President of baseball ops: Kenny Williams · GM: Rick Hahn
2021: made playoffs · 93–69. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Rodón | 28 | FA-elig | 24 | 4.9 | 3.0 | +13.0 |
| Dylan Cease | 25 | pre-arb | 32 | 4.6 | 0.6 | +14.5 |
| Tim Anderson | 28 | arb | 123 | 4.3 | 7.2 | +6.7 |
| Lance Lynn | 34 | FA-elig | 28 | 4.3 | 9.3 | +4.6 |
| Lucas Giolito | 26 | arb | 31 | 4.2 | 4.2 | +9.4 |
| Yoán Moncada | 26 | arb | 144 | 3.7 | 6.8 | +5.4 |
| Yasmani Grandal | 32 | FA-elig | 93 | 3.6 | 18.2 | -6.6 |
| Luis Robert Jr. | 23 | pre-arb | 68 | 3.4 | 3.5 | +7.6 |
| José Abreu | 34 | FA-elig | 152 | 2.8 | 17.7 | -8.7 |
| Liam Hendriks | 32 | FA-elig | 69 | 2.7 | 11.3 | -2.5 |
| Michael Kopech | 25 | pre-arb | 44 | 1.7 | 0.6 | +5.0 |
| Leury García | 30 | FA-elig | 126 | 1.5 | 3.5 | +1.4 |
| Garrett Crochet | 22 | pre-arb | 54 | 1.4 | 0.6 | +3.9 |
| Adam Engel | 29 | arb | 39 | 1.3 | 1.4 | +3.0 |
| Nick Madrigal | 24 | – | 54 | 1.3 | 0.4 | +3.7 |
| Aaron Bummer | 27 | arb | 62 | 1.2 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Reynaldo López | 27 | arb | 20 | 0.7 | 2.1 | +0.2 |
| Dallas Keuchel | 33 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.7 | 18.0 | -15.7 |
| Codi Heuer↔ CHC | 24 | – | 40 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +1.6 |
| Ryan Tepera↔ CHC | 33 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +1.4 |
| José Ruiz | 26 | pre-arb | 59 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +1.1 |
| Gavin Sheets | 25 | – | 54 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +1.3 |
| Eloy Jiménez | 24 | pre-arb | 55 | 0.3 | 4.3 | -3.3 |
| Jake Burger | 25 | – | 15 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Billy Hamilton | 30 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.3 | 1.2 | -0.3 |
| Ryan Burr | 27 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Luis González | 25 | – | 6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +0.7 |
| Jake Lamb↔ TOR | 30 | FA-elig | 43 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Evan Marshall | 31 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.1 | 2.0 | -1.6 |
| Yermín Mercedes | 28 | pre-arb | 68 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Craig Kimbrel↔ CHC | 33 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.0 | 6.1 | -6.0 |
| Alex McRae | 28 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| César Hernández↔ CLE | 31 | FA-elig | 53 | 0.0 | 1.8 | -1.8 |
| Brian Goodwin | 30 | arb | 72 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Jonathan Stiever | 24 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Mike Wright Jr. | 31 | arb | 13 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Romy Gonzalez | 24 | – | 10 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jimmy Lambert | 26 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Seby Zavala | 27 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Adam Eaton↔ ANA | 32 | FA-elig | 58 | -0.1 | 5.4 | -5.7 |
| Matt Foster | 26 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Jace Fry | 27 | arb | 6 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -1.3 |
| Nick Williams | 27 | – | 4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Zack Burdi↔ BAL | 26 | – | 6 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Andrew Vaughn | 23 | – | 127 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.4 |
| Danny Mendick | 27 | pre-arb | 71 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
| Zack Collins | 26 | pre-arb | 78 | -1.1 | 0.5 | -4.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Lance Lynn | 4.3 |
| Liam Hendriks | 2.7 |
| Michael Kopech | 1.7 |
| Ryan Tepera | 0.5 |
| Gavin Sheets | 0.5 |
| Jake Burger | 0.3 |
| Player | 2020 fWAR |
|---|---|
| James McCann | 1.4 |
| Dane Dunning | 0.7 |
| Alex Colomé | 0.6 |
| Yolmer Sánchez | 0.2 |
| Ross Detwiler | 0.2 |
| Bernardo Flores Jr. | 0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2021, 2021–2027. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2021; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasmani Grandal | 32 | 8.115 | $18.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dallas Keuchel | 33 | 8.031 | $18.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| José Abreu | 34 | 7.000 | $17.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Liam Hendriks | 32 | 6.164 | $11.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Lance Lynn | 34 | 9.119 | $9.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Craig Kimbrel | 33 | 9.161 | $6.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam Eaton | 32 | 9.000 | $5.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Leury García | 30 | 6.025 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| César Hernández | 31 | 6.154 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Billy Hamilton | 30 | 7.028 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jake Lamb | 30 | 7.000 | $782k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Anderson | 28 | 4.115 | $7.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Yoán Moncada | 26 | 3.106 | $6.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Lucas Giolito | 26 | 3.080 | $4.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Carlos Rodón | 28 | 5.168 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Reynaldo López | 27 | 3.091 | $2.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Evan Marshall | 31 | 4.090 | $2.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Adam Engel | 29 | 3.058 | $1.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jace Fry | 27 | 3.005 | $863k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Brian Goodwin | 30 | 4.019 | $618k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ryan Tepera | 33 | 5.008 | $271k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Wright Jr. | 31 | 3.008 | $141k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Nick Williams | 27 | 3.036 | $34k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eloy Jiménez | 24 | 2.000 | $4.3M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Luis Robert Jr. | 23 | 1.000 | $3.5M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Aaron Bummer | 27 | 2.150 | $2.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dylan Cease | 25 | 1.089 | $600k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| José Ruiz | 26 | 1.048 | $575k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Garrett Crochet | 22 | 0.028 | $572k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Michael Kopech | 25 | 1.041 | $570k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Andrew Vaughn | 23 | 0.000 | $570k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Zack Collins | 26 | 0.152 | $522k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Danny Mendick | 27 | 1.010 | $436k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Matt Foster | 26 | 0.169 | $406k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nick Madrigal | 24 | 0.164 | $380k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Burr | 27 | 1.040 | $316k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Yermín Mercedes | 28 | 0.008 | $285k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Codi Heuer | 24 | 1.000 | $234k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Gavin Sheets | 25 | 0.000 | $233k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Seby Zavala | 27 | 0.011 | $215k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jake Burger | 25 | 0.000 | $74k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Romy Gonzalez | 24 | 0.000 | $64k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Zack Burdi | 26 | 0.083 | $53k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alex McRae | 28 | 0.083 | $43k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Luis González | 25 | 0.033 | $34k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jimmy Lambert | 26 | 1.000 | $21k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jonathan Stiever | 24 | 0.017 | $6k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = White Sox 2021; 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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