GM: Kenny Williams
2008: made playoffs · 89–74. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Danks | 23 | pre-arb | 33 | 4.9 | 0.4 | +10.9 |
| Javier Vazquez | 31 | FA-elig | 33 | 4.7 | 11.5 | -0.7 |
| Carlos Quentin | 25 | pre-arb | 130 | 4.7 | 0.4 | +10.4 |
| Mark Buehrle | 29 | FA-elig | 34 | 4.2 | 14.0 | -4.4 |
| Orlando Cabrera | 33 | FA-elig | 161 | 3.3 | 10.0 | -2.5 |
| Gavin Floyd | 25 | arb | 33 | 2.2 | 0.4 | +4.6 |
| Jose Contreras | 36 | arb | 20 | 2.0 | 10.0 | -5.5 |
| Matt Thornton | 31 | arb | 74 | 1.7 | 0.9 | +3.1 |
| Jim Thome | 37 | FA-elig | 149 | 1.7 | 15.7 | -11.9 |
| Joe Crede | 30 | FA-elig | 97 | 1.6 | 5.1 | -1.5 |
| Jermaine Dye | 34 | FA-elig | 154 | 1.4 | 9.5 | -6.3 |
| Bobby Jenks | 27 | arb | 57 | 1.2 | 0.6 | +2.3 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 31 | FA-elig | 134 | 1.2 | 5.8 | -3.1 |
| Nick Swisher | 27 | arb | 153 | 1.1 | 3.6 | -1.0 |
| Alexei Ramirez | 26 | pre-arb | 136 | 1.0 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Clayton Richard | 24 | – | 13 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Octavio Dotel | 34 | FA-elig | 72 | 0.7 | 5.0 | -3.5 |
| D.J. Carrasco | 31 | – | 31 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Scott Linebrink | 31 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.5 | 4.0 | -2.9 |
| Brian Anderson | 26 | arb | 109 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Paul Konerko | 32 | FA-elig | 122 | 0.4 | 12.0 | -11.1 |
| Juan Uribe | 29 | FA-elig | 110 | 0.3 | 4.5 | -3.8 |
| Adam Russell | 25 | – | 22 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Boone Logan | 23 | pre-arb | 55 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Nick Masset↔ CIN | 26 | pre-arb | 32 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Mike MacDougal | 31 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.1 | 1.9 | -1.7 |
| Ehren Wassermann | 27 | – | 24 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jerry Owens | 27 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Horacio Ramirez↔ KCR | 28 | – | 17 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dewayne Wise | 30 | – | 57 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jason Bourgeois | 26 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Getz | 24 | – | 10 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Esteban Loaiza↔ LAD | 36 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.0 | 2.2 | -2.3 |
| Paul Phillips | 31 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Lance Broadway | 24 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Pablo Ozuna↔ LAD | 33 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Ken Griffey Jr.↔ CIN | 38 | FA-elig | 41 | -0.2 | 2.4 | -2.8 |
| Josh Fields | 25 | – | 14 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Toby Hall | 32 | FA-elig | 41 | -0.8 | 1.8 | -3.5 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Carlos Quentin | 4.7 |
| Orlando Cabrera | 3.3 |
| Nick Swisher | 1.1 |
| Alexei Ramirez | 1.0 |
| Clayton Richard | 0.7 |
| Octavio Dotel | 0.7 |
| Player | 2007 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jon Garland | 3.5 |
| Rob Mackowiak | 1.0 |
| Darin Erstad | 0.7 |
| Tadahito Iguchi | 0.6 |
| Luis Terrero | 0.4 |
| David Aardsma | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2008, 2008–2014. 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 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Thome | 37 | 17.000 | $15.7M | $11.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mark Buehrle | 29 | 8.000 | $14.0M | $14.0M | $14.0M | $14.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Paul Konerko | 32 | 11.000 | $12.0M | $12.0M | $12.0M | $12.0M | $12.0M | $13.5M | $2.5M |
| Javier Vazquez | 31 | 10.000 | $11.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Orlando Cabrera | 33 | 11.000 | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jermaine Dye | 34 | 12.000 | $9.5M | $11.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| A.J. Pierzynski | 31 | 10.000 | $5.8M | $6.2M | $6.8M | $2.0M | $6.0M | FREE AGENT | |
| Joe Crede | 30 | 8.000 | $5.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Octavio Dotel | 34 | 9.000 | $5.0M | $6.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Juan Uribe | 29 | 7.000 | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Linebrink | 31 | 8.000 | $4.0M | $4.5M | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 38 | 19.000 | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Esteban Loaiza | 36 | 13.000 | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike MacDougal | 31 | 7.000 | $1.9M | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Toby Hall | 32 | 8.000 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pablo Ozuna | 33 | 8.000 | $494k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dewayne Wise | 30 | 8.000 | — | $550k | FREE AGENT | $79k | $700k |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Contreras | 36 | 5.000 | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Nick Swisher | 27 | 4.000 | $3.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Matt Thornton | 31 | 4.000 | $875k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bobby Jenks | 27 | 3.000 | $550k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Gavin Floyd | 25 | 4.000 | $400k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brian Anderson | 26 | 3.000 | $395k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Paul Phillips | 31 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Horacio Ramirez | 28 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| D.J. Carrasco | 31 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexei Ramirez | 26 | 0.000 | $1.1M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Boone Logan | 23 | 2.000 | $405k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| John Danks | 23 | 1.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Carlos Quentin | 25 | 2.000 | $400k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jerry Owens | 27 | 2.000 | $398k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Nick Masset | 26 | 2.000 | $302k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jason Bourgeois | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Josh Fields | 25 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Adam Russell | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Clayton Richard | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chris Getz | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ehren Wassermann | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Lance Broadway | 24 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = White Sox 2008; 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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