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White Sox CHW

202281–81 (0.500)
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President of baseball ops: Kenny Williams · GM: Rick Hahn

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2022, 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
$191M
Surplus $M
-73
Win %
0.500
TAB
-5.5
WAB
-4.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
32.3
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-4.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2022 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BYasmani Grandal71
RSeby Zavala58
LReese McGuire⇄52
RCarlos Pérez6

1B

RJosé Abreu128
RAndrew Vaughn23
LGavin Sheets13
BYasmani Grandal5
RSeby Zavala2

2B

RJosh Harrison90
BLeury García47
RRomy Gonzalez25
RDanny Mendick6
RLenyn Sosa6
RJake Burger3
RAndrew Vaughn2

3B

BYoán Moncada101
RJake Burger37
RJosh Harrison23
BLeury García6
RDanny Mendick2

SS

RTim Anderson79
RElvis Andrus⇄42
RDanny Mendick22
BLeury García19
RLenyn Sosa5
RRomy Gonzalez3
RJosh Harrison2

LF

RAJ Pollock107
RAndrew Vaughn44
REloy Jiménez30
BLeury García9
LMark Payton6
LAdam Haseley4
RAdam Engel3
LGavin Sheets3
RJosh Harrison2
RDanny Mendick1
RRomy Gonzalez1

CF

RLuis Robert Jr.91
RAdam Engel57
RAJ Pollock37
BLeury García4
LAdam Haseley3
LMark Payton1

RF

LGavin Sheets85
RAdam Engel55
RAndrew Vaughn45
BLeury García15
RAJ Pollock14
LAdam Haseley5
LMark Payton3
RRomy Gonzalez2

DH

REloy Jiménez50
RAndrew Vaughn29
RJosé Abreu29
BYasmani Grandal25
LGavin Sheets15
RJake Burger9
BLeury García5
RJosh Harrison4
RLuis Robert Jr.4
RAdam Engel2
RSeby Zavala2
LAdam Haseley2
RElvis Andrus⇄1
LReese McGuire⇄1

Starters

RDylan Cease4.4 WAR
RJohnny Cueto2.4 WAR
RReynaldo Lopez2.0 WAR
RLance Lynn1.8 WAR
RLucas Giolito1.8 WAR
RMichael Kopech1.0 WAR
RDavis Martin0.6 WAR
RJoe Kelly0.5 WAR
RVince Velasquez0.4 WAR
RJimmy Lambert0.3 WAR
LDallas Keuchel⇄-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RLiam Hendriks37 sv
RKendall Graveman27 h
RJoe Kelly15 h
RJose Ruiz11 h
RJimmy Lambert10 h
RReynaldo Lopez9 h
RMatt Foster5 h
LTanner Banks1 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 2021)

PlayerfWAR
Johnny Cueto2.4
Elvis Andrus1.9
Josh Harrison1.4
Kendall Graveman0.7
Davis Martin0.6
AJ Pollock0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2021)

Player2021 fWAR
Carlos Rodón4.9
Nick Madrigal1.3
Codi Heuer0.6
Ryan Tepera0.5
Billy Hamilton0.3
Luis González0.2

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 2022; everyone else is shown as a 2022 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Dylan Cease 2022 +4.4 +76.6 0.8 +75.9 $0.2M 2.19× Free Agent · 2026–2032 · $30.0M AAV
Reynaldo López 2022 +2.0 +31.6 2.6 +29.0 $1.3M 1.95× Extension · 2025–2027 · $10.0M AAV
Johnny Cueto 2022 +2.4 +28.4 3.2 +25.2 $1.3M 1.49× –
José Abreu 2022 +3.8 +36.5 19.7 +16.8 $5.2M 1.20× –
Luis Robert Jr. 2022 +2.1 +20.9 6.0 +14.9 $2.8M 1.22× –
Lucas Giolito 2022 +1.8 +20.9 7.5 +13.4 $4.2M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $3.0M AAV
Seby Zavala 2022 +2.0 +12.2 0.4 +11.7 $0.2M 0.76× –
Liam Hendriks 2022 +1.6 +24.7 13.3 +11.4 $8.4M 1.95× –
Elvis Andrus↔ 2022 +1.9 +13.6 4.1 +9.5 $2.2M 0.89× –
Michael Kopech 2022 +1.0 +8.2 0.7 +7.5 $0.7M 1.02× –
Tim Anderson 2022 +2.2 +16.0 9.5 +6.5 $4.2M 0.89× –
Eloy Jiménez 2022 +1.6 +13.4 7.3 +6.0 $4.4M 1.01× –
Davis Martin 2022 +0.6 +4.7 0.2 +4.5 $0.3M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Lance Lynn 2022 +1.8 +21.8 18.5 +3.3 $10.1M 1.49× –
Danny Mendick 2022 +0.8 +3.7 0.7 +3.0 $0.9M 0.61× –
Josh Harrison 2022 +1.4 +6.5 4.0 +2.5 $2.8M 0.56× –
Jake Burger 2022 +0.4 +1.7 0.4 +1.3 $1.1M 0.58× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.2M AAV
Jimmy Lambert 2022 +0.3 +1.7 0.5 +1.2 $1.5M 0.67× –
Aaron Bummer 2022 +0.3 +3.3 2.5 +0.8 $8.2M 1.34× –
Tanner Banks 2022 +0.3 +1.3 0.5 +0.8 $2.0M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Gavin Sheets 2022 +0.2 +1.4 0.7 +0.7 $3.1M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.5M AAV
Reese McGuire↔ 2022 +0.2 +0.9 0.3 +0.7 $1.7M 0.69× –
Matt Foster 2022 +0.2 +0.8 0.5 +0.3 $3.5M 0.67× –
Anderson Severino 2022 +0.0 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.6M 0.67× –
Romy Gonzalez 2022 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $6.5M 0.56× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Adam Haseley 2022 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Carlos Pérez 2022 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.52× –
Kyle Crick 2022 +0.1 +0.7 1.2 -0.5 $9.2M 0.67× –
Kendall Graveman 2022 +0.7 +7.2 8.0 -0.8 $11.9M 1.34× –
Vince Velasquez 2022 +0.4 +2.2 3.0 -0.8 $7.4M 0.67× –
Mark Payton 2022 -0.1 -1.0 0.1 -1.0 – 0.83× –
José Ruiz 2022 -0.1 -0.8 0.7 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Lenyn Sosa 2022 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Bennett Sousa 2022 -0.3 -1.6 0.3 -1.8 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Ryan Burr 2022 -0.3 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Jake Diekman↔ 2022 -0.1 -0.7 1.3 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Adam Engel 2022 -0.1 -0.8 2.0 -2.8 – 0.83× –
Joe Kelly 2022 +0.5 +2.6 7.0 -4.4 $14.2M 0.67× –
Andrew Vaughn 2022 -0.6 -4.0 0.7 -4.7 – 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $7.7M AAV
Yoán Moncada 2022 +0.8 +3.6 13.8 -10.2 $17.9M 0.58× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Leury García 2022 -1.1 -4.9 5.5 -10.4 – 0.56× –
AJ Pollock 2022 +0.6 +3.8 14.5 -10.7 $25.1M 0.83× –
Dallas Keuchel↔ 2022 -0.4 -2.9 10.3 -13.2 – 1.02× –
Yasmani Grandal 2022 -0.5 -2.1 18.2 -20.4 – 0.52× –
Total—+32.4+348.9191.3+157.7—

Trades

Every graded 2022 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2022 · CHW / LAD Apr 1, 2022
CHW · Kenny Williams +$5.6M
AJ Pollock
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$5.6M
Craig Kimbrel
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · TOR / CHW Apr 3, 2022
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$1.6M
Zack Collins
CHW · Kenny Williams −$1.6M
Reese McGuire
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · PHI / CHW Mar 29, 2022
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.8M
McKinley Moore
CHW · Kenny Williams −$0.8M
Adam Haseley
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · WSN / CHW Apr 21, 2022
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$0.0M
Garvin Alston
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · CHW / BOS Aug 31, 2022
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Chaim Bloom +$0.0M
Taylor Broadway
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · CHW / SFG Dec 22, 2022
CHW · Kenny Williams +$11.2M
Gregory Santos
SFG · Farhan Zaidi −$11.2M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · BOS / CHW Aug 1, 2022
BOS · Chaim Bloom +$8.8M
Reese McGuire
CHW · Kenny Williams −$8.8M
Jake Diekman
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2022 payroll
$191.2M
2023 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2022, 2022–2028. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2022; 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
José Abreu358.000$19.7MFREE AGENT
Lance Lynn3510.119$18.5MFREE AGENT
Yasmani Grandal339.115$18.2MFREE AGENT
AJ Pollock349.052$14.5MFREE AGENT
Liam Hendriks337.164$13.3MFREE AGENT
Dallas Keuchel3410.000$10.3MFREE AGENT
Kendall Graveman316.078$8.0MFREE AGENT
Joe Kelly349.029$7.0MFREE AGENT
Leury García317.025$5.5MFREE AGENT
Elvis Andrus3313.000$4.1MFREE AGENT
Josh Harrison349.168$4.0MFREE AGENT
Johnny Cueto3614.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Vince Velasquez306.086$3.0MFREE AGENT
Jake Diekman359.050$1.3MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Yoán Moncada274.106$13.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Anderson295.115$9.5MFREE AGENT
Lucas Giolito274.080$7.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Eloy Jiménez253.000$7.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reynaldo López284.004$2.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Bummer283.150$2.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Engel304.058$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Crick294.047$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Luis Robert Jr.242.000$6.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dylan Cease262.089$750kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Kopech262.041$730kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Ruiz272.048$720kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Vaughn241.000$715kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gavin Sheets260.076$671kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Mendick282.001$671kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Foster271.129$539kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanner Banks300.000$504kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Lambert271.007$481kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seby Zavala280.080$442kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Burger260.024$396kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bennett Sousa270.000$281kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reese McGuire272.027$279kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Davis Martin250.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Romy Gonzalez250.033$188kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Burr282.040$188kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Haseley261.132$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anderson Severino27–$77k
Carlos Pérez25–$69k
Lenyn Sosa220.000$64kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Payton300.071$54kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2022 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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