President of baseball ops: Kenny Williams · GM: Rick Hahn
2020: made playoffs · 35–25. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Abreu | 33 | FA-elig | 60 | 2.9 | 12.7 | +8.3 |
| Tim Anderson | 27 | arb | 49 | 2.3 | 4.0 | +12.8 |
| Lucas Giolito | 25 | pre-arb | 12 | 2.0 | 0.2 | +14.7 |
| Dallas Keuchel | 32 | FA-elig | 11 | 1.8 | 18.0 | -4.5 |
| Yasmani Grandal | 31 | FA-elig | 46 | 1.6 | 18.2 | -6.5 |
| Eloy Jiménez | 23 | pre-arb | 55 | 1.5 | 2.3 | +8.5 |
| James McCann | 30 | FA-elig | 31 | 1.4 | 5.4 | +5.2 |
| Luis Robert Jr. | 22 | pre-arb | 56 | 1.3 | 5.8 | +4.0 |
| Adam Engel | 28 | pre-arb | 36 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +6.8 |
| Yoán Moncada | 25 | arb | 52 | 0.9 | 1.8 | +5.0 |
| Evan Marshall | 30 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.9 | 1.0 | +5.4 |
| Dane Dunning | 25 | – | 7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +4.9 |
| Matt Foster | 25 | – | 23 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +4.3 |
| Alex Colomé | 31 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.6 | 10.5 | -6.2 |
| Codi Heuer | 23 | – | 21 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +3.9 |
| Nick Madrigal | 23 | – | 29 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +3.7 |
| Leury García | 29 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.4 | 3.2 | +0.0 |
| Aaron Bummer | 26 | arb | 9 | 0.3 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Jimmy Cordero | 28 | pre-arb | 30 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Garrett Crochet | 21 | – | 5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +1.8 |
| Danny Mendick | 26 | pre-arb | 33 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +1.4 |
| Yolmer Sánchez | 28 | arb | 12 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +1.3 |
| Ross Detwiler | 34 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Carlos Rodón | 27 | arb | 4 | 0.1 | 4.5 | -3.6 |
| Alex McRae | 27 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Jimmy Lambert | 25 | – | 2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Bernardo Flores Jr. | 24 | – | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| José Ruiz | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Brady Lail↔ SEA | 26 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Jace Fry | 26 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Jarrod Dyson↔ PIT | 35 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Ian Hamilton | 25 | – | 4 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | 27 | arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Yermín Mercedes | 27 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Nomar Mazara | 25 | arb | 42 | -0.0 | 2.1 | -2.4 |
| Gio Gonzalez | 34 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.0 | 4.5 | -4.8 |
| Luis González | 24 | – | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 30 | FA-elig | 2 | -0.1 | 8.5 | -9.1 |
| Steve Cishek | 34 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.2 | 5.2 | -6.5 |
| Nicky Delmonico | 27 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| Drew Anderson | 26 | – | 1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -1.6 |
| Zack Burdi | 25 | – | 8 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.7 |
| Zack Collins | 25 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.8 |
| Ryan Goins | 32 | arb | 14 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -2.4 |
| Dylan Cease | 24 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -2.6 |
| Jonathan Stiever | 23 | – | 2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -2.6 |
| Reynaldo López | 26 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -3.4 |
| Edwin Encarnación | 37 | FA-elig | 44 | -0.5 | 12.0 | -15.4 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Dallas Keuchel | 1.8 |
| Yasmani Grandal | 1.6 |
| Luis Robert Jr. | 1.3 |
| Dane Dunning | 0.7 |
| Matt Foster | 0.6 |
| Codi Heuer | 0.6 |
| Player | 2019 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Iván Nova | 2.0 |
| Ryan Cordell | 0.3 |
| Juan Minaya | 0.2 |
| Ryan Burr | 0.1 |
| Thyago Vieira | 0.1 |
| Josh Osich | 0.0 |
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.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasmani Grandal | 31 | 7.115 | $18.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dallas Keuchel | 32 | 7.019 | $18.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| José Abreu | 33 | 6.000 | $12.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Edwin Encarnación | 37 | 14.085 | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kelvin Herrera | 30 | 9.000 | $8.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Steve Cishek | 34 | 10.000 | $5.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gio Gonzalez | 34 | 10.146 | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jarrod Dyson | 35 | 8.088 | $688k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ross Detwiler | 34 | 13.000 | $100k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Colomé | 31 | 5.118 | $10.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| James McCann | 30 | 5.028 | $5.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos Rodón | 27 | 4.168 | $4.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tim Anderson | 27 | 3.115 | $4.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Leury García | 29 | 5.025 | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Nomar Mazara | 25 | 4.000 | $2.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Evan Marshall | 30 | 3.090 | $1.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ryan Goins | 32 | 4.105 | $199k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Cheslor Cuthbert | 27 | 3.152 | $100k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Yolmer Sánchez | 28 | 4.134 | $89k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Robert Jr. | 22 | 0.000 | $5.8M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Eloy Jiménez | 23 | 1.000 | $2.3M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Yoán Moncada | 25 | 2.106 | $1.8M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Aaron Bummer | 26 | 1.150 | $1.0M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Lucas Giolito | 25 | 2.080 | $232k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jace Fry | 26 | 2.005 | $219k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Adam Engel | 28 | 2.057 | $218k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dylan Cease | 24 | 0.089 | $213k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jimmy Cordero | 28 | 0.136 | $213k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Codi Heuer | 23 | 0.000 | $209k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jimmy Lambert | 25 | 0.000 | $209k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Reynaldo López | 26 | 2.096 | $201k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Matt Foster | 25 | 0.000 | $190k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nick Madrigal | 23 | 0.000 | $184k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Danny Mendick | 26 | 0.027 | $174k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| José Ruiz | 25 | 0.170 | $118k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Zack Collins | 25 | 0.055 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Zack Burdi | 25 | 0.000 | $93k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dane Dunning | 25 | 0.000 | $93k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ian Hamilton | 25 | 0.039 | $84k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nicky Delmonico | 27 | 1.062 | $53k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Bernardo Flores Jr. | 24 | 0.000 | $40k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Luis González | 24 | 0.000 | $34k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Garrett Crochet | 21 | 0.000 | $31k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alex McRae | 27 | 0.061 | $25k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brady Lail | 26 | 0.004 | $19k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jonathan Stiever | 23 | 0.000 | $19k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Yermín Mercedes | 27 | 0.000 | $9k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Drew Anderson | 26 | 0.000 | $3k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = White Sox 2020; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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