Organizationally, the Chicago White Sox are currently not in very good shape.
They parted ways with manager Tony La Russa last year amid an 81-81 season, hired Pedro Grifol before the 2023 campaign, and after watching the team struggle all year long, they fired their two guys in charge of baseball decisions: Ken Williams and Rick Hahn.
Now, the White Sox are 52-80 with no general manager or president of baseball operations.
Recent rumblings indicate that they won’t go to the market to hire their next person to lead baseball operations.
They will likely hire from within.
“The White Sox are likely to promote their next head of baseball operations from within, multiple people in the industry said today. Kenny Williams and Rick Hahn were dismissed one week ago today; @BNightengale has reported that Chris Getz is the top internal candidate,” MLB insider Jon Morosi tweeted.
The White Sox are likely to promote their next head of baseball operations from within, multiple people in the industry said today.
Kenny Williams and Rick Hahn were dismissed one week ago today; @BNightengale has reported that Chris Getz is the top internal candidate.
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) August 29, 2023
Getz, per Morosi, is shaping up to be the favorite in the process.
A former major league infielder, he played for the White Sox between 2008 and 2009, then he went to the Kansas City Royals from 2010 to 2013.
He finished his career with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2014.
He currently serves as the assistant general manager/player development for the White Sox.
As it turns out, Getz has ties to Grifol, the current skipper, from their days with the Royals.
Getz left the Royals in 2013, but Grifol was a coach that year and was there to help Kansas City go to consecutive World Series in 2014 and 2015, winning the latter.
This is what Grifol had to say about Getz last week, per MLB.com:
“He’s extremely articulate, he’s smart, he’s been around. He’s got experience. Player development really prepares people to do this type of stuff. He’s got experience in the clubhouse as a player, and as an executive. He’s well-equipped to do what he’s being asked to do.”
He could be one of the youngest general managers in the game if given the job.