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202560–102 (0.370)
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GM: Chris Getz

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2025, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$73M
Win %
0.370
TAB
-8.1
WAB
-12.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
17.1
Dead money %
58%
Depth Players
2.0
Dead WAR
-8.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2025 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BEdgar Quero72
LKyle Teel61
LMatt Thaiss34
RKorey Lee16
LOmar Narváez4

1B

RMiguel Vargas63
RLenyn Sosa42
RAndrew Vaughn31
RTim Elko20
RCurtis Mead20
LRyan Noda11
RBobby Dalbec5
LNick Maton5
RAustin Slater1

2B

RLenyn Sosa99
RChase Meidroth61
LJosh Rojas24
BBrooks Baldwin10
RVinny Capra3
RJacob Amaya1
LNick Maton1

3B

RMiguel Vargas79
LJosh Rojas47
RCurtis Mead18
BBrooks Baldwin15
RVinny Capra12
LColson Montgomery12
RBryan Ramos4
RLenyn Sosa3
LGage Workman2
RBobby Dalbec1

SS

RChase Meidroth76
LColson Montgomery60
RJacob Amaya35
BBrooks Baldwin10
RVinny Capra6
RBobby Dalbec3
LGage Workman1

LF

LAndrew Benintendi69
RMichael A. Taylor43
BBrooks Baldwin37
LWill Robertson19
LJoshua Palacios11
RCorey Julks5
LJosh Rojas5
LDominic Fletcher1
LKyle Teel1
RKorey Lee1
RMiguel Vargas1
LNick Maton1

CF

RLuis Robert Jr.105
RMichael A. Taylor47
BBrooks Baldwin26
RDerek Hill4
LDominic Fletcher3
RAustin Slater2
LTravis Jankowski2

RF

LMike Tauchman73
RMichael A. Taylor42
LJoshua Palacios36
BBrooks Baldwin20
LDominic Fletcher9
LWill Robertson5
BGreg Jones1
LNick Maton1

DH

LAndrew Benintendi44
BEdgar Quero29
LMike Tauchman19
RAndrew Vaughn17
LKyle Teel14
LNick Maton14
RLenyn Sosa11
LJoshua Palacios4
RAustin Slater4
LRyan Noda4
RMiguel Vargas4
RLuis Robert Jr.4
RCurtis Mead3
RKorey Lee3
RTim Elko3
RMichael A. Taylor2
LMatt Thaiss1

Starters

RShane Smith2.1 WAR
RGrant Taylor1.7 WAR
RAdrian Houser1.7 WAR
RDavis Martin1.2 WAR
RAaron Civale0.9 WAR
LMartin Perez0.8 WAR
LTyler Alexander0.8 WAR
RSean Burke0.6 WAR
RJordan Leasure0.5 WAR
LTyler Gilbert0.4 WAR
RMike Vasil0.4 WAR
RYoendrys Gomez0.3 WAR
RJonathan Cannon0.3 WAR
LJared Shuster0.2 WAR
RElvis Peguero0.1 WAR
LBrandon Eisert0.0 WAR
LFraser Ellard-0.0 WAR
RBryse Wilson-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

RJordan Leasure7 sv
RSteven Wilson10 h
LBrandon Eisert9 h
LCam Booser9 h
RGrant Taylor9 h
LTyler Alexander4 h
RMike Vasil3 h
RDan Altavilla2 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 2024)

PlayerfWAR
Colson Montgomery2.7
Shane Smith2.1
Kyle Teel1.9
Grant Taylor1.7
Adrian Houser1.7
Mike Tauchman1.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2024)

Player2024 fWAR
Garrett Crochet4.6
Erick Fedde2.6
Chris Flexen1.3
Paul DeJong1.1
Nicky Lopez0.9
Tanner Banks0.9

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 2025; everyone else is shown as a 2025 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Grant Taylor 2025 +1.7 +26.5 0.5 +26.0 $0.3M 1.95× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Colson Montgomery 2025 +2.7 +25.4 0.4 +25.1 $0.1M 1.18× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Shane Smith 2025 +2.1 +24.9 0.8 +24.1 $0.4M 1.49×
Adrian Houser 2025 +1.7 +20.1 0.3 +19.8 $0.2M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $11.0M AAV
Kyle Teel 2025 +1.9 +11.6 0.5 +11.1 $0.2M 0.76× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Davis Martin 2025 +1.2 +9.6 0.8 +8.8 $0.7M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Mike Tauchman 2025 +1.4 +9.3 2.2 +7.1 $1.6M 0.83×
Chase Meidroth 2025 +1.4 +6.8 0.7 +6.1 $0.5M 0.61× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Miguel Vargas 2025 +1.4 +6.4 0.8 +5.6 $0.6M 0.58× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Lenyn Sosa 2025 +1.4 +6.1 0.8 +5.4 $0.6M 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Aaron Civale 2025 +0.9 +7.3 2.6 +4.7 $2.9M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Sean Burke 2025 +0.6 +5.0 0.7 +4.4 $1.1M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jordan Leasure 2025 +0.5 +5.0 0.8 +4.3 $1.6M 1.34× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Tyler Alexander 2025 +0.8 +4.2 0.7 +3.4 $0.9M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.1M AAV
Mike Vasil 2025 +0.4 +3.9 0.8 +3.2 $2.1M 1.34× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Steven Wilson 2025 +0.4 +4.0 0.8 +3.1 $2.3M 1.34× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Martín Pérez 2025 +0.8 +6.5 3.5 +3.0 $4.4M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.5M AAV
Matt Thaiss 2025 +0.6 +3.4 0.4 +3.0 $0.6M 0.69×
Yoendrys Gómez 2025 +0.3 +2.8 0.1 +2.7 $0.2M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Dominic Fletcher 2025 +0.3 +2.3 0.1 +2.2 $0.3M 0.83×
Jonathan Cannon 2025 +0.3 +2.5 0.7 +1.9 $2.1M 1.02×
Tyler Gilbert 2025 +0.4 +2.0 0.8 +1.2 $2.2M 0.67×
Wikelman González 2025 +0.3 +1.5 0.2 +1.2 $0.8M 0.67×
Austin Slater 2025 +0.4 +2.0 1.0 +1.0 $2.8M 0.69×
Derek Hill 2025 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.5M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Elvis Peguero 2025 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.6 $0.7M 1.02×
Jared Shuster 2025 +0.2 +1.1 0.5 +0.6 $2.5M 0.67×
Korey Lee 2025 +0.2 +0.8 0.5 +0.3 $2.5M 0.52×
Bobby Dalbec 2025 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.5M 0.56×
Bryan Ramos 2025 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.58×
Corey Julks 2025 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 0.83×
Greg Jones 2025 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 0.83×
Owen White 2025 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 0.67×
Brandon Eisert 2025 +0.0 +0.3 0.7 -0.4 $25.7M 1.34×
Caleb Freeman 2025 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 0.67×
Gage Workman 2025 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0.58× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Travis Jankowski 2025 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 0.83×
Bryan Hudson 2025 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Fraser Ellard 2025 -0.0 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 0.67×
Edgar Quero 2025 -0.1 -0.6 0.7 -1.2 0.52× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Vinny Capra 2025 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 0.58×
Curtis Mead 2025 -0.3 -1.2 0.3 -1.5 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Penn Murfee 2025 -0.1 -0.7 0.8 -1.5 0.67×
Brooks Baldwin 2025 -0.1 -1.0 0.6 -1.6 0.83× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Nick Maton 2025 -0.1 -0.7 0.9 -1.6 0.69×
Ryan Noda 2025 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 0.56×
Dan Altavilla 2025 -0.2 -1.2 0.6 -1.8 0.67×
Miguel Castro 2025 -0.1 -0.7 1.1 -1.8 0.67×
Mike Clevinger 2025 -0.1 -0.6 1.5 -2.1 0.67×
Michael A. Taylor 2025 -0.0 -0.3 2.2 -2.6 0.83×
Tim Elko 2025 -0.5 -2.4 0.3 -2.7 0.56×
Cam Booser 2025 -0.6 -3.2 0.5 -3.7 0.67×
Bryse Wilson 2025 -0.5 -2.9 1.1 -3.9 0.67×
Jacob Amaya 2025 -0.8 -3.8 0.3 -4.1 0.61×
Joshua Palacios 2025 -0.7 -4.5 0.3 -4.8 0.83×
Will Robertson 2025 -0.8 -5.1 0.2 -5.3 0.83×
Luis Robert Jr. 2025 +1.3 +8.7 15.0 -6.3 $11.5M 0.83×
Andrew Vaughn 2025 -1.3 -7.3 2.0 -9.3 0.69× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $7.7M AAV
Josh Rojas 2025 -1.3 -5.9 3.5 -9.4 0.58×
Andrew Benintendi 2023–2025 -0.3 -1.9 42.8 -44.7 0.83× Free Agent · 2023–2027 · $15.0M AAV
Jake Palisch 2025 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.0 $9.6M 0.67×
Omar Narváez 2025 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $5.0M 0.52×
Total+17.1+162.799.5+64.1

Trades

Every graded 2025 deal involving the White Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 18 total.

2025 · CHW / TBR Dec 18, 2025
CHW · Chris Getz +$53.6M
Tristan Peters
TBR · Erik Neander −$53.6M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · MIL / CHW Jun 13, 2025
MIL · Matt Arnold +$5.6M
Andrew Vaughn
CHW · Chris Getz −$5.6M
Aaron Civale
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · CHW / TBR Nov 18, 2025
CHW · Chris Getz +$0.8M
Tanner Murray, Everson Pereira
TBR · Erik Neander −$0.8M
Yoendrys Gómez, Steven Wilson
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / CHW Jul 12, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CHW · Chris Getz +$0.0M
Blake Sabol
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · TBR / CHW May 27, 2025
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Matt Thaiss
CHW · Chris Getz +$0.0M
Dru Baker
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · TBR / CHW Jul 26, 2025
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Tristan Gray
CHW · Chris Getz +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · TBR / CHW Jul 31, 2025
TBR · Erik Neander +$5.6M
Adrian Houser
CHW · Chris Getz −$5.6M
Curtis Mead, Duncan Davitt, Ben Peoples
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · CHW / SDP Jan 24, 2025
CHW · Chris Getz +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
SDP · AJ Preller −$1.6M
Ron Marinaccio
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · CHC / CHW Apr 26, 2025
CHC · Jed Hoyer +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
CHW · Chris Getz −$1.6M
Gage Workman
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · MIL / CHW May 5, 2025
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CHW · Chris Getz +$0.0M
Evan McKendry
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · TOR / CHW Jul 10, 2025
TOR · Ross Atkins +$4.0M
cash / PTBNL
CHW · Chris Getz −$4.0M
Will Robertson
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · CHW / BOS Nov 18, 2025
CHW · Chris Getz +$0.8M
Chris Murphy
BOS · Craig Breslow −$0.8M
Ronny Hernandez
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · CHW / ANA Mar 31, 2025
CHW · Chris Getz +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
ANA · Perry Minasian −$0.8M
Jake Eder
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · HOU / CHW May 15, 2025
HOU · Dana Brown +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
CHW · Chris Getz −$1.6M
Miguel Castro
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · CHW / NYY Jul 30, 2025
CHW · Chris Getz +$2.4M
Gage Ziehl
NYY · Brian Cashman −$2.4M
Austin Slater
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · TBR / CHW Apr 25, 2025
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Travis Jankowski
CHW · Chris Getz +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · TOR / CHW Apr 27, 2025
TOR · Ross Atkins +$0.0M
Edrick Felix
CHW · Chris Getz +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · CHW / PHI Jan 1, 2025
CHW · Chris Getz +$0.0M
Tyler Gilbert
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Aaron Combs
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2025 payroll
$73.2M
2026 guaranteed
$17.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2025, 2025–2031. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2025; 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 (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2025202620272028202920302031
Andrew Benintendi308.062$17.1M$17.1M$15.1MFREE AGENT
Martín Pérez3412.038$3.5MFREE AGENT
Michael A. Taylor3411.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Mike Clevinger348.008$1.5MFREE AGENT
Miguel Castro308.033$1.1MFREE AGENT
Austin Slater326.147$1.0MFREE AGENT
Omar Narváez337.159$89kFREE AGENT
Travis Jankowski347.153$72kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2025202620272028202920302031
Luis Robert Jr.275.000$15.0MFREE AGENT
Josh Rojas314.126$3.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Civale305.058$2.6MFREE AGENT
Mike Tauchman344.143$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Vaughn274.000$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryse Wilson274.036$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Wilson303.000$848kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Alexander305.011$728kFREE AGENT
Dan Altavilla325.063$559kFREE AGENT
Matt Thaiss303.038$392kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adrian Houser325.136$279kFREE AGENT
Bobby Dalbec303.115$108kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (42)

PlayerAgeSvc2025202620272028202920302031
Nick Maton282.017$900kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Gilbert311.076$827kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Penn Murfee312.169$780kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Vargas251.101$770kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lenyn Sosa251.044$770kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Leasure260.162$766kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Davis Martin280.117$765kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Smith250.000$760kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Vasil250.000$760kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Eisert270.034$744kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chase Meidroth230.000$699kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edgar Quero220.000$674kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Burke250.020$666kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Cannon240.127$657kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brooks Baldwin240.073$599kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fraser Ellard270.062$529kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cam Booser330.150$525kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jared Shuster261.066$512kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Teel230.000$470kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grant Taylor230.000$454kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Korey Lee261.071$452kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colson Montgomery230.000$355kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Elko26$327k
Curtis Mead240.103$302kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joshua Palacios291.111$273kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Amaya260.054$262kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wikelman González230.000$225kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Owen White250.042$192kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Robertson27$181k
Bryan Ramos230.053$180kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Noda291.080$140kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dominic Fletcher271.040$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vinny Capra280.084$106kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Julks291.105$82kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Palisch26$74k
Yoendrys Gómez250.029$71kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Caleb Freeman27$64k
Bryan Hudson281.005$59kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elvis Peguero282.072$57kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Hill292.040$57kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Jones271.016$53kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gage Workman25$32k

Graphs

How each 2025 acquisition stacked onto White Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.