MLB
Chicago White Sox 2025 Financial Summary
A current summary of Chicago White Sox 2025 player cap & cash figures.
Current Payroll Allocations
$58,621,400
Projected Total Allocations
$70,471,400
Tax Space
$170,528,601
Cash Total
$67,058,750 / 29th
2025 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (26) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Benintendi Andrew Benintendi | DH | 30 |
Veteran
|
$15,000,000 | 6.22% | $16,500,000 | $17,100,000 | 2028 |
2 |
Robert Jr. Luis Robert Jr. | CF | 27 |
Arbitration 3
Bypassed |
$8,333,333 | 3.46% | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | 2028 |
3 |
Vaughn Andrew Vaughn | 1B | 27 |
Arbitration 2
|
$5,850,000 | 2.43% | $5,850,000 | $5,850,000 | 2027 |
4 |
Pérez Martín Pérez | SP | 34 |
Veteran
|
$5,000,000 | 2.07% | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 2027 |
5 |
Taylor Michael A. Taylor | LF | 34 |
Veteran
|
$1,950,000 | 0.81% | $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 | 2026 |
6 |
Slater Austin Slater | LF | 32 |
Veteran
|
$1,750,000 | 0.73% | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | 2026 |
7 |
Clevinger Mike Clevinger | RP | 34 |
Veteran
|
$1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
8 |
Jankowski Travis Jankowski | LF | 34 |
Veteran
|
$1,250,000 | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 2026 |
9 |
Wilson Bryse Wilson | RP | 27 |
Veteran
|
$1,050,000 | 0.44% | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | 2026 |
10 |
Thaiss Matt Thaiss | C | 30 |
Arbitration 1
|
$1,000,000 | 0.41% | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 2028 |
11 |
Anderson Justin Anderson | RP | 32 |
Arbitration 1
|
$900,000 | 0.37% | $900,000 | $900,000 | 2028 |
12 |
Sosa Lenyn Sosa | 2B | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
13 |
Maton Nick Maton | 3B | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
14 |
Amaya Jacob Amaya | SS | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
15 |
Martin Davis Martin | SP | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
16 |
Gilbert Tyler Gilbert | RP | 31 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
17 |
Burke Sean Burke | SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
18 |
Vasil Mike Vasil | RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
19 |
Ellard Fraser Ellard | RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
20 |
Cannon Jonathan Cannon | SP | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
21 |
Meidroth Chase Meidroth | SS | 23 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | ||
22 |
Smith Shane Smith | SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
23 |
Booser Cam Booser | RP | 33 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
24 |
Murfee Penn Murfee | RP | 31 |
Arbitration 1
Super Two |
$780,000 | 0.32% | $780,000 | $780,000 | |
25 |
Lee Korey Lee | C | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$771,000 | 0.32% | $771,000 | $771,000 | |
26 |
Vargas Miguel Vargas | 3B | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$770,400 | 0.32% | $770,400 | $770,400 |
2025 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (6) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Rojas Josh Rojas | SS | 31 |
Veteran
|
$3,500,000 | 1.45% | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 2027 |
2 |
Tauchman Mike Tauchman | RF | 34 |
Veteran
|
$1,950,000 | 0.81% | $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 | |
3 |
Scholtens Jesse Scholtens | SP | 31 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
4 |
Berroa Prelander Berroa | RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
5 |
Bush Ky Bush | SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
6 |
Thorpe Drew Thorpe | SP | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2025 Retained
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Payroll Salary Adjusted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Thaiss Matt Thaiss | C | 30 | $50,000 | 0.02% | $50,000 |
2025 Retained
Cap breakdowns for players who have cap retained. All count against the team's payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Robinson Chuckie Robinson | C | 30 | $-50,000 | - | - | $-50,000 |
2025 Deferred
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (2) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Hendriks Liam Hendriks | RP | 36 | - | - | $1,500,000 | - | ||
2 |
Abreu Jose Abreu | DH | 38 | - | - | $1,000,000 | - |
2025 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $53,171,400 | 28th | |||||
| Injured List | $5,450,000 | 20th | |||||
| Retained | $50,000 | 12th | |||||
| Retained | $-50,000 | 29th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $58,621,400 | 28th | |||||
| Projected Total Payroll (includes estimates for Arbitration and Pre-Arbitration) | $70,471,400 | - | |||||
| Projected Pre-Arbitration | $11,850,000 | - | |||||
2025 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
|
Tax Summary
Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
|
||
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $241,000,000 | |
| Guaranteed Contracts | $43,154,733 | 29th |
| Injured Contracts | $5,450,000 | - |
| Retained Contracts | $50,000 | - |
| Player Benefits | $17,500,000 | - |
| Minor League Contracts | $2,650,000 | - |
| Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | - |
| Actual Tax Payroll | $70,471,399 | - |
| Competitive Balance Tax Space | $170,528,601 | 2nd |
| Projected Pre-Arbitration AAV/Payroll | $11,850,000 | - |
| Projected Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $82,321,399 | - |
| Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $158,678,601 | - |
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (16) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % | Cash Total | Payroll Salary | Free Agent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Bobby Dalbec
|
3B | 30 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$1,250,000 | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | ||
|
2 Jared Shuster
|
RP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$772,350 | 0.32% | $772,350 | $772,350 | ||
|
3 Owen White
|
RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
4 Gus Varland
|
RP | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
5 Wikelman Gonzalez
|
SP | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
6 Bryan Ramos
|
3B | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
7 Juan Carela
|
SP | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
8 Dominic Fletcher
|
OF | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
9 Brandon Eisert
|
RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
10 Jake Eder
|
SP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
11 Colson Montgomery
|
SS | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
12 Nick Nastrini
|
SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
13 Jordan Leasure
|
RP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
14 Óscar Colás
|
RF | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
15 Brooks Baldwin
|
3B | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
16 Jairo Iriarte
|
RP | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - |
