8 $1.0M 0.58× Free Agent · 2022–2025 · $25.0M AAV
Ronald Belisario 2014 +0.4 +4.3 3.0 +1.3 $7.4M 1.34× –
Hector Noesí↔ 2014 +0.2 +1.6 0.4 +1.2 $2.2M 1.02× –
Jordan Danks 2014 +0.2 +1.5 0.5 +1.0 $2.3M 0.83× –
Erik Johnson 2014 +0.2 +1.3 0.5 +0.8 $3.2M 1.02× –
Scott Carroll 2014 +0.1 +1.2 0.4 +0.7 $2.9M 1.02× –
Javy Guerra 2014 +0.1 +0.6 0.4 +0.2 $6.9M 1.34× –
Michael Taylor 2014 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.2 $1.9M 0.83× –
Josh Phegley 2014 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.52× –
Nate Jones 2014 +0.0 +0.0 0.5 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Donnie Veal 2014 -0.0 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Yolmer Sánchez 2014 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Taylor Thompson 2014 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Avisaíl García 2014 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Eric Surkamp 2014 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Maikel Cleto 2014 -0.2 -1.2 0.5 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Alejandro De Aza↔ 2014 +0.3 +1.6 3.7 -2.1 $12.8M 0.69× –
Andy Wilkins 2014 -0.5 -2.2 0.1 -2.3 – 0.56× –
Scott Downs↔ 2014 +0.1 +0.3 2.6 -2.3 $40.9M 0.67× –
Daniel Webb 2014 -0.4 -1.9 0.5 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Adrian Nieto 2014 -0.5 -2.2 0.5 -2.7 – 0.52× –
André Rienzo 2014 -0.5 -3.9 0.3 -4.2 – 1.02× –
Gordon Beckham↔ 2014 -0.4 -1.9 3.3 -5.2 – 0.56× –
Matt Lindstrom 2014 -0.2 -2.1 4.0 -6.1 – 1.34× –
Felipe Paulino 2014 -0.6 -4.7 1.8 -6.5 – 1.02× –
Leury García 2014 -1.4 -6.3 0.5 -6.8 – 0.58× –
Paul Konerko 2014 -1.0 -5.7 2.5 -8.2 – 0.69× –
Dayan Viciedo 2014 -0.9 -5.9 2.8 -8.7 – 0.83× –
John Danks 2014 +0.6 +4.8 14.2 -9.5 $24.2M 1.02× –
Adam Dunn↔ 2014 +0.4 +1.9 12.1 -10.2 $28.0M 0.56× –
Charlie Leesman 2014 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 1.02× –
Frank Francisco 2014 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Scott Snodgress 2014 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+24.9+348.581.2+269.5—

Trades

Every graded 2014 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2014 · CHW / MIA
CHW · Kenny Williams +$6.4M
Dan Jennings
MIA · Dan Jennings −$6.4M
André Rienzo
CHW came out ahead by $6.4M
2014 · OAK / CHW
OAK · Billy Beane +$148.0M
Marcus Semien, Josh Phegley, Chris Bassitt, Rangel Ravelo
CHW · Kenny Williams −$148.0M
Jeff Samardzija, Michael Ynoa
OAK came out ahead by $148.0M
2014 · CHW / OAK
CHW · Kenny Williams +$1.6M
Nolan Sanburn
OAK · Billy Beane −$1.6M
Adam Dunn
CHW came out ahead by $1.6M
2014 · ANA / CHW
ANA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
Gordon Beckham
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
Yency Almonte
Even trade
2014 · OAK / CHW
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.8M
Jake Sanchez
CHW · Kenny Williams −$0.8M
Michael Taylor
OAK came out ahead by $0.8M
2014 · CHW / BAL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$12.0M
Miguel Chalas, Mark Blackmar
BAL · Dan Duquette −$12.0M
Alejandro De Aza
CHW came out ahead by $12.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2014 payroll
$81.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2014, 2014–2020. 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 (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
John Danks297.000$14.2M$15.8M$15.8MFREE AGENT
Adam Dunn3412.074$12.1MFREE AGENT
Alexei Ramirez326.000$9.5M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Matt Lindstrom348.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Alejandro De Aza307.000$3.7MFREE AGENT
Scott Downs3811.121$2.6MFREE AGENT
Paul Konerko3815.141$2.5MFREE AGENT
Frank Francisco349.053—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (5)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Chris Sale253.061$3.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gordon Beckham274.123$3.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronald Belisario313.151$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Felipe Paulino305.163$1.8MFREE AGENT
Javy Guerra283.000$361kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (31)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
José Abreu270.000$7.0MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dayan Viciedo252.123$2.8MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Flowers282.148$950kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Quintana251.133$850kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Jones282.000$545kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donnie Veal292.000$516kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Conor Gillaspie261.069$512kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Eaton251.030$511kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Avisaíl García230.167$510kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Leury García230.116$505kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Maikel Cleto250.169$501kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Webb240.027$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Johnson240.089$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Danks271.064$500kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adrian Nieto241.000$500kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcus Semien230.027$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Petricka260.044$484kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Moisés Sierra251.105$436kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Noesí272.006$435kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Carroll290.000$415kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Putnam260.142$363kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
André Rienzo251.084$276kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Surkamp261.123$221kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Wilkins250.000$126kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yolmer Sánchez220.000$120kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Bassitt250.000$76kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Phegley260.087$74kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Taylor280.038$69kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Thompson270.015$41kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Leesman271.030—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Snodgress24–—

Graphs

How each 2014 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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