Service time in years & days (through 2024 season).
Jerry Reinsdorf Owner
1981 -
- Jerry Reinsdorf, 1981 -
- a group led by Reinsdorf bought the White Sox for $19M in 1981
- Bill Veeck, 1975-1981
- Veeck purchased the team from John Allyn for $9.75M in 1975
- Forbes magazine valued the club at $2.05 billion in March 2024.
WHITE SOX PAYROLLS |
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Year | Opening Day 26-man |
Year End 40-man | CB Tax 40-man |
2024 | $123,089,383 (20) | $ ( ) | $134,552,993 (23) |
2023 | $181,158,666 (13) | $178,557,920 (14) | $200,575,358 (14) |
2022 | $193,370,219 ( 7) | $194,558,797 ( 7) | $215,631,300 ( 7) |
2021 | $128,716,666 (15) | $141,808,402 (15) | $177,837,827 (10) |
2020 | $ 50,204,444 (17) | $ 52,591,640 (20) | $178,251,672 (12) |
2019 | $ 88,902,000 (26) | $ 97,304,607 (25) | $115,472,746 (24) |
2018 | $ 71,217,000 (29) | $ 71,604,110 (29) | $ 82,889,649 (30) |
2017 | $ 97,823,271 (23) | $ 87,809,300 (26) | $100,877,540 (26) |
2016 | $114,498,667 (16) | $124,423,259 (16) | $132,603,810 (16) |
2015 | $118,619,378 (15) | $120,366,643 (16) | $141,974,360 (15) |
2014 | $ 90,062,659 (23) | $ 92,472,106 (22) | $106,363,812 (21) |
2013 | $118,914,500 (11) | $116,740,909 (12) | $119,993,317 (13) |
2012 | $ 97,669,500 (12) | $101,763,212 (12) | $114,459,560 (13) |
2011 | $127,789,000 ( 7) | $125,814,762 ( 7) | |
2010 | $103,080,000 ( 9) | $112,197,078 ( 8) | |
2009 | $ 96,068,500 (11) | $105,287,384 (10) | |
2008 | $121,189,332 ( 5) | $113,641,026 ( 9) | |
2007 | $108,671,833 ( 5) | $100,189,832 (10) | |
2006 | $102,750,667 ( 5) | $ 96,913,615 ( 9) | |
2005 | $ 75,178,000 (13) | $ 73,162,000 (13) | |
2004 | $ 65,212,500 (14) | $ 64,615,141 (17) | |
2003 | $ 51,010,000 (22) | $ 71,336,029 (17) | |
2002 | $ 57,052,833 (18) | $ 54,534,084 (19) | |
2001 | $ 65,628,667 (14) | $ 62,858,544 (17) | |
2000 | $ 31,200,000 (25) | $ 35,677,812 (24) |
- Opening Day payrolls compiled by Baseball Prospectus include salaries and pro-rated signing bonuses for players on the active 25/26-man roster and injured list. Deferred payments and performance and award bonuses are not included.
- Year End 40-man roster payrolls obtained by The Associated Press include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses, earned performance and award bonuses, non-cash compensation, buyouts of unexercised options and cash transactions. Deferrals may be discounted to reflect present-day value.
- Year End Competitive Balance Tax payrolls obtained by The Associated Press include average annual value of contracts, earned bonuses, non-cash compensation, cash transactions, buyouts of unexercised options, and health and pension benefits. Deferrals may be discounted to reflect present-day value.
Chris Getz General Manager
2023 -
- 2023 -
- promoted to General Manager by Chicago White Sox 8/31/23
- Assistant General Manager, 2021-22
- Director, Player Development, 2017-20
- Kansas City, 2015-16
- assistant, player development
- Assistant GM Josh Barfield
- Assistant GM Jin Wong
- Director of Amateur Scouting Mike Shirley
- Senior Director of Baseball Operations Dan Fabian
- Director of Player Personnel Gene Watson
- Director of Player Development Paul Janish
- former Executive Vice President Ken Williams
- 2017-23
- signed extension with Chicago White Sox during summer of 2017
- fired by Chicago White Sox 8/22/23
- 5 years (2005-09)
- hired as Senior VP/General Manager 10/2000
- deal rolls over each year (1 year of severance if terminated)
- promoted to Executive Vice President 10/26/12
- 2017-23
- former Senior VP/General Manager Rick Hahn
- 2023 -
- current contract with Chicago White Sox runs through 2024
- fired by Chicago White Sox 8/22/23
- current contract with Chicago White Sox runs through 2024
- 2017 -
- signed extension with Chicago White Sox during summer of 2017
- 2013 –
- promoted to Senior VP/General Manager 10/26/12
- 2023 -
Will Venable Manager
2025 -
- 2025 -
- signed multi-year contract with Chicago White Sox as manager 10/31/24, replacing Grady Sizemore, who had served as interim manager since 8/8/24
- Texas, 2023-24
- associate manager
- Boston, 2021-22
- bench coach
- Chicago Cubs, 2017-20
- first-base coach, third-base coach
- former manager Pedro Grifol
- hired by Chicago White Sox 11/22, replacing Tony La Russa
- fired by Chicago White Sox 8/8/24
- former manager Tony La Russa
- 3 years (2021-23)
- hired as manager by Chicago White sox 10/29/20
- contract pays about $3.75M annually
- resigned as manager 10/3/22
- 1979-86
- promoted to manager by Chicago White Sox 8/6/79
- fired 6/19/86
- promoted to manager by Chicago White Sox 8/6/79
- 3 years (2021-23)
- former manager Rick Renteria
- 2020 -
- signed extension with Chicago White Sox (unspecified duration)
- Renteria will not return for 2021, White Sox announced 10/12/20
- 3 years/$3.6M (2017-19)
- promoted to manager by Chicago White Sox 10/3/16
- 17:$1.1M, 18:$1.2M, 19:$1.3M
- 2020 -
- former manager Robin Ventura
- 2 years (2015-16)
- signed multi-year extension 1/24/14
- resigned as Chicago White Sox manager 10/2/16
- 3 years (2012-14)
- promoted by Chicago White Sox to manager from special advisor
- signed three-year contract 10/6/11
- promoted by Chicago White Sox to manager from special advisor
- 2 years (2015-16)
Andrew Benintendi lf
5 years/$75M (2023-27)
- 5 years/$75M (2023-27)
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 1/13/23
- $3M signing bonus
- 23:$8M, 24:$16.5M, 25:$16.5M, 26:$16.5M, 27:$14.5M
- 1 year/$8.5M (2022)
- won arbitration with Kansas City 5/13/22 ($8.5M-$7.3M)
- acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Kansas City 7/27/22 with $3,269,231 remaining on contract
- 2 years/$10M (2020-21)
- signed extension with Boston 2/8/20 (avoided arbitration, $4.1M-$3.4M)
- 20:$3.4M, 21:$6.6M
- acquired by Kansas City in trade from Boston 2/10/21 (as part of the deal, Red Sox pay $2.8M of Benintendi’s 2021 salary)
- 1 year/$717,500 (2019)
- re-signed by Boston 3/19
- re-signed by Boston 3/19
- 1 year/$620,500 (2018)
- re-signed by Boston 3/18
- 1 year/$549,000 (2017)
- re-signed by Boston 3/17
- 1 year (2016)
- contract selected by Boston 8/2/16
- drafted by Boston 2015 (1-7) (Arkansas)
- $3.5904M signing bonus (slot amount)
- agent: Excel
- ML service: 8.062
Luis Robert Jr. of
6 years/$50M (2020-25), plus 2026-27 options
- 6 years/$50M (2020-25), plus 2026-27 club options
- signed extension with Chicago White Sox 1/2/20
- 20:$1.5M, 21:$3.5M, 22:$6M, 23:$9.5M, 24:$12.5M, 25:$15M, 26:$20M club option ($2M buyout). 27:$20M club option ($2M buyout)
- signed extension with Chicago White Sox 1/2/20
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent from Cuba 5/20/17
- $26M signing bonus
- agent: Boras Corp.
- ML service: 5.000
Andrew Vaughn 1b
2025
- 1 year/$3.25M (2024)
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
- 1 year/$760,000 (2023)
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 2/24/23
- 1 year/$715,000 (2022)
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/22
- 1 year/$570,500 (2021)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 3/30/21
- drafted by Chicago White Sox 2019 (1-3) (Cal)
- $7,221,200 signing bonus (slot amount)
- agent: CAA
- ML service: 4.000
Mike Tauchman cf
1 year/$1.95M (2025)
- 1 year/$1.95M (2025)
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 12/9/24
- may earn additional $1M in performance bonuses
- assignment bonus: $250,000 with trade
- 1 year/$1.95M (2024)
- re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
- non-tendered by Chicago Cubs 11/22/24
- 1 year (2023)
- signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/13/23 (minor-league contract)
- contract selected by Chicago Cubs 5/19/23
- 1 year/$1M (2022)
- signed by Hanwha Eagles of Korea 12/9/21
- signed by Hanwha Eagles of Korea 12/9/21
- 1 year/$624,200 (2021)
- re-signed by NY Yankees 3/21
- acquired by San Francisco in trade from NY Yankees 4/27/21
- DFA by San Francisco 7/29/21, sent outright to Triple-A 8/3/21
- elected free agency 10/15/21
- 1 year/$603,100 (2020)
- re-signed by NY Yankees 3/20
- re-signed by NY Yankees 3/20
- 1 year/$557,000 (2019)
- re-signed by Colorado 3/19
- acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Colorado 3/23/19
- 1 year/$547,000 (2018)
- re-signed by Colorado 3/18
- re-signed by Colorado 3/18
- 1 year (2017)
- contract selected by Colorado 6/27/17
- drafted by Colorado 2013 (10-289) (Bradley)
- $10,000 signing bonus ($138,700 slot)
- agent: Meister Sports
- ML service: 4.143
Austin Slater of
1 year/$1.75M (2025)
- 1 year/$1.75M (2025)
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 11/18/24
- performance bonuses based on games, plate appearances:
- $50,000 for 50 g. $75,000 each 75, 100 g
- $50,000 each 100, 150, 200 PA. $75,000 each 250, 300 PA
- 1 year/$4M (2024)
- re-signed by San Francisco 11/17/23 (avoided arbitration)
- acquired by Cincinnati in trade from San Francisco 7/8/24 (Giants pay Reds undisclosed amount of cash as part of the deal)
- acquired by Baltimore in trade from Cincinnati 7/30/24
- 1 year/$3.2M (2023)
- re-signed by San Francisco 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
- 1 year/$1.85M (2022)
- re-signed by San Francisco 11/30/21 (avoided arbitration)
- 1 year/$1.15M (2021)
- re-signed by San Francisco 12/2/20 (avoided arbitration)
- 1 year/$576,000 (2020)
- re-signed by San Francisco 3/20
- re-signed by San Francisco 3/20
- 1 year (2019)
- re-signed by San Francisco 3/19
- re-signed by San Francisco 3/19
- 1 year (2018)
- re-signed by San Francisco 3/18
- re-signed by San Francisco 3/18
- 1 year (2017)
- contract selected by San Francisco 6/2/17
- drafted by San Francisco 2014 (8-238) (Stanford)
- $200,000 signing bonus ($158,400 slot)
- agent: Ballengee
- ML service: 6.147
Matt Thaiss c
1 year/$1M (2025)
- 1 year/$1M (2025)
- re-signed by Chicago Cubs 11/22/24 (avoided arbitration) (split contract, $400,000 in minors)
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Chicago Cubs 12/17/24
- 1 year/$770,000 (2024)
- re-signed by LA Angels 3/24
- acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade 11/20/24 after being DFA by LA Angels 11/14/24
- 1 year/$740,000 (2023)
- re-signed by LA Angels 3/23
- 1 year (2022)
- re-signed by LA Angels 3/22
- re-signed by LA Angels 3/22
- 1 year (2021)
- re-signed by LA Angels 3/21
- 1 year/$567,000 (2020)
- re-signed by LA Angels 3/20
- 1 year (2019)
- contract selected by LA Angels 7/3/19
- drafted by LA Angels 2016 (1-16) (Virginia)
- $2.15M signing bonus ($2,660,800 slot)
- agent: Pro Agents Inc.
- ML service: 3.038
Justin Anderson rhp
2025
- 1 year (2024)
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 11/23/23 (minor-league contract)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 4/12/24
- 1 year (2023)
- signed by Kansas City as a free agent 6/8/23 (minor-league contract)
- signed by Kansas City as a free agent 6/8/23 (minor-league contract)
- 2 years (2021-22)
- signed by Texas as a free agent 1/13/21 (minor-league contract)
- 1 year/$577,000 (2020)
- re-signed by LA Angels 3/20
- non-tendered by LA Angels 12/2/20
- 1 year/$561,500 (2019)
- re-signed by LA Angels 3/19
- 1 year (2018)
- contract selected by LA Angels 4/23/18
- drafted by LA Angels 2014 (14-419) (Texas-San Antonio)
- ML service: 3.122
Steven Wilson rhp
2025
- 1 year/$751,900 (2024)
- re-signed by San Diego 3/24
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from San Diego 3/13/24
- 1 year/$726,400 (2023)
- re-signed by San Diego 3/23
- 1 year/$700,000 (2022)
- contract selected by San Diego 11/19/21
- re-signed by San Diego 3/22
- drafted by San Diego 2018 (8-231) (Santa Clara)
- $5,000 signing bonus ($175,400 slot)
- ML service: 3.000
Penn Murfee rhp
2025
- 1 year/$740,000 (2024)
- re-signed by Atlanta as a free agent 11/29/23 (split contract)
- claimed by Houston off waivers from Atlanta 3/27/24
- claimed by Chicago White Sox off waivers from Houston 11/4/24
- 1 year/$727,000 (2023)
- re-signed by Seattle 3/23
- claimed by NY Mets off waivers from Seattle 10/31/23
- claimed by Atlanta off waivers from NY Mets 11/14/23
- non-tendered by Atlanta 11/17/23
- 1 year (2022)
- contract selected by Seattle 4/20/22
- contract selected by Seattle 4/20/22
- drafted by Seattle 2018 (33-988) (Santa Clara)
- $5,000 signing bonus
- agent: Ballengee
- ML service: 2.169
Corey Julks 3b-of
1 year/$755,700 (2024)
- 1 year/$755,700 (2024)
- re-signed by Houston 3/24
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade 5/15/24 after being DFA by Houston 5/10/24
- 1 year/$720,000 (2023)
- contract selected by Houston 3/28/23
- drafted by Houston 2017 (8-241) (Houston)
- $140,000 signing bonus ($158,100 slot)
- ML service: 1.105
Jesse Scholtens rhp
1 year/$747,250 (2024)
- 1 year/$747,250 (2024)
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/24
- 1 year (2023)
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 12/20/22 (minor-league contract)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 4/7/23
- drafted by San Diego 2016 (9-264) (Wright State)
- $1,000 signing bonus ($169,900 slot)
- ML service: 1.125
Dominic Fletcher rf
1 year/$742,900 (2024)
- 1 year/$742,900 (2024)
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Arizona 2/3/24
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/24
- 1 year (2023)
- contract selected by Arizona 11/13/22
- re-signed by Arizona 3/23
- drafted by Arizona 2019 (2s-75) (Arkansas)
- $700,000 signing bonus ($831,100 slot)
- agent: Ballengee
- ML service: 1.040
Korey Lee c
1 year/$741,850 (2024)
- 1 year/$741,850 (2024)
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/24
- 1 year (2023)
- re-signed by Houston 3/23
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Houston 7/28/23
- 1 year (2022)
- contract selected by Houston 3/22
- contract selected by Houston 3/22
- drafted by Houston 2019 (1-32) (Cal)
- $1.75M signing bonus ($2,257,300 slot)
- agent: Boras Corp.
- ML service: 1.071
Braden Shewmake ss
1 year/$740,350 (2024)
- 1 year/$740,350 (2024)
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/24
- 1 year (2023)
- contract selected by Atlanta 11/13/22
- re-signed by Atlanta 3/23
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Atlanta 11/16/23
- drafted by Atlanta 2019 (1-21) (Texas A&M)
- $3,132,300 signing bonus (slot amount)
- ML service: 0.065
Jordan Leasure rhp
1 year/$740,000 (2024)
- 1 year/$740,000 (2024)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 3/28/24
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from LA Dodgers 7/28/23
- drafted by LA Dodgers 2021 (14-432) (University of Tampa)
- $125,000 signing bonus
- ML service: 0.162
Jacob Amaya 2b-ss
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- re-signed by Miami 3/24
- acquired by Houston in trade 4/6/24 after being DFA by Miami 4/2/24
- claimed by Chicago White Sox off waivers 8/26/24 after being DFA by Houston 8/24/24
- 1 year (2023)
- acquired by Miami in trade from LA Dodgers 1/11/23
- re-signed by Miami 3/23
- 1 year (2022)
- contract selected by LA Dodgers 11/19/21
- re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/22
- drafted by LA Dodgers 2017 (11-340) (South Hills HS, West Covina, Calif.)
- $247,500 signing bonus
- ML service: 0.054
Brooks Baldwin 2b-3b
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 7/19/24
- drafted by Chicago White Sox 2022 (12-371) (UNC-Wilmington)
- $125,000 signing bonus
- agent: Vanguard
- ML service: 0.073
Prelander Berroa rhp
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Seattle 2/3/24
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/24
- 1 year (2023)
- contract selected by Seattle 11/13/22
- re-signed by Seattle 3/23
- acquired by Seattle in trade from San Francisco 5/11/22
- acquired by San Francisco in trade from Minnesota 7/31/19
- signed by Minnesota 7/2/16 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
- ML service: 0.045
Sean Burke rhp
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 9/10/24
- drafted by Chicago White Sox 2021 (3-94) (St. John’s HS, Shrewsbury, Mass.)
- $900,000 signing bonus ($618,200 slot)
- ML service: 0.020
Ky Bush lhp
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 8/5/24
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from LA Angels 7/26/23
- drafted by LA Angels 2021 (2-45) (St. Mary’s)
- $1,747,500 signing bonus ($1,650,200 slot)
- ML service: 0.038
Jonathan Cannon rhp
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 4/16/24
- drafted by Chicago White Sox 2022 (3-101) (Georgia)
- $925,000 signing bonus ($606,600 slot)
- ML service: 0.127
Juan Carela rhp
2025
- 2025
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 11/19/24
- acquired by Chicago White Sox 8/1/23 in trade from NY Yankees
- signed by NY Yankees 7/2/18 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
- $335,500 signing bonus
- ML service: 0.000
Oscar Colás of
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/24
- 1 year/$720,000 (2023)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 3/30/23
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 3/30/23
- signed by Chicago White Sox 1/22 as a free agent from Cuba
- $2.7M signing bonus
- ML service: 0.147
Zach DeLoach lf
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- contract selected by Seattle 11/14/23
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Seattle 2/3/24
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/24
- drafted by Seattle 2020 (2-43) (Texas A&M)
- $1,729,800 signing bonus (slot amount)
- ML service: 0.042
Jake Eder lhp
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 11/14/23
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/24
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Miami 8/1/23
- drafted by Miami 2020 (4-104) (Vanderbilt)
- $700,000 signing bonus ($560,000 slot)
- ML service: 0.018
Wikelman Gonzalez rhp
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- contract selected by Boston 11/14/23
- re-signed by Boston 3/24
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Boston 12/11/24
- signed by Boston 7/2/18 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
- $250,000 signing bonus
- ML service: 0.000
Jairo Iriarte rhp
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- contract selected by San Diego 11/14/23
- re-signed by San Diego 3/24
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from San Diego 3/13/24
- signed by San Diego 7/2/18 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
- $75,000 signing bonus
- ML service: 0.029
Ron Marinaccio rhp
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- re-signed by NY Yankees 3/24
- claimed by Chicago White Sox off waivers 9/23/24 after being DFA by NY Yankees 9/20/24
- 1 year/$739,900 (2023)
- re-signed by NY Yankees 3/23
- re-signed by NY Yankees 3/23
- 1 year/$700,000 (2022)
- contract selected by NY Yankees 11/19/21
- re-signed by NY Yankees 3/22
- drafted by NY Yankees 2017 (19-572) (Delaware)
- agent: ACES
- ML service: 2.027
Davis Martin rhp
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/24
- 1 year (2023)
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 2/24/23
- 1 year (2022)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 5/17/22
- drafted by Chicago White Sox 2018 (14-408) (Texas Tech)
- $130,000 signing bonus
- agent: Frontline
- ML service: 0.117
Colson Montgomery 3b
2025
- 2025
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 11/19/24
- drafted by Chicago White Sox 2021 (1-22) (Southridge HS, Huntingburg, Ind.)
- $3.027M signing bonus (slot amount)
- ML service: 0.000
Nick Nastrini rhp
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 4/15/24
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from LA Dodgers 7/28/23
- drafted by LA Dodgers 2021 (4-131) (UCLA)
- $497,500 signing bonus ($430,800 slot)
- ML service: 0.058
Bryan Ramos 3b
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/24
- 1 year (2023)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 11/13/22
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 2/24/23
- signed by Chicago White Sox 7/2/18 as a free agent from Cuba
- $300,000 signing bonus
- ML service: 0.053
Chuckie Robinson c
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 12/16/23 (minor-league contract)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 6/16/24
- 1 year (2023)
- re-signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 12/5/22 (minor-league contract)
- 1 year (2022)
- contract selected by Cincinnati 8/11/22
- sent outright to Triple-A 10/14/22
- drafted by Cincinnati 2016 (21-637) (Southern Mississippi)
- $100,000 signing bonus
- ML service: 0.129
Jared Shuster lhp
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/24
- 1 year/$720,000 (2023)
- contract selected by Atlanta 3/30/23
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Atlanta 11/16/23
- drafted by Atlanta 2020 (1-25) (Wake Forest)
- $2,197,500 signing bonus ($2,740,300 slot)
- ML service: 1.066
Shane Smith rhp
2025
- 2025
- selected by Chicago White Sox from Milwaukee in Rule 5 draft 12/11/24
- signed by Milwaukee 7/27/21 as an amateur free agent (Wake Forest)
- ML service: 0.000
Lenyn Sosa 2b-ss
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/24
- 1 year (2023)
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 2/24/23
- 1 year (2022)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 6/23/22
- signed by Chicago White Sox 7/2/16 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
- $350,000 signing bonus
- ML service: 1.044
Drew Thorpe rhp
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 6/11/24
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from San Diego 3/13/24
- acquired by San Diego in trade from NY Yankees 12/6/23
- drafted by NY Yankees 2022 (2-61) (Desert Hills HS, Utah)
- $1,187,600 signing bonus (slot amount)
- ML service: 0.111
Miguel Vargas 3b
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/24
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from LA Dodgers 7/29/24
- 1 year/$722,500 (2023)
- re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/23
- 1 year (2022)
- contract selected by LA Dodgers 8/2/22
- signed by LA Dodgers 9/7/17 as an amateur free agent from Cuba
- $300,000 signing bonus
- agent: VC Sports
- ML service: 1.101
Gus Varland rhp
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/24
- claimed by Chicago White Sox off waivers 8/2/24 after being DFA by LA Dodgers 7/30/24
- 1 year (2023)
- selected by Milwaukee from LA Dodgers in Rule 5 draft 12/7/22
- re-signed by Milwaukee 3/23
- DFA by Milwaukee 5/16/23, returned by Milwaukee to LA Dodgers 5/22/23
- contract selected by LA Dodgers 8/15/23
- acquired by LA Dodgers in trade from Oakland 2/12/21
- drafted by Oakland 2018 (14-413) (Concordia-St. Paul, Minn.)
- $125,000 signing bonus
- agent: Apex
- ML service: 0.169
Minor-league contracts
Cory Abbott rhp
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- signed by Seattle as a free agent 1/9/24 (minor-league contract)
- released by Seattle 4/4/24
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 4/12/24 (minor-league contract with salary of $800,000 in majors)
- 1 year (2023)
- re-signed by Washington 3/23
- DFA by Washington 11/14/23
- 1 year (2022)
- re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/22
- acquired by San Francisco in trade 4/21/22 after being DFA by Chicago Cubs 4/16/22
- claimed by Washington off waivers from San Francisco 5/4/22
- 1 year (2021)
- contract selected by Chicago Cubs 3/20
- re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/21
- drafted by Chicago Cubs 2017 (2-67) (Loyola Marymount)
- $901,900 signing bonus (slot amount)
- agent: Dynamic Sports Group
- ML service: 1.004 (through 2023)
Mason Adams rhp
2025
- drafted by Chicago White Sox 2022 (13-401) (Jacksonville)
- $75,000 signing bonus
- ML service:
Caleb Bonemer ss
2025
- drafted by Chicago White Sox 2024 (2-43) (Okemos HS, Mich.)
- $2,997,500 signing bonus ($2,172,800 slot)
- ML service:
Yoelki Céspedes of
2025
- signed by Chicago White Sox 1/15/21 as a free agent from Cuba
- $2M signing bonus
- ML service:
Michael Chavis 3b
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- signed by Seattle as a free agent 1/18/24 (minor-league contract)
- released by Seattle 6/1/24 (Chavis exercised right to opt out)
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 6/5/24 (minor-league contract)
- 1 year (2023)
- signed by Washington as a free agent 1/2/23 (minor-league contract with salary of $1M in majors)
- may earn additional $500,000 in performance bonuses
- may opt out of contract 6/1/23 if not on Major League roster
- contract selected by Washington 3/30/23
- sent outright to Triple-A by Washington 10/18/23
- 1 year/$725,000 (2022)
- re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/22
- DFA by Pittsburgh 9/26/22, sent outright to Triple-A 9/29/22
- 1 year (2021)
- re-signed by Boston 3/21
- acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Boston 7/30/21
- 1 year/$571,000 (2020)
- re-signed by Boston 3/20
- re-signed by Boston 3/20
- 1 year (2019)
- contract selected by Boston 11/20/18
- re-signed by Boston 3/19
- drafted by Boston 2014 (1-26) (Sprayberry HS, Marietta, Ga.)
- $1,870,500 signing bonus (slot amount)
- agent: CAA
- ML service: 4.089 (through 2023)
Josimar Cousin rhp
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 12/20/23
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/24
- DFA by Chicago White Sox 4/16/24, sent outright to Triple-A 4/20/24
- signed by Chicago White Sox 5/25/23 as a free agent from Cuba
- $100,000 signing bonus
- ML service: 0.000 (through 2023)
Wilmer Difo ss
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 4/13/24 (minor-league contract)
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 4/13/24 (minor-league contract)
- 1 year (2023)
- signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 12/23/22 (minor-league contract with salary of $1.2M in majors)
- signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 12/23/22 (minor-league contract with salary of $1.2M in majors)
- 1 year (2022)
- signed by Arizona as a free agent 3/19/22 (minor-league contract)
- contract selected by Arizona 9/1/22
- DFA by Arizona 9/12/22, sent outright to Triple-A 9/19/22 (refused assignment, elected free agency)
- 1 year (2021)
- signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 1/21 (minor-league contract)
- contract selected by Pittsburgh 4/4/21
- DFA by Pittsburgh 6/8/21, sent outright to Triple-A 6/12/21
- contract selected by Pittsburgh 7/2/21
- sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 11/5/21 (elected free agency)
- 1 year/$1M (2020)
- re-signed by Washington 12/2/19 (avoided arbitration)
- DFA by Washington 9/5/20
- 1 year (2019)
- re-signed by Washington 3/19
- re-signed by Washington 3/19
- 1 year/$557,900 (2018)
- re-signed by Washington 3/18
- re-signed by Washington 3/18
- 1 year (2017)
- re-signed by Washington 3/17
- 1 year (2016)
- re-signed by Washington 3/16
- 1 year (2015)
- contract purchased by Washington 11/20/14
- re-signed by Washington 3/15
- signed by Washington 6/3/10 as a free agent from the Dominican Republic
- ML service: 4.154 (through 2023)
Justin Dunn rhp
1 year (2025)
- 1 year (2025)
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 11/8/24 (minor-league contract)
- 2024
- injured, did not pitch
- 1 year/$900,000 (2023)
- re-signed by Cincinnati 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
- sent outright to Triple-A by Cincinnati 10/9/23 (elected free agency)
- 1 year/$720,000 (2022)
- acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Seattle 3/14/22
- re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
- 1 year/$584,900 (2021)
- re-signed by Seattle 3/21
- re-signed by Seattle 3/21
- 1 year/$564,500 (2020)
- re-signed by Seattle 3/20
- re-signed by Seattle 3/20
- 1 year (2019)
- contract selected by Seattle 9/10/19
- contract selected by Seattle 9/10/19
- acquired by Seattle in trade from NY Mets 12/3/18
- drafted by Seattle 2016 (1-19) (Boston College)
- $2,387,800 signing bonus (slot amount)
- agent: CAA
- ML service: 4.020
Jacob Gonzalez ss
2025
- drafted by Chicago White Sox 2023 (1-15) (Mississippi)
- $3.9M signing bonus ($4,488,600 slot)
- ML service:
Jared Kelley rhp
2025
- drafted by Chicago White Sox 2020 (2-47) (Refugio HS, Texas)
- $3M signing bonus ($1,508,200 slot)
- ML service:
Nick Maton ss-3b
1 year (2025)
- 1 year (2025)
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 12/7/24 (minor-league contract)
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 12/7/24 (minor-league contract)
- 1 year (2024)
- acquired by Baltimore in trade 2/7/24 after being DFA by Detroit 2/5/24
- re-signed by Baltimore 3/24
- DFA by Baltimore 3/26/24, sent outright to Triple-A 3/31/24
- contract selected by Baltimore 6/19/24
- DFA by Baltimore 6/24/24, sent outright to Triple-A 6/28/24
- contract selected by Baltimore 9/2/24
- DFA by Baltimore 9/16/24, sent outright to Triple-A 9/17/24
- elected free agency 10/3/24
- 1 year/$726,600 (2023)
- acquired by Detroit in trade from Philadelphia 1/7/23
- re-signed by Detroit 3/23
- 1 year (2022)
- re-signed by Philadelphia 3/22
- 1 year (2021)
- contract selected by Philadelphia 11/20/20
- re-signed by Philadelphia 3/21
- drafted by Philadelphia 2017 (7-203) (Lincoln Land JC, Ill.)
- $353,400 signing bonus ($208,500 slot)
- ML service: 1.160 (through 2023)
Chase Meidroth ss
2025
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Boston 12/11/24
- drafted by Boston 2022 (4-129) (San Diego)
- $272,500 signing bonus ($461,200 slot)
- ML service:
Cal Mitchell of
1 year (2025)
- 1 year (2025)
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 12/6/24 (minor-league contract)
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 12/6/24 (minor-league contract)
- 1 year (2024)
- signed by San Diego as a free agent 11/15/23 (minor-league contract)
- signed by San Diego as a free agent 11/15/23 (minor-league contract)
- 1 year (2023)
- re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
- DFA by Pittsburgh 9/1/23, sent outright to Triple-A 9/5/23
- 1 year (2022)
- contract selected by Pittsburgh 5/24/22
- drafted by Pittsburgh 2017 (2-50) (Rancho Bernardo HS, San Diego)
- $1,357,300 signing bonus (slot amount)
- ML service: 0.100 (through 2023)
Braden Montgomery of
2025
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Boston 12/11/24
- drafted by Boston 2024 (1-12) (Texas A&M)
- $5M signing bonus ($5,484,600 slot)
- ML service:
Peyton Pallette rhp
2025
- drafted by Chicago White Sox 2022 (2-62) (Arkansas)
- $1.5M signing bonus ($1,159,200 slot)
- ML service:
Carlos Pérez c
2024
- 2024
- DFA by Chicago White Sox 12/30/23, sent outright to Triple-A 1/4/24
- 1 year (2023)
- re-signed by Chicago White Sox 2/24/23
- DFA by Chicago White Sox 12/30/23, sent outright to Triple-A 1/4/24
- 1 year (2022)
- contract selected by Chicago White Sox 8/21/22
- signed by Chicago White Sox 3/14/14 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
- ML service: 0.090 (through 2023)
Edgar Quero c
2025
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from LA Angels 7/26/23
- signed by LA Angels 2/21 as a free agent from Cuba
- $200,000 signing bonus
- ML service:
Nick Senzel 3b-of
1 year/$2M (2024)
- 1 year/$2M (2024)
- signed by Washington as a free agent 12/6/23
- performance bonuses based on plate appearances: $200,000 each for 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 PAs
- DFA by Washington 7/6/24, released 7/11/24
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 7/16/24 (White Sox pay minimum, with National responsible for balance of salary)
- DFA by Chicago White Sox 8/26/24
- 1 year/$1.95M (2023)
- re-signed by Cincinnati 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
- non-tendered by Cincinnati 11/17/23
- 1 year/$1.25M (2022)
- re-signed by Cincinnati 3/21/22 (avoided arbitration)
- re-signed by Cincinnati 3/21/22 (avoided arbitration)
- 1 year/$580,500 (2021)
- re-signed by Cincinnati 3/21
- re-signed by Cincinnati 3/21
- 1 year/$570,000 (2020)
- re-signed by Cincinnati 3/20
- re-signed by Cincinnati 3/20
- 1 year (2019)
- contract selected by Cincinnati 5/3/19
- contract selected by Cincinnati 5/3/19
- drafted by Cincinnati 2016 (1-2) (Tennessee)
- $6.2M signing bonus ($7,762,900 slot)
- agent: Boras Corp.
- ML service: 4.150 (through 2023)
Noah Shultz lhp
2025
- drafted by Chicago White Sox 2022 (1-26) (Oswego East HS, Ill.)
- $2.8M signing bonus ($2,789,400 slot)
- ML service:
Hagen Smith lhp
2025
- drafted by Chicago White Sox 2024 (1-5) (Arkansas)
- $8M signing bonus ($7,763,700 slot)
- ML service:
Grant Taylor rhp
2025
- drafted by Chicago White Sox 2023 (2-51) (LSU)
- $1,659,800 signing bonus (slot amount)
- ML service:
Kyle Teel c
2025
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Boston 12/11/24
- drafted by Boston 2023 (1-14) (Virginia)
- $4M signing bonus ($4,663,100 slot)
- ML service:
Juan Then rhp
1 year (2024)
- 1 year (2024)
- signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 2/2/24 (minor-league contract)
- 1 year (2023)
- re-signed by Seattle 3/23
- sent outright to Triple-A by Seattle 8/12/23
- 1 year (2022)
- re-signed by Seattle 3/22
- re-signed by Seattle 3/22
- 1 year (2021)
- contract selected by Seattle 11/20/20
- re-signed by Seattle 3/21
- acquired by Seattle in trade from NY Yankees 6/15/19
- acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Seattle 11/18/17
- signed by Seattle 7/2/16 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
- $77,000 signing bonus
- ML service: 0.000
Matt Thompson rhp
2025
- drafted by Chicago White Sox 2019 (2-45) (Cypress Ranch HS, Texas)
- $2.1M signing bonus ($1.6502M slot)
- ML service:
Samuel Zavala of
2025
- acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from San Diego 3/13/24
- signed by San Diego 1/15/21 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
- $1.2M signing bonus
- ML service: