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White Sox CHW

201576–86 (0.469)
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President of baseball ops: Kenny Williams · GM: Rick Hahn

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2015, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$115M
Surplus $M
-32
Win %
0.469
TAB
-7.4
WAB
-5.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
26.2
Dead money %
48%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-5.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2015 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RTyler Flowers110
RGeovany Soto73
LRob Brantly14

1B

RJosé Abreu115
LAdam LaRoche48
RMike Olt⇄4
LConor Gillaspie⇄2
RTyler Flowers2
RTyler Saladino1

2B

BYolmer Sánchez117
LMicah Johnson33
BEmilio Bonifácio17
RGordon Beckham11
BLeury García2

3B

RGordon Beckham76
RTyler Saladino60
RMike Olt⇄20
BEmilio Bonifácio1

SS

RAlexei Ramirez152
RTyler Saladino11
RGordon Beckham5
BLeury García3

LF

BMelky Cabrera150
RTrayce Thompson12
LJB Shuck10
BEmilio Bonifácio2
BLeury García2

CF

LAdam Eaton145
LJB Shuck11
RTrayce Thompson10
BLeury García4
BEmilio Bonifácio3

RF

RAvisaíl García130
LJB Shuck27
RTrayce Thompson18

DH

LAdam LaRoche74
RJosé Abreu39
RAvisaíl García17
BMelky Cabrera8
LAdam Eaton7
BEmilio Bonifácio7
RGeovany Soto3
LConor Gillaspie⇄2
BLeury García2
RGordon Beckham2
RAlexei Ramirez1
RTrayce Thompson1
RTyler Flowers1
BYolmer Sánchez1

Starters

LChris Sale5.6 WAR
LJose Quintana4.2 WAR
RJeff Samardzija2.4 WAR
LCarlos Rodon1.7 WAR
LJohn Danks1.3 WAR
RFrankie Montas0.2 WAR
RChris Beck0.1 WAR
RErik Johnson-0.0 WAR
RHector Noesi-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDavid Robertson34 sv
LZach Duke26 h
RJake Petricka12 h
RZach Putnam6 h
RNate Jones6 h
RMatt Albers6 h
LDan Jennings4 h
RDaniel Webb0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 2014)

PlayerfWAR
Jeff Samardzija2.4
David Robertson1.7
Carlos Rodón1.7
Geovany Soto1.6
Trayce Thompson1.4
Dan Jennings0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2014)

Player2014 fWAR
Chris Bassitt0.7
Moisés Sierra0.6
Marcus Semien0.5
Adam Dunn0.4
Ronald Belisario0.4
Alejandro De Aza0.3

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by White Sox. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2015; everyone else is shown as a 2015 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chris Sale 2015 +5.6 +111.7 6.0 +105.7 $1.1M 2.50× Extension · 2027–2028 · $27.0M AAV
Jose Quintana 2015 +4.2 +73.5 3.4 +70.1 $0.8M 2.19× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Adam Eaton 2015 +3.9 +55.3 0.8 +54.5 $0.2M 1.79× –
Carlos Rodón 2015 +1.7 +20.3 0.5 +19.8 $0.3M 1.49× Free Agent · 2023–2028 · $27.0M AAV
José Abreu 2015 +3.3 +28.4 8.7 +19.7 $2.6M 1.07× –
Jeff Samardzija 2015 +2.4 +28.2 9.8 +18.4 $4.1M 1.49× –
David Robertson 2015 +1.7 +26.9 10.0 +16.9 $5.8M 1.95× –
Tyler Flowers 2015 +2.4 +14.5 2.7 +11.9 $1.1M 0.76× –
Trayce Thompson 2015 +1.4 +9.4 0.2 +9.2 $0.1M 0.83× –
Geovany Soto 2015 +1.6 +9.4 1.5 +7.9 $1.0M 0.76× –
Dan Jennings 2015 +0.4 +2.2 0.5 +1.7 $1.3M 0.67× –
Jake Petricka 2015 +0.4 +2.1 0.5 +1.6 $1.3M 0.67× –
Tyler Saladino 2015 +0.3 +1.3 0.2 +1.1 $0.9M 0.58× –
Frankie Montas 2015 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.9 $0.5M 0.67× –
Scott Carroll 2015 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $1.2M 0.67× –
Chris Beck 2015 +0.1 +0.4 0.0 +0.4 $0.1M 1.02× –
Matt Albers 2015 +0.3 +1.6 1.5 +0.1 $5.1M 0.67× –
Zach Putnam 2015 +0.1 +0.4 0.5 -0.1 $6.6M 0.67× –
Erik Johnson 2015 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 1.02× –
Gordon Beckham 2015 +0.4 +1.6 2.0 -0.4 $5.7M 0.58× –
Yolmer Sánchez 2015 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.4 $15.2M 0.56× –
Leury García 2015 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.83× –
Kyle Drabek 2015 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Javy Guerra 2015 +0.0 +0.0 0.9 -0.9 $448.5M 0.67× –
Micah Johnson 2015 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Nate Jones 2015 -0.1 -0.4 0.7 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Daniel Webb 2015 -0.3 -1.4 0.4 -1.8 – 0.67× –
JB Shuck 2015 -0.2 -1.3 0.5 -1.9 – 0.83× –
Rob Brantly 2015 -0.5 -1.9 0.5 -2.4 – 0.52× –
Avisaíl García 2015 -0.3 -2.1 0.5 -2.6 – 0.83× –
Mike Olt↔ 2015 -0.5 -2.2 0.4 -2.6 – 0.58× –
Conor Gillaspie↔ 2015 -0.8 -3.4 0.4 -3.9 – 0.56× –
Hector Noesí 2015 -0.3 -2.3 1.9 -4.2 – 1.02× –
John Danks 2015 +1.3 +10.7 15.8 -5.1 $12.0M 1.02× –
Emilio Bonifácio 2015 -0.8 -3.4 3.0 -6.4 – 0.56× –
Zach Duke 2015 -0.5 -2.5 4.5 -7.0 – 0.67× –
Alexei Ramirez 2015 +0.1 +0.6 10.0 -9.4 $82.4M 0.61× –
Melky Cabrera 2015 +0.1 +0.4 13.0 -12.6 $197.1M 0.83× –
Adam LaRoche 2015 -1.2 -6.6 12.0 -18.6 – 0.69× –
Junior Guerra 2015 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+26.2+371.1115.0+256.3—

Trades

Every graded 2015 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2015 · OAK / CHW
OAK · Billy Beane +$8.0M
J. B. Wendelken, Zack Erwin
CHW · Kenny Williams −$8.0M
Brett Lawrie
OAK came out ahead by $8.0M
2015 · CHW / LAD
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.8M
Blake Smith
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$0.8M
Eric Surkamp
CHW came out ahead by $0.8M
2015 · TEX / CHW
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.0M
Myles Jaye
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
Will Lamb
Even trade
2015 · CHW / COL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$8.0M
Tommy Kahnle
COL · Jeff Bridich −$8.0M
Yency Almonte
CHW came out ahead by $8.0M
2015 · CIN / CHW / LAD
CIN · Walt Jocketty +$16.0M
José Peraza, Brandon Dixon, Scott Schebler
CHW · Kenny Williams −$5.6M
Todd Frazier
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$10.4M
Trayce Thompson, Micah Johnson, Frankie Montas
CIN came out ahead by $16.0M 3-team

Current & Historical Payroll

2015 payroll
$115.1M
2016 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2015, 2015–2021. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2015; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
John Danks308.000$15.8MFREE AGENT
Melky Cabrera308.148$13.0MFREE AGENT
Adam LaRoche3511.000$12.0MFREE AGENT
Alexei Ramirez337.000$10.0MFREE AGENT
David Robertson306.070$10.0MFREE AGENT
Zach Duke328.054$4.5MFREE AGENT
Emilio Bonifácio308.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Geovany Soto327.096$1.5MFREE AGENT
Matt Albers327.141$1.5MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Jeff Samardzija305.028$9.8MFREE AGENT
Chris Sale264.061$6.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Flowers293.148$2.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gordon Beckham285.123$2.0MFREE AGENT
Hector Noesí283.006$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Javy Guerra294.000$938kARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Jones293.000$660kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Drabek275.000$518kFREE AGENT
Trayce Thompson245.010$172kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
José Abreu281.000$8.7MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Quintana262.133$3.4MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Eaton262.030$850kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Putnam271.135$525kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Avisaíl García241.167$523kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Jennings281.171$523kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Petricka271.044$520kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
JB Shuck281.111$516kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yolmer Sánchez230.045$510kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Brantly251.038$507kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Rodón220.000$463kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Conor Gillaspie272.069$425kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Olt261.030$416kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Webb251.027$358kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Saladino250.000$241kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Carroll300.154$197kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Micah Johnson241.046$183kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Leury García241.116$139kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frankie Montas220.000$94kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Johnson250.089$92kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Beck240.000$6kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Junior Guerra300.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2015 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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