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201678–84 (0.481)
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President of baseball ops: Kenny Williams · GM: Rick Hahn

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2016, 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
$132M
Surplus $M
-26
Win %
0.481
TAB
-2.1
WAB
-4.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
32.7
Dead money %
41%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-8.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2016 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BDioner Navarro⇄85
LAlex Avila54
LOmar Narváez34
RKevan Smith6
BHéctor Sánchez⇄2

1B

RJosé Abreu152
RTodd Frazier7
LJustin Morneau5
RJerry Sands4
RTyler Saladino2

2B

RBrett Lawrie92
RTyler Saladino41
BYolmer Sánchez33

3B

RTodd Frazier149
RTyler Saladino10
BYolmer Sánchez6
RMatt Davidson1

SS

RTim Anderson98
BJimmy Rollins35
RTyler Saladino32
BYolmer Sánchez4

LF

BMelky Cabrera147
RAvisaíl García11
RJason Coats7
RJerry Sands3
LJB Shuck3
LAdam Eaton1
RTyler Saladino1

CF

LJB Shuck60
RAustin Jackson54
LAdam Eaton48
BLeury García16
LCharlie Tilson1
RTyler Saladino1

RF

LAdam Eaton121
RAvisaíl García46
RJason Coats11
LJB Shuck2
RJerry Sands1
RTyler Saladino1

DH

RAvisaíl García63
LJustin Morneau53
RJerry Sands10
LJB Shuck10
RJosé Abreu7
RJason Coats5
BJimmy Rollins4
BYolmer Sánchez3
BMelky Cabrera3
RTodd Frazier2
LAlex Avila2
RBrett Lawrie2
RTyler Saladino2
LAdam Eaton1
RMatt Davidson1
RKevan Smith1

Starters

LChris Sale5.3 WAR
LJose Quintana4.9 WAR
RMiguel Gonzalez2.8 WAR
LCarlos Rodon2.7 WAR
RMat Latos⇄0.0 WAR
LJohn Danks-0.1 WAR
RErik Johnson⇄-0.3 WAR
RAnthony Ranaudo⇄-0.3 WAR
RJacob Turner-0.5 WAR
RMatt Albers-0.7 WAR
RJames Shields⇄-1.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDavid Robertson37 sv
RNate Jones28 h
RMatt Albers13 h
LDan Jennings10 h
RTommy Kahnle5 h
RChris Beck5 h
RZach Putnam2 h
LZach Duke⇄0 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 2015)

PlayerfWAR
Todd Frazier3.0
Tim Anderson2.8
Miguel González2.8
Brett Lawrie0.9
Alex Avila0.6
Austin Jackson0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2015)

Player2015 fWAR
Tyler Flowers2.4
Jeff Samardzija2.4
Geovany Soto1.6
Trayce Thompson1.4
Gordon Beckham0.4
Frankie Montas0.2

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 2016; everyone else is shown as a 2016 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Adam Eaton 2016 +6.2 +101.9 2.8 +99.1 $0.4M 2.05× –
Chris Sale 2016 +5.3 +105.7 9.2 +96.6 $1.7M 2.50× Extension · 2027–2028 · $27.0M AAV
Jose Quintana 2016 +4.9 +85.6 5.4 +80.2 $1.1M 2.19× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Miguel González 2016 +2.8 +43.1 0.4 +42.7 $0.1M 1.96× –
Carlos Rodón 2016 +2.7 +41.7 0.5 +41.2 $0.2M 1.96× Free Agent · 2023–2028 · $27.0M AAV
Nate Jones 2016 +1.8 +28.7 0.9 +27.8 $0.5M 1.95× –
Tim Anderson 2016 +2.8 +26.4 0.3 +26.1 $0.1M 1.18× –
Todd Frazier 2016 +3.0 +26.6 8.2 +18.4 $2.8M 1.12× –
Tyler Saladino 2016 +1.3 +5.9 0.5 +5.4 $0.4M 0.56× –
Dan Jennings 2016 +0.9 +5.0 0.8 +4.2 $0.9M 0.67× –
Melky Cabrera 2016 +1.8 +17.1 14.0 +3.1 $8.0M 1.22× –
Michael Ynoa 2016 +0.3 +1.6 0.3 +1.3 $1.0M 0.67× –
Zach Duke↔ 2016 +0.9 +4.6 3.3 +1.3 $3.8M 0.67× –
Zach Putnam 2016 +0.4 +2.2 1.0 +1.2 $2.4M 0.67× –
José Abreu 2016 +2.2 +14.3 13.3 +0.9 $6.1M 0.81× –
Matt Purke 2016 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $1.0M 0.67× –
Omar Narváez 2016 +0.2 +0.7 0.2 +0.4 $1.5M 0.52× –
Jason Coats 2016 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $3.1M 0.83× –
David Robertson 2016 +1.0 +11.2 11.0 +0.2 $10.5M 1.34× –
Brett Lawrie 2016 +0.9 +4.2 4.1 +0.1 $4.4M 0.56× –
Juan Minaya 2016 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $3.1M 0.67× –
Leury García 2016 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.1 $3.5M 0.83× –
Alex Avila 2016 +0.6 +2.4 2.5 -0.1 $4.4M 0.52× –
Matt Davidson 2016 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.2 $16.5M 0.69× –
Daniel Webb 2016 +0.0 +0.1 0.4 -0.3 $17.4M 0.67× –
Tyler Danish 2016 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Blake Smith 2016 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Tommy Kahnle 2016 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Héctor Sánchez↔ 2016 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Charlie Tilson 2016 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.83× –
Jimmy Rollins 2016 +0.2 +1.2 2.0 -0.8 $8.3M 0.61× –
Justin Morneau 2016 +0.0 +0.2 1.0 -0.8 $28.0M 0.69× –
Kevan Smith 2016 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.52× –
Carson Fulmer 2016 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Chris Beck 2016 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Jake Petricka 2016 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Mat Latos↔ 2016 +0.0 +0.1 1.9 -1.8 $157.9M 1.02× –
Jerry Sands 2016 -0.3 -1.4 0.5 -1.9 – 0.69× –
Avisaíl García 2016 -0.0 -0.1 2.1 -2.2 – 0.69× –
Yolmer Sánchez 2016 -0.5 -2.0 0.3 -2.3 – 0.56× –
Erik Johnson↔ 2016 -0.3 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 1.02× –
Austin Jackson 2016 +0.3 +2.3 5.0 -2.7 $14.4M 0.83× –
Anthony Ranaudo↔ 2016 -0.3 -2.8 0.1 -3.0 – 1.02× –
Jacob Turner 2016 -0.5 -2.5 1.5 -4.0 – 0.67× –
Matt Albers 2016 -0.7 -3.6 2.0 -5.6 – 0.67× –
JB Shuck 2016 -1.3 -8.8 0.5 -9.3 – 0.83× –
Dioner Navarro↔ 2016 -1.8 -7.5 3.4 -10.8 – 0.52× –
John Danks 2016 -0.1 -0.7 15.8 -16.5 – 1.02× –
James Shields↔ 2016 -1.4 -11.8 14.0 -25.8 – 1.02× –
Scott Carroll 2016 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 +0.0 $2.4M 0.67× –
Total—+32.4+486.0131.6+354.3—

Trades

Every graded 2016 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2016 · BOS / CHW
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$171.2M
Chris Sale
CHW · Kenny Williams −$171.2M
Yoán Moncada, Michael Kopech, Luis Alexander Basabe, Víctor Díaz
BOS came out ahead by $171.2M
2016 · SDP / CHW
SDP · AJ Preller +$351.2M
Erik Johnson, Fernando Tatís
CHW · Kenny Williams −$351.2M
James Shields
SDP came out ahead by $351.2M
2016 · CHW / TOR
CHW · Kenny Williams +$2.4M
Colton Turner
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$2.4M
Dioner Navarro
CHW came out ahead by $2.4M
2016 · CHW / STL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$4.0M
Charlie Tilson
STL · John Mozeliak −$4.0M
Zach Duke
CHW came out ahead by $4.0M
2016 · TEX / CHW
TEX · Jon Daniels +$1.6M
Matt Ball
CHW · Kenny Williams −$1.6M
Anthony Ranaudo
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M
2016 · CHW / WSN
CHW · Kenny Williams +$192.0M
Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo López, Dane Dunning
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$192.0M
Adam Eaton
CHW came out ahead by $192.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2016 payroll
$131.7M
2017 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
John Danks319.000$15.8MFREE AGENT
James Shields349.125$14.0MFREE AGENT
Melky Cabrera319.148$14.0MFREE AGENT
David Robertson317.070$11.0MFREE AGENT
Austin Jackson296.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Dioner Navarro329.091$3.4MFREE AGENT
Zach Duke339.054$3.3MFREE AGENT
Alex Avila296.061$2.5MFREE AGENT
Matt Albers338.141$2.0MFREE AGENT
Jimmy Rollins3716.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Mat Latos286.079$1.9MFREE AGENT
Justin Morneau3511.168$1.0MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Chris Sale275.061$9.2MFREE AGENT
Todd Frazier304.071$8.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Quintana273.133$5.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Lawrie264.055$4.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Eaton273.030$2.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Turner253.033$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Jones304.000$900kARB 3FREE AGENT
Héctor Sánchez263.098$16kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (30)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
José Abreu292.000$13.3MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Avisaíl García252.166$2.1MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Putnam282.135$975kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Jennings292.171$810kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Sands281.142$535kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Petricka282.044$535kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
JB Shuck292.111$521kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Rodón230.168$518kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Saladino260.087$513kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Webb261.158$441kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel González320.122$413kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Anderson230.000$319kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Ynoa241.039$308kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yolmer Sánchez241.023$305kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Kahnle261.086$280kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Davidson250.050$263kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Omar Narváez240.000$247kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Coats260.082$225kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Beck250.002$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Tilson230.000$172kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Purke250.000$136kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Ranaudo260.052$110kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Johnson260.089$105kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carson Fulmer220.000$94kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevan Smith280.000$89kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Minaya250.000$89kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Smith28–$75k
Leury García251.170$75kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Carroll311.059$17kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Danish210.000$17kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2016 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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