Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf has changed his tune on how long things will take to turn things around.
Suddenly, he has gone from a man who wanted the sad state of the franchise to improve quickly to embracing that this rebuild will be a drawn-out process.
The owner issued a statement acknowledging this historically awful season has been frustrating. Spoiler alert: you may get even more frustrated with the owner than you already are after viewing his statement.
Reinsdorf commends the continued effort of his players and staff as their season reaches dangerously historic levelshttps://t.co/Og5p5WeJFd
— White Sox Talk (@NBCSWhiteSox) September 11, 2024
There are five key takeaways from Reinsdorf's statement...
There is no mention of him taking accountability for how bad things have gotten.
Even Steve Cohen took some responsibility for the New York Mets falling short of the playoffs last year after he spent a fortune trying to help get them there.
The lack of the required spending it takes to turn things around quickly is a major reason the White Sox are on a collision course with breaking the 1962 New York Mets record for the most losses in a 162-game schedule.
Jerry restricted how much money the club could spend last offseason also has the team in the running to break the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics record the worst winning percentage in the modern era.
Then again, not taking accountability is the calling card of Sox leadership. It took forever to fire Pedro Grifol as the manager, and he was a master at rarely taking accountability for this awful season.
Now the Sox have general manager Chris Getz acting like he had nothing to do with putting together this historically awful roster.