The Chicago White Sox made an outstanding manager hire

The Chicago White Sox were the last team in Major League Baseball that needed a new manager. The Miami Marlins, Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Royals all made their hires so that just left the White Sox. Well, that vacancy has finally been filled.

The White Sox have hired Pedro Grifol to be the manager of their team going forward. He is most recently known as the bench coach for the Kansas City Royals. He has been with that franchise in some way for a long time, including their World Series-winning season in 2015.

This is a great hire by the White Sox for a variety of reasons. The first is that he brings a wealth of experience for being someone that wasn’t a manager. He has been a part of some very good baseball teams over the years.

Some people might wonder why the Royals didn’t just hire him. Well, they have new management that has ties to their new guy. Grifol did an interview with Kansas City during the process. It was never going to happen as the new regime cleaned house as they should.

The Chicago White Sox are finally getting their manager for 2023 and beyond.

Grifol has to bring in a new coaching staff. It is going to be interesting to see who he chooses to be in the dugout and around the organization on a day-to-day basis.

No matter what, this is an upgrade over Tony La Russa. They actually went out and got someone from another organization that has no ties to the White Sox which is an entirely different direction for them. Grifol is analytically in touch too which is outstanding news for the White Sox.

You probably don’t have to worry about Leury Garcia leading off or walking hitters with a 1-2 count anymore. That is an upgrade right there on its own.

This can’t be it for the White Sox. It is nice that they have a new manager to feel good about but they need to make some more adjustments. They need to stop playing first baseman in the outfield and fix some of their holes. Hopepfully, Grifol can help bring all of this change.