A year ago, I represented the White Sox as their GM in the SB Nation offseason simulation and, with the assistance of a number of SSS member “co-GMs,” made 11 trades and signed six free agents. A review of the week:
As that last link would tell you, the roster we ended up with dropped us right on the doorstep of .500 — 83.15 projected wins. That’s 12 wins better than Rick Hahn did in 2019.
Now, projections are just projections, so on the eve of the start of this year’s SBN Offseason GM Simulation, let’s take a look back to see how the SSS White Sox actually did compared to the real roster.