RRosternomics
Chris Getz

Chris Getz

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Born Aug 30, 1983 · Southfield, MI · age 42

General manager for the White Sox (2024–present).

3 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Overview

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs0
Record152–268
Win %0.362
-5.8GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season) ±7.1184th/195 execs
2.7Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)190th/195 execs
-8.7Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)185th/195 execs
66%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)193rd/195 execs
$18MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track83rd/195 execs
$3MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)137th/195 execs
$-4MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade186th/195 execs
$-3MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees194th/195 execs
-34.7TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total165th/195 execs
-49.8WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)182nd/195 execs
0.98Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)128th/195 execs
-51Roster surplus $M110th/195 execs

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
White Sox GM 2024–present 2 -49.8 -24.89 -34.7 -17.7 +17.6 +4.7 -10.9 +0.4 0.98 0.362 -51
Career total (1985+ data) 3 -49.8 -34.7 -17.7 +17.6 +4.7 -10.9 +0.4 0.98 0.362 -51

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+17.6
Trade+4.7
Free agency-10.9
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.4
Sourcing mix: 59% draft · 0% FA · 39% trade · 2% R5

Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Chris Getz's seasons. Bars = his rosters; the black line = the league-average player at each slot. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge.

Players acquired — 83 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
Colson Montgomery SS CHW Draft 2025 2 +5.2 +2.6
Miguel Vargas 3B CHW Trade 2024 2 +4.6 +2.3 0.1
Chase Meidroth 2B/SS CHW Trade 2024 2 +3.2 +1.6
Sean Burke P CHW Draft 2024 3 +3.1 +1.0
Grant Taylor P CHW Draft 2025 2 +3.1 +1.5
Tristan Peters OF CHW Trade 2025 1 +2.9 +2.9 11.0
Erick Fedde P CHW Trade 2024 1 +2.4 +2.4 0.0
Shane Smith P CHW Draft 2025 1 +2.2 +2.2
Kyle Teel C CHW Trade 2024 2 +2.0 +1.0
Munetaka Murakami 1B CHW Draft 2026 1 +1.9 +1.9
Adrian Houser P CHW Trade 2025 1 +1.7 +1.7 0.1
Sam Antonacci OF CHW Draft 2026 1 +1.6 +1.6
Sean Newcomb P CHW Free agency 2025 1 +1.5 +1.5 6.2
Jonathan Cannon P CHW Draft 2024 2 +1.4 +0.7
Mike Tauchman OF CHW Free agency 2024 1 +1.4 +1.4 0.1
Chris Flexen P CHW Trade 2024 1 +1.3 +1.3 0.0
Paul DeJong SS CHW Trade 2024 1 +1.1 +1.1 0.0
Aaron Civale P CHW Trade 2025 1 +0.9 +0.9 0.0
Bryan Hudson P CHW Trade 2026 1 +0.9 +0.9 4.0
Nicky Lopez 2B/SS CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.9 +0.9 0.0
Martín Pérez P CHW Free agency 2025 1 +0.8 +0.8 0.0
Tyler Alexander P CHW Trade 2025 1 +0.8 +0.8 0.0
Matt Thaiss C CHW Trade 2025 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.0
Anthony Kay P CHW Free agency 2025 1 +0.5 +0.5 2.2
Randal Grichuk OF CHW Trade 2026 1 +0.5 +0.5 2.0
Gus Varland P CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.0
Mike Vasil P CHW Rule 5 2025 1 +0.4 +0.4
Michael Soroka P CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.0
Yoendrys Gómez P CHW Trade 2025 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.0
Jared Shuster P CHW Trade 2024 2 +0.4 +0.2 0.0
Wikelman González P CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.3 +0.3
Everson Pereira OF CHW Trade 2025 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.1
Austin Slater OF CHW Trade 2025 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.0
Chad Kuhl P CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.0
Jordan Hicks P CHW Trade 2026 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.1
Noah Schultz P CHW Draft 2026 1 +0.2 +0.2
Tyler Schweitzer P CHW Draft 2026 1 +0.2 +0.2
Tommy Pham OF CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Justin Anderson P CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
John Brebbia P CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Tyler Gilbert P CHW Trade 2025 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Tim Hill P CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Dustin Harris OF CHW Trade 2026 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.7
Prelander Berroa P CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Bobby Dalbec 1B CHW Free agency 2025 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Tyler Davis P CHW Draft 2026 1 +0.1 +0.1
Fraser Ellard P CHW Draft 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1
Kevin Pillar OF CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Derek Hill OF CHW Trade 2025 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Elvis Peguero P CHW Trade 2025 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Chris Murphy P CHW Trade 2026 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.6
Brandon Eisert P CHW Trade 2025 2 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Drew Romo C CHW Trade 2026 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.4
Duncan Davitt P CHW Trade 2025 -0.0
Zach DeLoach OF CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.0 +0.0
Seranthony Domínguez P CHW Free agency 2026 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Jairo Iriarte P CHW Trade 2024 -0.0
Jake Palisch P CHW Draft 2025 1 +0.0 +0.0
Lucas Sims P CHW Free agency 2026 -0.0
Brooks Baldwin OF CHW Draft 2024 1 -0.1 -0.1
Miguel Castro P CHW Trade 2025 -0.1
Caleb Freeman P CHW Draft 2025 -0.1
Nick Maton 2B/3B CHW Free agency 2024 -0.1
Tanner Murray OF CHW Trade 2025 -0.1
Rafael Ortega OF CHW Free agency 2024 -0.1
Michael Taylor OF CHW Free agency 2025 -0.1
Drew Thorpe P CHW Trade 2024 -0.1
Dan Altavilla P CHW Free agency 2024 -0.2
Reese McGuire C CHW Free agency 2026 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.1
Jedixson Paez P CHW Draft 2026 -0.2
Steven Wilson P CHW Trade 2024 1 -0.3 -0.3 0.0
Andrew Benintendi OF CHW Trade 2025 2 -0.3 -0.1 0.0
Austin Hays OF CHW Free agency 2026 -0.4
Dominic Leone P CHW Free agency 2024 -0.4
Bryan Ramos 3B CHW Draft 2024 -0.4
Tim Elko 1B CHW Draft 2025 -0.5
Dominic Fletcher OF CHW Trade 2024 1 -0.5 -0.5 0.0
Bryse Wilson P CHW Free agency 2024 -0.5
Corey Julks OF CHW Trade 2024 -0.6
Joshua Palacios OF CHW Free agency 2025 -0.7
Korey Lee C CHW Trade 2025 1 -1.1 -1.1 0.0
Josh Rojas 2B/3B CHW Free agency 2025 -1.3
Martín Maldonado C CHW Free agency 2024 -1.5

WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.

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