3 contracts that could hold the White Sox back in 2026 and beyond

Arizona Diamondbacks v Chicago White Sox | Brandon Sloter/GettyImagesThe White Sox have gone all-in on the youth revolution, and as a result, most of the team’s players are still on rookie deals. Entering 2026, just three players – Andrew Benintendi, Martín Pérez, and Luis Robert Jr. – are on multi-year, multi-million contracts. Fortunately, the White Sox hold the pursestrings with Pérez and Robert, each relying on the team to pick up an option for 2026. Unfortunately, all three of these players are holding Chicago back from climbing out of the cellar.

In 2025, Benintendi cobbled together his best season since signing a five-year, $73 million deal with the White Sox prior to 2023. He slugged…