Chicago White Sox Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the Chicago White Sox.
SABRhood team report

Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox ranks 13th in run generation and 18th in pitching performance, with a rested bullpen and 0 recent risers.

League intelligence# 15 46.8 index
Run generation#13
Composite score 51.7
Pitching#18
Composite score 41.9
Recent play#13
0 recent risers
Bullpen readiness#7
Current state rested
Roster construction

Where this club creates, and loses, WAR

Players are split by position and total WAR is calculated; the green border indicates a club is top-ten in positional WAR, the red border indicates a bottom-ten club.

Best value pocketsThird base / Relief pitchingClearest upgrade lanesCatcher
CNeed

Catcher

-1.0WAR#30 of 30
Top valueKyle Teel0.0 WAR
1BStrength

First base

2.7WAR#10 of 30
Top valueMunetaka Murakami2.7 WAR
2BMiddle

Second base

2.1WAR#12 of 30
Top valueChase Meidroth2.4 WAR
3BStrength

Third base

3.2WAR#4 of 29
Top valueMiguel Vargas3.2 WAR
SSMiddle

Shortstop

2.4WAR#11 of 28
Top valueColson Montgomery2.4 WAR
OFMiddle

Outfield

4.5WAR#12 of 30
Top valueTristan Peters2.4 WAR
SPMiddle

Starting pitching

6.8WAR#20 of 30
Top valueDavis Martin3.1 WAR
RPStrength

Relief pitching

3.9WAR#8 of 30
Top valueGrant Taylor1.6 WAR
Broadcast three

Water cooler notes

Three concise, evidence-linked notes to start a broadcast conversation.

  1. 1
    team identity

    Chicago White Sox’s analytical identity

    Chicago White Sox ranks 13th in run generation and 18th in pitching performance, with a rested bullpen and 0 recent risers.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Bryan Hudson is the strongest recent pitcher signal

    Recent OPS allowed 0.455 versus 0.662 previously.

  3. 3
    matchup edge

    Anthony Kay is limiting left-handed batters more effectively

    Estimated wOBA: 0.230 vs L, 0.372 vs R.

Why it changed

Player movement with league context attached

The recent-window shift and the full-season league standing are separate, so a surge never floats free of the player’s actual level.

Pitcher change profile

Sean Burke

Chicago White Sox | RHP

63.2
Season BF654OPS allowed0.682Est. wOBA allowed0.298Samplestrong
Biggest changewalk rate allowed -3.74 z

Walk rate allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 3.7 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 43rd percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed57th
0.682
Est. wOBA allowed58th
0.298
Strikeout rate76th
25.8%
Walk rate allowed43rd
8.6%
Hard-hit rate allowed43rd
38.6%
Run value allowed / PA60th
-0.014
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed-1.16 z
Recent 0.963 baseline 0.659
Est. wOBA allowed-1.31 z
Recent 0.419 baseline 0.287
Strikeout rate-0.74 z
Recent 20.4% baseline 26.3%
Walk rate allowed-3.74 z
Recent 25.9% baseline 7.0%
Hard-hit rate allowed-1.49 z
Recent 53.6% baseline 37.5%
Run value allowed / PA-1.18 z
Recent 0.086 baseline -0.023
Broadcast read: Walk rate allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 3.7 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 43rd percentile. Recent sample: 54 BF; prior sample: 600 BF.
Hitter change profile

Braden Montgomery

Chicago White Sox | LHB

35.9
Season PA310OPS0.666Est. wOBA0.295Samplestrong
Biggest changestrikeout rate +2.19 z

Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.2 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 63rd percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS19th
0.666
Est. wOBA22nd
0.295
Strikeout rate63rd
19.7%
Walk rate77th
11.0%
Hard-hit rate52nd
40.6%
Run value / PA30th
-0.007
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS-0.84 z
Recent 0.494 baseline 0.695
Est. wOBA-0.85 z
Recent 0.227 baseline 0.307
Strikeout rate+2.19 z
Recent 6.7% baseline 21.9%
Walk rate+0.11 z
Recent 11.1% baseline 10.9%
Hard-hit rate-0.56 z
Recent 35.1% baseline 41.7%
Run value / PA-0.27 z
Recent -0.030 baseline -0.003
Broadcast read: Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.2 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 63rd percentile. Recent sample: 45 PA; prior sample: 265 PA.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Familiar production now sits beside tracked force: 100+ mph contact and pitches are shown as both totals and opportunity rates.

Club contact

100+ mph batted balls

Tracked-contact season total

  1. 1Miguel VargasChicago White Sox118
  2. 2Colson MontgomeryChicago White Sox95
  3. 3Munetaka MurakamiChicago White Sox95
  4. 4Tristan PetersChicago White Sox54
  5. 5Randal GrichukChicago White Sox52
Club contact

100+ mph contact rate

Minimum 30 tracked batted balls

  1. 1Munetaka MurakamiChicago White Sox42.2%
  2. 2Randal GrichukChicago White Sox32.3%
  3. 3Colson MontgomeryChicago White Sox30.1%
  4. 4Miguel VargasChicago White Sox28.1%
  5. 5Kyle TeelChicago White Sox27.3%
Club velocity

Pitches at 100+ mph

Across every pitch type

  1. 1Jordan HicksChicago White Sox137
  2. 2Grant TaylorChicago White Sox43
  3. 3Tanner McDougalChicago White Sox1
  4. 4David SandlinChicago White Sox0
  5. 5Sean BurkeChicago White Sox0
Club velocity

100+ mph pitch rate

Minimum 100 tracked pitches

  1. 1Jordan HicksChicago White Sox17.8%
  2. 2Grant TaylorChicago White Sox3.6%
  3. 3David SandlinChicago White Sox0.0%
  4. 4Sean BurkeChicago White Sox0.0%
  5. 5Huascar BrazobánChicago White Sox0.0%
Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Tristan PetersChicago White Sox0.282
  2. 2Randal GrichukChicago White Sox0.274
  3. 3Chase MeidrothChicago White Sox0.268
  4. 4Sam AntonacciChicago White Sox0.264
  5. 5Miguel VargasChicago White Sox0.250
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Colson MontgomeryChicago White Sox31
  2. 2Miguel VargasChicago White Sox30
  3. 3Munetaka MurakamiChicago White Sox30
  4. 4Andrew BenintendiChicago White Sox14
  5. 5Randal GrichukChicago White Sox12
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Randal GrichukChicago White Sox0.856
  2. 2Miguel VargasChicago White Sox0.839
  3. 3Tristan PetersChicago White Sox0.816
  4. 4Munetaka MurakamiChicago White Sox0.811
  5. 5Sam AntonacciChicago White Sox0.751
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Sean BurkeChicago White Sox169
  2. 2Anthony KayChicago White Sox116
  3. 3Davis MartinChicago White Sox114
  4. 4Luis CastilloChicago White Sox109
  5. 5Grant TaylorChicago White Sox97
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Grant TaylorChicago White Sox32.4%
  2. 2Jordan HicksChicago White Sox28.4%
  3. 3Sean BurkeChicago White Sox25.8%
  4. 4Jordan LeasureChicago White Sox23.4%
  5. 5David SandlinChicago White Sox22.6%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Tyler DavisChicago White Sox0.552
  2. 2Grant TaylorChicago White Sox0.561
  3. 3Sean NewcombChicago White Sox0.575
  4. 4Huascar BrazobánChicago White Sox0.608
  5. 5Bryan HudsonChicago White Sox0.643
Ace-in-the-Hole

The staff ace’s complete arsenal

The highest-WAR qualified starter leads the card. Every tracked offering is shown with usage, pitch traits, outcomes, and same-pitch MLB percentiles.

Staff ace · RHP

Davis Martin

117.0 IP · 3.62 ERA · 3.1 WAR

2,083 tracked pitches
Pitch Use Velo Whiff Chase Zone Putaway Hard hit
Four-Seam FastballFF · 561 pitches 26.9% 93.937th pct 20.5%67th pct 28.7%57th pct 48.5%23rd pct 0.0%100th pct 35.1%84th pct
SinkerSI · 393 pitches 18.9% 92.828th pct 6.5%10th pct 25.5%50th pct 59.0%70th pct 0.0%100th pct 50.0%19th pct
CurveballCU · 298 pitches 14.3% 81.762nd pct 38.7%86th pct 29.0%43rd pct 35.2%19th pct 0.0%100th pct 42.9%27th pct
ChangeupCH · 287 pitches 13.8% 90.191st pct 13.2%2nd pct 37.1%60th pct 44.6%87th pct 0.0%100th pct 53.6%2nd pct
SliderSL · 278 pitches 13.3% 87.157th pct 34.6%63rd pct 47.3%99th pct 33.8%7th pct 0.0%100th pct 32.7%64th pct
CutterFC · 266 pitches 12.8% 89.746th pct 25.0%80th pct 27.5%43rd pct 59.0%93rd pct 0.0%100th pct 48.8%9th pct
Percentiles compare each pitch only with the same MLB pitch type and a minimum 50-pitch peer sample. Hard-hit percentile is reversed so a higher percentile is better.
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

pitcher edge84.1

Anthony Kay

Chicago White Sox

Anthony Kay is limiting left-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.230
vs R0.372

Estimated wOBA: 0.230 vs L, 0.372 vs R.

hitter edge75.7

Chase Meidroth

Chicago White Sox

Chase Meidroth is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.387
vs R0.298

Estimated wOBA: 0.387 vs L, 0.298 vs R.

hitter edge73.4

Randal Grichuk

Chicago White Sox

Randal Grichuk is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.402
vs R0.271

Estimated wOBA: 0.402 vs L, 0.271 vs R.

Bullpen decision board

Best available matchup for either side

The board now shows only the highest-ranked active reliever against a left-handed hitter and a right-handed hitter. Workload availability, role, season performance, and handedness all remain visible.

Left-handed batter86.5

Sean Newcomb

LHP · available · 3 days rest

Availability86.7%Matchup100.0%Performance67.3%
Right-handed batter80.2

Grant Taylor

RHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability82.2%Matchup70.0%Performance73.1%
Story leads

Team Headlines

Subject Reporting lead Score
Miguel Vargas Miguel Vargas is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 89.7
Munetaka Murakami Munetaka Murakami is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 88.2
Randal Grichuk Randal Grichuk is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 84.5
Grant Taylor Grant Taylor is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 82.0
Tristan Peters Tristan Peters is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 81.7
Sean Newcomb Sean Newcomb is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 76.5
Research status: this automated report is a reporting foundation, not a finished scouting report. Active rosters are date-stamped; injuries, same-day transactions, probable pitchers, and opponent context still require pregame confirmation.