White Sox: 3 biggest hurdles for Chris Getz to get over
The Chicago White Sox did it. They made the curious decision to hire Chris Getz to be the new General Manager and Senior Vice President.
This is an unserious decision by an unserious organization but now we are all rooting for him to prove us wrong.
For whatever reason, he is the guy who has the job now so he is going to be tasked with some big-time decisions.
It isn't going to be easy, especially at first. These are the biggest hurdles Getz is going to have to overcome to succeed:
1. The Response To His Hiring
Chris Getz needs to manage the emotions that will come with this job.
Chris Getz is going to see all of the hatred that follows his hiring. There is no doubt that he will know that most people in White Sox land don't like it.
He is going to have to have some thick skin to get through it. It will be on him and his actions to silence the critics. Again, that is not going to be easy as it appears that he is in over his head.
When you are a general manager in Major League Baseball, you are going to make mistakes and people are going to roast you when you do.
Getz has that times ten in Chicago as he replaces Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams. The good news is that we almost all saw this coming ahead of time so he will be used to it by now.
He'd turn himself into a Chicago favorite quickly if he proved everyone wrong and started to turn this team around.
2. Leadership Issues
The Chicago White Sox have some leadership issues in their organization.
The Chicago White Sox don't really have the best manager in Major League Baseball. They actually haven't had a good one since Ozzie Guillen.
On the roster, they don't exactly have a Derek Jeter or Paul Konerko leading the way either. There is a serious leadership issue with this team right now and nobody there seems to care.
It is time for Chris Getz to care. Not everybody is a leader and that is okay. But they can't have any players that do the opposite of leading either.
Getz needs to upgrade the leadership of this team in every way. It starts with being a good leader himself.
It would be nice to see a new manager come in under him along with some players that bring an element of leadership. This clubhouse clearly has some issues that need to be addressed.
3. Hard Roster Decisions
The Chicago White Sox have some tough roster decisions to make soon.
The Chicago White Sox are in a bad spot with their roster. They are one of the worst teams in the league for a lot of reasons but having a lot of bad players is one of them.
Getz has to come in and make some major decisions with this roster? What does the future hold for guys like Tim Anderson, Eloy Jimenez, and Dylan Cease?
Will he try to build around Luis Robert Jr. or is he a trade asset? What is the future of guys like Michael Kopech or Andrew Vaughn?
A lot has to be decided. Most of these decisions could go either way and most of them can come back to haunt the team if made wrong.
It is going to be interesting to see what his philosophy is on all of this but we will only find out over time. Is it a rebuild, a retool, or trying to win in 2024?
Hopefully, Chris Getz is up to all of these tasks.
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