GM: Ron Schueler
2000: made playoffs · 95–67. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Thomas | 32 | FA-elig | 159 | 5.9 | 7.1 | +1.3 |
| Jose Valentin | 30 | FA-elig | 144 | 4.5 | 1.3 | +5.0 |
| Mike Sirotka | 29 | arb | 32 | 3.5 | 1.4 | +3.6 |
| Herbert Perry Jr.↔ TBR | 30 | FA-elig | 109 | 2.9 | 0.5 | +3.6 |
| Ray Durham | 28 | arb | 151 | 2.7 | 4.9 | -1.1 |
| Jim Parque | 25 | pre-arb | 33 | 2.7 | 0.5 | +3.3 |
| Keith Foulke | 27 | arb | 72 | 2.5 | 0.4 | +3.2 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 26 | arb | 153 | 2.3 | 0.4 | +2.8 |
| Charles Johnson↔ BAL | 28 | FA-elig | 44 | 2.2 | 1.6 | +1.5 |
| Carlos Lee | 24 | pre-arb | 152 | 2.1 | 0.3 | +2.7 |
| Cal Eldred | 32 | FA-elig | 20 | 2.0 | 5.4 | -2.5 |
| Paul Konerko | 24 | arb | 143 | 1.6 | 0.3 | +2.0 |
| James Baldwin | 28 | arb | 29 | 1.3 | 3.3 | -1.4 |
| Bob Howry | 26 | pre-arb | 65 | 1.2 | 0.3 | +1.4 |
| Kelly Wunsch | 27 | pre-arb | 83 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +1.4 |
| Brook Fordyce↔ BAL | 30 | arb | 40 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Tony Graffanino↔ TBR | 28 | arb | 57 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Kip Wells | 23 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Mark Buehrle | 21 | – | 28 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Bill Simas | 28 | arb | 60 | 0.6 | 1.4 | -0.5 |
| Josh Paul | 25 | pre-arb | 36 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Mark Johnson | 24 | pre-arb | 75 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Lorenzo Barcelo | 22 | pre-arb | 22 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Chris Singleton | 27 | pre-arb | 147 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Jon Garland | 20 | pre-arb | 15 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Chad Bradford | 25 | – | 12 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Craig Wilson | 29 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Sean Lowe | 29 | arb | 50 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Joe Crede | 22 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Kevin Beirne | 26 | – | 29 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Scott Eyre | 28 | arb | 13 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Rocky Biddle | 24 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Aaron Myette | 22 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Ken Hill↔ ANA | 34 | FA-elig | 2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Jeff Abbott | 27 | arb | 80 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| McKay Christensen | 24 | pre-arb | 32 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Jeff Liefer | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Harold Baines↔ BAL | 41 | FA-elig | 24 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Jesus Pena↔ BOS | 25 | – | 20 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Matt Ginter | 22 | – | 7 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Tanyon Sturtze↔ TBR | 29 | arb | 10 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Greg Norton | 27 | arb | 71 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jose Valentin | 4.5 |
| Herbert Perry Jr. | 2.9 |
| Charles Johnson | 2.2 |
| Cal Eldred | 2.0 |
| Kelly Wunsch | 1.1 |
| Tony Graffanino | 0.8 |
| Player | 1999 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Darrin Jackson | 0.4 |
| Brian Simmons | 0.3 |
| Pat Daneker | 0.1 |
| John Snyder | 0.1 |
| David Lundquist | 0.0 |
| Todd Rizzo | -0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. 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 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Thomas | 32 | 10.000 | $7.1M | $9.9M | $9.9M | $5.0M | $6.0M | $8.0M | FREE AGENT |
| Cal Eldred | 32 | 9.000 | $5.4M | $750k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Charles Johnson | 28 | 6.000 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jose Valentin | 30 | 8.000 | $1.3M | $5.2M | $5.0M | $5.0M | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |
| Ken Hill | 34 | 12.000 | $622k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Harold Baines | 41 | 20.000 | $500k | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Herbert Perry Jr. | 30 | 6.000 | $470k | $975k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Durham | 28 | 5.000 | $4.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| James Baldwin | 28 | 5.000 | $3.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Sirotka | 29 | 5.000 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bill Simas | 28 | 5.000 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Magglio Ordonez | 26 | 3.000 | $425k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Keith Foulke | 27 | 3.000 | $375k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Paul Konerko | 24 | 3.000 | $305k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Brook Fordyce | 30 | 5.000 | $290k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Greg Norton | 27 | 4.000 | $285k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jeff Abbott | 27 | 3.000 | $255k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Sean Lowe | 29 | 3.000 | $255k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Scott Eyre | 28 | 3.000 | $250k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tony Graffanino | 28 | 4.000 | $220k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tanyon Sturtze | 29 | 5.000 | $71k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Parque | 25 | 2.000 | $475k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Bob Howry | 26 | 2.000 | $325k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chris Singleton | 27 | 1.000 | $285k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Carlos Lee | 24 | 1.000 | $275k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mark Johnson | 24 | 2.000 | $250k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Craig Wilson | 29 | 2.000 | $250k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jeff Liefer | 25 | 1.000 | $225k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| McKay Christensen | 24 | 1.000 | $212k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kip Wells | 23 | 1.000 | $210k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Aaron Myette | 22 | 1.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Lorenzo Barcelo | 22 | 0.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Josh Paul | 25 | 1.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kelly Wunsch | 27 | 0.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jon Garland | 20 | 0.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mark Buehrle | 21 | 0.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chad Bradford | 25 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kevin Beirne | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joe Crede | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Ginter | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jesus Pena | 25 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Rocky Biddle | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = White Sox 2000; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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