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How the White Sox built their 2021 Division Winner


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13 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

Don't even get me started on how Dustin Garneau is now backing up for the Tigers, he could have been the featured backup for years.  One more minus.  F--

That bastard cost us the last game of the season...how in the hell did we let him get away.  Complain all you want about Tatis, but Garneau is the real indictment of the Hahn dynasty. 

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8 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

*Slams pencil on desk*
 

AND ANOTHER MINUS

If only we had never made our bad moves, surely we would have all of the good players we have because all moves can be made in a vacuum and don't have a butterfly effect.

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4 minutes ago, mqr said:

Speaking of bad 2010's rosters, would you rather get swept in the DS or lose the World Series on an Avi Garcia walk-off

Obviously walked off in the WS. Avi is a good player now, I got no hate for him. Getting swept by the Astros would suck ass. 

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7 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

OMG there were a lot of embarrassing thing to come out of the aughts, but that might take the cake.

I almost bought that monstrosity when I saw it in a thrift store a couple of years ago.  But I could not stand the guy so I ended up not spending the $3.

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On 10/4/2021 at 3:39 AM, South Side Hit Men said:

James Fegan wrote an article with a paragraph or two about the player and specifics of how they were acquired.

 https://theathletic.com/2862389/2021/10/03/how-the-white-sox-built-their-division-winner-rebuild-trades-free-agent-splashes-and-hidden-gems/?source=emp_shared_article&redirected=1

Below I have grouped the players using James' article categories, and have added their 2021 salary and final bWAR. (P Min = Prorated ML Minimum for time on roster).

Rebuild Trades ($27.9M; 19.4 bWAR)

  • Lance Lynn ($9.3M; 5.4); Lucas Giolito ($4.2M; 4.3); Reynaldo Lopez ($2.1M; 0.9) for Adam Eaton (2017-2020 $29.4M; 4.8) & Avery Weems (High A).
  • Dylan Cease ($0.6M; 2.9); Eloy Jimenez ($4.3M; 0.6) for Jose Quintana (2017-2020 $36.9M; 4.6).
  • Yoan Moncada ($6.8M; 4.0); Michael Kopech ($0.6M; 1.3) for Chris Sale (2017-2019 $39.5M; 15.4).

High Draft Picks ($10.0M; 7.4 bWAR)

  • Tim Anderson ($7.3M; 4.6) - 2013 1st Round (17th pick)
  • Garrett Crochet ($0.6M; 1.3) - 2020 1st Round (11th pick)
  • Nick Madrigal (P Min; 1.2) - 2018 1st Round (4th pick)
  • Jake Burger (P Min, 0.4) - 2017 1st Round (11th pick)
  • Andrew Vaughn ($0.6M; 0.2) - 2019 1st Round (3rd pick)
  • Gavin Sheets (P Min; 0.2) - 2017 2nd Round
  • Zack Collins ($0.6M; -0.5) - 2016 1st Round (10th pick)

Cuban Connection ($21.2M; 6.6 bWAR)

  • Luis Robert ($3.5M; 3.6) - Signed May 27, 2017
  • Jose Abreu ($17.7M; 3.0) - Signed October 29, 2013

We Mean Business Free Agent Signings ($58.6M; 11.5 bWAR)

  • Carlos Rodon ($3.0M; 5.1) - Signed February 1, 2021
  • Yasmani Grandal ($18.3M; 3.7) - Signed November 21, 2019
  • Liam Hendriks ($11.3M; 2.6) - Signed January 15, 2021
  • Dallas Keuchel ($18.0M; 0.1) - Signed December 30, 2019
  • Adam Eaton ($8.0M; 0.0) - Signed December 10, 2020

Deadline Deals ($12.8M; 1.8 bWAR)

  • Leury Garcia ($3.5M; 2.0) - Acquired August 11, 2013 as player to be named in the August 9, 2013 trade of Alex Rios ($16.3M; 1.2).
  • Ryan Tepera ($0.3M; 0.6) - Acquired July 29, 2021 for Bailey Horn (High A).
  • Craig Kimbrel ($7.1M; 0.0) - Acquired July 30, 2021 for Nick Madrigal ($0.2M; 0.0) & Codi Heuer ($0.2M; 0.5).
  • Cesar Hernandez ($1.9M; -0.8) - Acquired July 29, 2021 for Konnor Pilkington (AA).

Very Late Draft Picks ($5.2M; 0.9 bWAR)

  • Adam Engel ($1.4M; 1.5) - 2013 19th Round
  • Aaron Bummer ($2.0M; 0.5) - 2014 19th Round
  • Codi Heuer ($0.6M; 0.0) - 2018 6th Round
  • Romy Gonzalez (P Min; -0.1) - 2018 18th Round
  • Jimmy Lambert (P Min; -0.1) - 2016 5th Round
  • Seby Zavala (P Min; -0.2) - 2015 12th Round
  • Danny Mendick (P Min; -0.3) - 2015 22nd Round
  • Matt Foster ($0.6M; -0.4) - 2016 20th Round

Give That Pro Scout A Raise ($6.5M; 2.6 bWAR)

  • Ryan Burr ($0.6M; 1.1) - Signed as a free agent on December 16, 2019.
  • Jose Ruiz ($0.6M; 1.1) - Selected off waivers from the San Diego Padres on December 22, 2017.
  • Yermin Mercedes ($0.6M; 0.5) - Drafted in the Rule 5 Draft from the Baltimore Orioles on December 14, 2017.
  • Billy Hamilton ($1.0M; 0.3) - Signed as a free agent on March 16, 2021.
  • Mike Wright Jr. (P Min; 0.0) - Signed as a free agent on December 24, 2020.
  • Jake Lamb ($0.8M; 0.0) - Signed as a free agent on March 30, 2021.
  • Evan Marshall ($2.0M; -0.2) - Signed as a free agent on October 30, 2018.
  • Brian Goodwin ($0.8M; -0.2) - Signed as a free agent on May 5, 2021.

Note: I moved Adam Eaton from "Rebuild Trades" and Carlos Rodon from "High Draft Picks" to Free Agent Signings reflect their 2021 acquisition; and also moved Codi Heuer to Very Late Draft picks (was in Deadline Deals).

Note: Batters not mentioned in the article who played for the Chicago White Sox this season include Luis Gonzalez (P Min; 0.1) and Nick Williams (P Min; -0.3). Pitchers not mentioned who pitched for the Whtie Sox include Zack Burdi (P Min; -0.1), Jace Fry ($0.9M; -0.3and Jonathan Stiever (P Min; 0.0).

That is a great summation and proves even further that Hahn deserves a ton of credit. Most importantly not only did he do an awesome job in this rebuild to get us to be playoff contenders, he brilliantly locked up several key players so we can be competitive and be knocking on the door to a WS for the next several years. I didn't like giving up Madrigal for Kimbrel, but if Kimbrel rocks in the playoffs and we win the WS, then that move will have been worth it.

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