Pedro Grifol Officially Tabbed as White Sox Manager

Earlier this month, it seemed as if starting pitcher Dylan Cease was in line to be the Opening Day starter for the Chicago White Sox. However, those plans changed dramatically, as Chicago traded Cease last week to the San Diego Padres for multiple prospects. Without Cease leading the White Sox's starting rotation, the team was placed in a tough…

The MLB coaching carousel has kicked into high gear over the past few days as clubs look to solidify their dugouts ahead of free agency. A number of big hires have taken place across the majors recently, with the Cleveland Guardians inking Stephen Vogt as manager among them. That's not the only Guardians-related coaching move that's happened,…

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The Chicago White Sox are still working on the next step for Liam Hendriks, James Fegan of The Athletic reports. Pedro Grifol said Liam Hendriks is coming to Chicago tomorrow to meet with the team and reassess his next steps. Grifol said he?s feeling good physically, but Hendriks? return to major league action won?t be this week. - James Fegan…

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2022 record: 81-81, second in American League Central Offseason headlines: One day before turning 78, manager Tony La Russa retired due to health complications rather than try to make a run at a third season managing the White Sox. He missed the final five weeks of the season because of a heart issue. Now the man in charge is Pedro Grifol, former…

After a disastrous season under Tony LaRussa, the Chicago White Sox have turned to Pedro Grifol to manage their turnaround. The White Sox didn't make many signings this offseason, but did find their new left fielder in Andrew Benintendi, who signed for 5 years and $75 million They also got a rotational arm in RHP Mike Clevinger, who signed a 1-year…

Offseason reports always help to capture the level of optimism for a team before the start of the campaign. I can tell you that what's been written about White Sox predictions is probably a third of what you can find about the Cubs. And while I know the Cubbies are certainly the more popular of the two teams, I was surprised to see almost a feeling…

New White Sox manager Pedro Grifol says he's having a blast. "I love it," he answered quickly at the end of a 25-minute conversation with The Athletic. It stands to reason, since a major league manager job is the culmination of decades of work and Grifol's mid-career pivot away from a promising future in player development. But also you have to…

With Spring Training less than a month away, it appears that Oscar Colas has the inside track position to earn the job as the White Sox Opening Day right fielder. The top free agents are off the board, and the White Sox No.2 overall prospect is coming off a solid 2022 campaign in the minor leagues. The 24-year-old slashed.314/.371/.524 with a.895…

Despite the Chicago White Sox stumbling to an 81-81 record last season, new manager Pedro Grifol says 2023 "is not a rebuilding year." Grifol was named manager of the White Sox on Nov. 1, replacing Tony LaRussa. "This is not a rebuilding year," White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said, via Vinnie Duber, White Sox beat writer for CHGO Sports. Grifol was…

This story was excerpted from Scott Merkin's White Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, . And to get it regularly in your inbox. Making predictions for an upcoming Major League Baseball season is tough enough following Spring Training, and those prognostications come after watching baseball for six weeks to gain a working knowledge of…

The Houston Astros have been crowned the 2022 World Series champions, and now we are all on to 2023. While White Sox fans may be a bit less optimistic about the team's World Series chances next season, the betting market seems to think there are still plenty of reasons to feel good under new manager Pedro Grifol. According to DraftKings…

The Houston Astros finished their 2022 campaign with the best record in the American League, as well as a World Series championship, and the oddsmakers still don't have them at the top of the list to bring it back in 2023. Instead, it's the Los Angeles Dodgers, falling short in 2022 to their division rival San Diego Padres in the NLDS, but coming…

The White Sox landed on their new manager yesterday, agreeing to a contract with Pedro Grifol. The team hasn't officially announced the hiring of the now-former Royals bench coach, but Bob Nightengale of USA Today they'll do so tomorrow. With Grifol replacing Tony La Russa, the Sox are expected to overhaul their coaching staff. Ken Rosenthal of the…

I don't know anything about Pedro Grifol. Had never heard of him before Tuesday, when news broke that the White Sox were hiring him as their manager. Had to look up the spelling of his name. I love that about him. It's nice that the Sox dove into the pool of relative obscurity after putting everyone through Tony La Russa, a Hall of Fame manager we…

The White Sox landed on their new skipper this morning, with various reports indicating that Royals bench coach Pedro Grifol will take over the dugout. Grifol has apparently already tabbed his top lieutenant. Former Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo will join Chicago's staff as bench coach, as first reported on Twitter by Northbrook Bob. It could…

The Miami Marlins are reportedly hiring former Cardinals bench coach Skip Schumaker as their manager. The 43-year-old will replace Don Mattingly, who served as Miami's manager for seven seasons and left as the franchise's all-time leader in wins before retiring. Miami eliminates one of the White Sox's biggest competitors for Joe Espada. According…

There's a new job opening down in Miami. On Sept. 25, Don Mattingly announced that he and the Marlins mutually agreed that he would not manage the team in 2023. BUY MLB TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER So the Marlins are on the hunt for a new manager. And it looks like they're conducting an interview for the position on…

The Philadelphia Phillies weren't assembled to small-ball teams to death. Yes, they can put together hit parades with the best of them, but this is a team constructed to hit dingers - and hit dingers they did on Tuesday night. In a game delayed a day by rain, the Phillies, back in the World Series for the first time since, well, only 2009, tuned…

SAN DIEGO -- A common theme should run through the 2023 White Sox, aside from: "Win the American League Central." That concept centers upon a collective edge aimed at proving doubters wrong or proving their personal confidence right, as explained by general manager Rick Hahn on Tuesday during his media session at Baseball's Winter Meetings. "This…