2 reasons the Chicago White Sox should fire Pedro Grifol after the deadline and 1 reason to keep him
Pedro Grifol is a bad baseball manager. It won't be long before the White Sox move on from him.
The Chicago White Sox are the worst team in Major League Baseball and it isn't close. They are 27-84 and are losers of 17 straight games. Every game they lose extends their franchise record.
They are 18 wins below the Oakland A's for the worst record in the AL and 11 wins below the Colorado Rockies for the worst in the whole league.
One of the biggest reasons that they are this bad is the manager Pedro Grifol. Now, he didn't build the roster but he is not the man who should be leading this team for a variety of reasons.
Now that the trade deadline has passed, is it a good idea to fire Pedro Grifol before the season is over? These are two good reasons to do it and one reason not to:
Pedro Grifol doesn't understand what is going on with this franchise
Pedro Grifol told the media that the White Sox are in a better place than people think. Is he lying or has he reached a different level of ineptitude?
The team is 27-84 and he is acting like there is a chance they are competing soon. This team is so far away from being great. They need help in every area.
It starts with the people at the top and that includes Grifol. He hasn't done anything as a manager that he promised to do when he was first brought in.
If he knew anything about this franchise and was able to identify problems, he wouldn't spew his nonsense to the media after losses that increase their double-digit losing streaks.
Firing Grifol now sends a message that the White Sox are being serious
The Chicago White Sox are not a serious organization. Teams that try their best to win don't avoid spending on good free agents, they don't hire guys like Tony La Russa or Pedro Grifol, and they certainly don't allow their teams to reach 84 losses before the start of August.
If the White Sox ever want their fans to start taking them seriously again, they must start to turn things around quickly. It is going to take a long time for that to happen but they have to start somewhere.
That somewhere would be firing Pedro Grifol right in the middle of this horrific season. This season is unacceptable and multiple people need to go as a result.
Serious teams consider the future. Getting a different voice in there may show the players, fans, and everybody else that the White Sox are going to start worrying about the future.
Any player currently on the roster or prospects that come up would benefit from Grifol being gone. Serious teams do stuff like that.
Firing Pedro Grifol won't change anything about the 2024 season
The Chicago White Sox traded a bunch of players away and will have 100 losses before August is over. It is as embarrassing as a baseball team can be.
The one problem with firing Grifol is that there isn't much anybody else can do about it right now. Why would the White Sox want someone to manage this team for two months?
Coming in and managing this team will be a stain on the resume of anyone who did something like that. It may just be better to have a good search for one during the off-season.
Whoever they bring in won't change anything. The team will still compete for the worst record of all time regardless of who takes over.
At the end of the day, none of it matters when it comes to this decision. Based on the team that they have, it is going to be a long time before they are a winner again. The next manager won't be a winner either but they surely could bring more respect to the team.
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