3 new White Sox manager replacements for Tony La Russa

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Things have been awful for the Chicago White Sox so far in 2022. After winning 93 games in 2021, they are in huge danger of not even making the playoffs again in 2022. They are running out of time to turn it around and it needs to start soon if ever.

We are in August now so the sample is big enough to worry about the problem. Tony La Russa has done a rather horrible job of managing this team in 2022. The lineups are always a disaster, the in-game management is horrid, and he doesn’t know how to work a bullpen anymore.

We have already gone through a list of people that could fit in as the new manager of this team if they were to make a change. Obviously, we are at the point where anyone could come in and do a better job with this team.

Now, there might be a few other candidates out there that could fit in nicely. These are three new candidates for the White Sox to consider:

1. Sandy Alomar Jr.

Sandy Alomar Jr. would be an amazing fit for this Chicago White Sox team.

Sandy Alomar Jr. would be a great option for the Chicago White Sox to hire as their full-time manager after Tony La Russa is gone. He is currently serving as a coach on Terry Francona’s staff with the Cleveland Guardians.

He has been sensational in his time there and as a player in Major League Baseball. For a variety of reasons, he would be a great fit for the White Sox and their current roster. He was a great player as well which makes him relatable for a lot of these guys.

Alomar Jr. played for the White Sox at one point in his playing career as well so he has connections to the organization.

His father, Sandy Alomar Sr., also played for the White Sox so this would be interesting to see him get this job. He will have a manager job soon and the White Sox would be a perfect fit.

2. John Farrell

John Farrell would be a great person for the Chicago White Sox to consider now.

The Chicago White Sox might want a manager that has preexisting experience in an MLB dugout. They might also want someone who has experience making deep playoff runs in this league. John Farrell is someone that has all of that and it isn’t easy to find.

Farrell served as a Boston Red Sox coach from 2007 to 2010. Following that, he became their manager where he had even more success. With Farrell either as a coach or a manager, the Red Sox won the World Series in 2007 and 2013.

They also won it a year after he departed in 2018 with a lot of players that he helped develop. It was time for a fresh voice in Boston when he was fired but that doesn’t mean that he shouldn’t ever get a job again in the league, especially with his resume.

Farrell hasn’t managed since leaving Boston so you have to think that the passion to coach has to be burning when he does decide to come back. That team that takes advantage could be the Chicago White Sox.

He would be perfect for this roster looking to get over the hump and make a deep run. He has done it before and can do it again with this group.

3. Joe Maddon

Joe Maddon might consider coming back to Chicago to manage the White Sox.

There are going to be some people that don’t like this suggestion but the fact of the matter is that Joe Maddon has been a successful manager in his Major League managing career. He has taken two different teams to the World Series and ended a 108-year drought with the Chicago Cubs.

He once made the city of Chicago his home and was very successful there. He is clearly someone that is comfortable there and didn’t expect to leave when he did. Coming to the White Sox would be another great challenge for him.

You might point to his tenure with the Los Angeles Angels that took place after his time in Chicago. Let’s be honest, the greatest manager who ever lived wouldn’t help them right now. They have Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani and can’t manage to do anything.

Since Maddon was fired, the Angels lost a game where they hit seven home runs in by a score of 8-7. That place is on fire and nobody is saving it any time soon. Nothing there was fully Joe Maddon’s fault.

He might not be the best long-term answer but he would be worlds better than Tony La Russa. He, along with the other three on this list, should be considered.

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