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White Sox CHW

202035–25 (0.583)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: Kenny Williams · GM: Rick Hahn

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2020, 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
$125M
Surplus $M
+18
Win %
0.583
TAB
+17.9
WAB
+11.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
19.6
Dead money %
35%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-3.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2020 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BYasmani Grandal32
RJames McCann30
LZack Collins2

1B

RJosé Abreu54
BYasmani Grandal6
LZack Collins1
REdwin Encarnación1

2B

RNick Madrigal29
RDanny Mendick28
BLeury García5
LRyan Goins1
BYolmer Sánchez1

3B

BYoán Moncada52
BYolmer Sánchez5
RDanny Mendick3
LRyan Goins2
RCheslor Cuthbert1

SS

RTim Anderson49
BLeury García10
RDanny Mendick4
BYolmer Sánchez3
LRyan Goins2

LF

REloy Jiménez54
RAdam Engel9
LNicky Delmonico3
LJarrod Dyson⇄2
LLuis González1

CF

RLuis Robert Jr.56
LJarrod Dyson⇄8
RAdam Engel3
LLuis González1

RF

LNomar Mazara42
RAdam Engel25
LNicky Delmonico4
BLeury García3
LJarrod Dyson⇄1

DH

REdwin Encarnación43
BYasmani Grandal7
RJosé Abreu6
LZack Collins5
LRyan Goins5
BYolmer Sánchez3
REloy Jiménez1
LJarrod Dyson⇄1
LLuis González1
RYermín Mercedes1

Starters

RLucas Giolito2.0 WAR
LDallas Keuchel1.8 WAR
RDane Dunning0.7 WAR
RMatt Foster0.6 WAR
LCarlos Rodon0.1 WAR
LGio Gonzalez-0.0 WAR
RDylan Cease-0.3 WAR
RJonathan Stiever-0.3 WAR
RReynaldo Lopez-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RAlex Colome12 sv
RJimmy Cordero9 h
REvan Marshall8 h
RCodi Heuer5 h
RMatt Foster2 h
LJace Fry2 h
LRoss Detwiler1 h
RSteve Cishek0 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 2019)

PlayerfWAR
Dallas Keuchel1.8
Yasmani Grandal1.6
Luis Robert Jr.1.3
Dane Dunning0.7
Matt Foster0.6
Codi Heuer0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2019)

Player2019 fWAR
Iván Nova2.0
Ryan Cordell0.3
Juan Minaya0.2
Ryan Burr0.1
Thyago Vieira0.1
Josh Osich0.0

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 2020; everyone else is shown as a 2020 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Lucas Giolito 2020 +2.0 +24.2 0.2 +24.0 $0.1M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $3.0M AAV
Tim Anderson 2020 +2.3 +16.5 4.0 +12.5 $1.7M 0.89× –
José Abreu 2020 +2.9 +24.5 12.7 +11.8 $4.4M 1.07× –
Eloy Jiménez 2020 +1.5 +9.8 2.3 +7.5 $1.6M 0.83× –
Adam Engel 2020 +1.0 +6.4 0.2 +6.1 $0.2M 0.83× –
Dane Dunning 2020 +0.7 +5.6 0.1 +5.5 $0.1M 1.02× –
Dallas Keuchel 2020 +1.8 +21.8 18.0 +3.8 $9.8M 1.49× –
Evan Marshall 2020 +0.9 +4.6 1.0 +3.6 $1.1M 0.67× –
Luis Robert Jr. 2020 +1.3 +9.0 5.8 +3.1 $4.3M 0.83× –
Matt Foster 2020 +0.6 +3.3 0.2 +3.1 $0.3M 0.67× –
Codi Heuer 2020 +0.6 +3.0 0.2 +2.8 $0.4M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Yoán Moncada 2020 +0.9 +4.3 1.8 +2.5 $1.9M 0.58× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Nick Madrigal 2020 +0.5 +2.4 0.2 +2.2 $0.3M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Garrett Crochet 2020 +0.2 +1.3 0.0 +1.3 $0.1M 0.67× Arb extension · 2026–2032 · $28.3M AAV
Jimmy Cordero 2020 +0.3 +1.4 0.2 +1.2 $0.8M 0.67× –
Danny Mendick 2020 +0.2 +1.0 0.2 +0.8 $0.8M 0.56× –
Ross Detwiler 2020 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.6M 0.67× –
Yolmer Sánchez 2020 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.5M 0.58× –
James McCann 2020 +1.4 +6.0 5.4 +0.6 $3.7M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.8M AAV
Aaron Bummer 2020 +0.3 +1.5 1.0 +0.5 $3.6M 0.67× –
Alex McRae 2020 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.5M 0.67× –
Bernardo Flores Jr. 2020 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $1.1M 0.67× –
Brady Lail↔ 2020 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.9M 0.67× –
José Ruiz 2020 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $3.6M 0.67× –
Ian Hamilton 2020 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Cheslor Cuthbert 2020 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.58× –
Jace Fry 2020 +0.0 +0.0 0.2 -0.2 $33.3M 0.67× –
Yermín Mercedes 2020 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.69× –
Luis González 2020 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Jarrod Dyson↔ 2020 +0.0 +0.0 0.7 -0.7 $287.5M 0.83× –
Drew Anderson 2020 -0.2 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $7.0M AAV
Leury García 2020 +0.4 +2.2 3.2 -1.1 $7.3M 0.61× –
Nicky Delmonico 2020 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.3 – 0.83× –
Zack Burdi 2020 -0.2 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Zack Collins 2020 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.69× –
Ryan Goins 2020 -0.3 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 – 0.69× –
Nomar Mazara 2020 -0.0 -0.3 2.1 -2.4 – 0.83× –
Dylan Cease 2020 -0.3 -2.6 0.2 -2.8 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2032 · $30.0M AAV
Jonathan Stiever 2020 -0.3 -2.8 0.0 -2.8 – 1.02× –
Carlos Rodón 2020 +0.1 +1.0 4.5 -3.5 $36.2M 1.02× Free Agent · 2023–2028 · $27.0M AAV
Reynaldo López 2020 -0.4 -3.5 0.2 -3.7 – 1.02× Extension · 2025–2027 · $10.0M AAV
Alex Colomé 2020 +0.6 +6.3 10.5 -4.2 $17.7M 1.34× –
Gio Gonzalez 2020 -0.0 -0.2 4.5 -4.7 – 0.67× –
Steve Cishek 2020 -0.2 -0.9 5.2 -6.1 – 0.67× –
Yasmani Grandal 2020 +1.6 +9.8 18.2 -8.5 $11.4M 0.76× –
Kelvin Herrera 2020 -0.1 -0.5 8.5 -9.0 – 0.67× –
Edwin Encarnación 2020 -0.5 -2.6 12.0 -14.6 – 0.69× –
Jimmy Lambert 2020 +0.0 +0.2 0.2 +0.0 $5.2M 0.67× –
Total—+19.5+147.9124.7+22.8—

Trades

Every graded 2020 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

2020 · PIT / CHW
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
Jarrod Dyson
Even trade
2020 · CHW / TEX
CHW · Kenny Williams +$20.8M
Lance Lynn
TEX · Jon Daniels −$20.8M
Avery Weems, Dane Dunning
CHW came out ahead by $20.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2020 payroll
$125.0M
2021 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2020, 2020–2026. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2020; 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Yasmani Grandal317.115$18.2MFREE AGENT
Dallas Keuchel327.019$18.0MFREE AGENT
José Abreu336.000$12.7MFREE AGENT
Edwin Encarnación3714.085$12.0MFREE AGENT
Kelvin Herrera309.000$8.5MFREE AGENT
Steve Cishek3410.000$5.2MFREE AGENT
Gio Gonzalez3410.146$4.5MFREE AGENT
Jarrod Dyson358.088$688kFREE AGENT
Ross Detwiler3413.000$100kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Alex Colomé315.118$10.5MFREE AGENT
James McCann305.028$5.4MFREE AGENT
Carlos Rodón274.168$4.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Anderson273.115$4.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Leury García295.025$3.2MFREE AGENT
Nomar Mazara254.000$2.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Marshall303.090$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Goins324.105$199kARB 3FREE AGENT
Cheslor Cuthbert273.152$100kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yolmer Sánchez284.134$89kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (29)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Luis Robert Jr.220.000$5.8MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eloy Jiménez231.000$2.3MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yoán Moncada252.106$1.8MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Bummer261.150$1.0MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lucas Giolito252.080$232kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jace Fry262.005$219kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Engel282.057$218kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dylan Cease240.089$213kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Cordero280.136$213kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Codi Heuer230.000$209kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Lambert250.000$209kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reynaldo López262.096$201kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Foster250.000$190kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Madrigal230.000$184kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Mendick260.027$174kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Ruiz250.170$118kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zack Collins250.055$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zack Burdi250.000$93kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dane Dunning250.000$93kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Hamilton250.039$84kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nicky Delmonico271.062$53kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bernardo Flores Jr.240.000$40kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis González240.000$34kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garrett Crochet210.000$31kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex McRae270.061$25kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brady Lail260.004$19kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Stiever230.000$19kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yermín Mercedes270.000$9kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Anderson260.000$3kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2020 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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