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Chris Getz

Chris Getz

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Born Aug 30, 1983 · Southfield, MI · age 42

General manager for the White Sox (2024–present).

3 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Overview

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs0
Record155–271
Win %0.364
-5.8GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season) ±7.1184th/195 execs
3.7Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)175th/195 execs
-8.7Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)185th/195 execs
67%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)194th/195 execs
$17MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track85th/195 execs
$3MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)137th/195 execs
$-5MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade186th/195 execs
$-3MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees194th/195 execs
-24.9TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total150th/195 execs
-43.0WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)180th/195 execs
0.78Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)136th/195 execs
-51Roster surplus $M110th/195 execs

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
▸ White Sox GM 2024–present 3 -43.0 -14.34 -24.9 -17.1 +18.1 +4.8 -11.2 +0.4 0.78 0.364 ––– -51
Career total (1985+ data) 3 -43.0 -24.9 -17.1 +18.1 +4.8 -11.2 +0.4 0.78 0.364 –– – -51

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

by valueby volume

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+18.1
Trade+4.8
Free agency-11.2
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.4
Sourcing mix: 60% draft · 0% FA · 39% trade · 1% R5

Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Chris Getz's seasons. Bars = his rosters; the black line = the league-average player at each slot. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge.

Players acquired — 83 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
Colson Montgomery SS CHW Draft 2025 2 +5.2 +2.6 –
Miguel Vargas 3B CHW Trade 2024 2 +4.6 +2.3 0.1
Chase Meidroth 2B/SS CHW Trade 2024 2 +3.6 +1.8 –
Sean Burke P CHW Draft 2024 3 +3.3 +1.1 –
Grant Taylor P CHW Draft 2025 2 +3.3 +1.6 –
Tristan Peters OF CHW Trade 2025 1 +2.7 +2.7 8.2
Erick Fedde P CHW Trade 2024 1 +2.5 +2.5 0.0
Shane Smith P CHW Draft 2025 1 +2.2 +2.2 –
Munetaka Murakami 1B CHW Draft 2026 1 +2.1 +2.1 –
Kyle Teel C CHW Trade 2024 2 +1.9 +1.0 –
Adrian Houser P CHW Trade 2025 1 +1.7 +1.7 0.1
Sam Antonacci OF CHW Draft 2026 1 +1.5 +1.5 –
Sean Newcomb P CHW Free agency 2025 1 +1.5 +1.5 4.9
Jonathan Cannon P CHW Draft 2024 2 +1.4 +0.7 –
Mike Tauchman OF CHW Free agency 2024 1 +1.4 +1.4 0.1
Chris Flexen P CHW Trade 2024 1 +1.3 +1.3 0.0
Paul DeJong SS CHW Trade 2024 1 +1.1 +1.1 0.0
Aaron Civale P CHW Trade 2025 1 +0.9 +0.9 0.0
Nicky Lopez 2B/SS CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.9 +0.9 0.0
Martín Pérez P CHW Free agency 2025 1 +0.8 +0.8 0.0
Tyler Alexander P CHW Trade 2025 1 +0.8 +0.8 0.0
Bryan Hudson P CHW Trade 2026 1 +0.8 +0.8 3.0
Matt Thaiss C CHW Trade 2025 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.0
Anthony Kay P CHW Free agency 2025 1 +0.5 +0.5 1.7
Randal Grichuk OF CHW Trade 2026 1 +0.5 +0.5 1.7
Gus Varland P CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.0
Mike Vasil P CHW Rule 5 2025 1 +0.4 +0.4 –
Michael Soroka P CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.0
Yoendrys Gómez P CHW Trade 2025 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.0
Jared Shuster P CHW Trade 2024 2 +0.4 +0.2 0.0
Wikelman González P CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.3 +0.3 –
Everson Pereira OF CHW Trade 2025 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.9
Austin Slater OF CHW Trade 2025 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.0
Chad Kuhl P CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.0
Jordan Hicks P CHW Trade 2026 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.2
Tommy Pham OF CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Justin Anderson P CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
John Brebbia P CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Tyler Gilbert P CHW Trade 2025 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Tim Hill P CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Dustin Harris OF CHW Trade 2026 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.6
Prelander Berroa P CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Bobby Dalbec 1B CHW Free agency 2025 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Tyler Davis P CHW Draft 2026 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Fraser Ellard P CHW Draft 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Noah Schultz P CHW Draft 2026 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Tyler Schweitzer P CHW Draft 2026 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Kevin Pillar OF CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Derek Hill OF CHW Trade 2025 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Elvis Peguero P CHW Trade 2025 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Chris Murphy P CHW Trade 2026 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.5
Brandon Eisert P CHW Trade 2025 2 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Duncan Davitt P CHW Trade 2025 – -0.0 – –
Zach DeLoach OF CHW Trade 2024 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Jairo Iriarte P CHW Trade 2024 – -0.0 – –
Jake Palisch P CHW Draft 2025 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Lucas Sims P CHW Free agency 2026 – -0.0 – –
Trevor Richards P CHW Trade 2026 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Brooks Baldwin OF CHW Draft 2024 1 -0.1 -0.1 –
Miguel Castro P CHW Trade 2025 – -0.1 – –
Seranthony Domínguez P CHW Free agency 2026 – -0.1 – –
Caleb Freeman P CHW Draft 2025 – -0.1 – –
Nick Maton 2B/3B CHW Free agency 2024 – -0.1 – –
Tanner Murray OF CHW Trade 2025 – -0.1 – –
Rafael Ortega OF CHW Free agency 2024 – -0.1 – –
Michael Taylor OF CHW Free agency 2025 – -0.1 – –
Drew Thorpe P CHW Trade 2024 – -0.1 – –
Dan Altavilla P CHW Free agency 2024 – -0.2 – –
Reese McGuire C CHW Free agency 2026 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.1
Jedixson Paez P CHW Draft 2026 – -0.2 – –
Steven Wilson P CHW Trade 2024 1 -0.3 -0.3 0.0
Andrew Benintendi OF CHW Trade 2025 2 -0.3 -0.1 0.0
Austin Hays OF CHW Free agency 2026 – -0.4 – –
Dominic Leone P CHW Free agency 2024 – -0.4 – –
Bryan Ramos 3B CHW Draft 2024 – -0.4 – –
Tim Elko 1B CHW Draft 2025 – -0.5 – –
Dominic Fletcher OF CHW Trade 2024 1 -0.5 -0.5 0.0
Bryse Wilson P CHW Free agency 2024 – -0.5 – –
Corey Julks OF CHW Trade 2024 – -0.6 – –
Joshua Palacios OF CHW Free agency 2025 – -0.7 – –
Korey Lee C CHW Trade 2025 1 -1.1 -1.1 0.0
Josh Rojas 2B/3B CHW Free agency 2025 – -1.3 – –
Martín Maldonado C CHW Free agency 2024 – -1.5 – –

WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.

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Rosternomics — quantifying front-office skill, attribution-clean. Follow @rosternomics on X. Decision-makers on record back to 1933; resource-controlled metrics (WAR & payroll) cover 1985–2026.
Data: FanGraphs (WAR), Baseball-Reference & the Chadwick Bureau register (rosters, IDs), the Lahman Database, Baseball America prospect rankings (via The Baseball Cube), 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); bios are original. Emoji graphics by OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
All figures are franchise-level outcomes credited to the decision-maker in the acquisition year — not solely attributable to one executive.