Finding a manager is one of the first orders of offseason business for the White Sox. Chicago dismissed Pedro Grifol in early August. Grady Sizemore finished the season on an interim basis. While Sox GM Chris Getz left the door ajar for Sizemore to take the full-time job, Getz had previously indicated that the team was likely to go outside the organization for a solution.
Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that the Sox’s early list of targets includes Rangers associate manager Will Venable, Cardinals bench coach Daniel Descalso, and former Angels skipper Phil Nevin. That’s not an exhaustive set of candidates, nor is it clear if anyone from that trio will actually interview.
Nevin is the only one of that group with previous managerial experience. The former All-Star infielder took over the Halos on an interim basis when Los Angeles fired Joe Maddon in June 2022. The Angels signed Nevin to a one-year extension covering the ’23 campaign. They decided not to re-sign him last winter on the heels of a 73-89 season. Nevin interviewed for the Padres’ vacancy that eventually went to Mike Shildt. He did not coach this past season.
Venable and Descalso are more recently retired players who have long been viewed as potential future managers. Venable had spent time as Alex Cora’s bench coach with the Red Sox before accepting the associate manager role under Bruce Bochy in 2022. He has held that position in Texas for the past two years. Venable won a World Series ring during his first season in Arlington. He took himself out of consideration for managerial roles early last winter, reportedly declining a chance to interview with the Mets for the job which went to Carlos Mendoza.
While Venable has been on coaching staffs for the past seven years, Descalso has just one season of MLB coaching experience. The former Cardinals infielder took the bench coach role with St. Louis last offseason. He spent this year as Oli Marmol’s top lieutenant and has also worked in the Diamondbacks’ front office since retiring as a player in 2021.
DodgerOK
I’m pretty good at MLB 9 Innings, I’ll give the White Sox job a shot.
MLB Top 100 Commenter
Ozzie Guillen will get them over 0.400. As long as he sticks to using no -offensive swear-words, he is the guy for this job.
sad tormented neglected mariners fan
If they were willing to bring back Tony la Russa they would probably rehire Ozzie
rememberthecoop
Ozzie actually is a good manager but Jerry wouldn’t do it in a million years.
Oldguy58
You’d be over qualified
MR. Q
I never thought that anyone on this site play that game lol. How much have you sunk on that game? $1000?
WhiteSx2024
YAWN, LET ME KNOW WHEN ITS OVAH
Put John Sterling in Sarco Pod ASAP
Nevin and his garbage kid need to leave baseball.
ChasingTime
Put a hat on a laptop and save some money. An extra the White Sox might opt for, is a laptop equipped with a laser. Cut down on some whiners, and encourage the umps to make “correct” calls.
i believe we can lose
“You know, I have one simple request, and that is to have laptops with frickin’ laser beams attached to them!”
outinleftfield
Ok Dr Evil.
DonOsbourne
Nathanial Hackett is looking for a new gig. Since football obviously isn’t his sport, maybe he could give baseball a try. His resume includes refences.
Acoss1331
If the White Sox weren’t in such a sad state, and had a more immediate promising future, I’d love to have Skip Shumaker. That guy comes from the very successful Cardinal way of baseball.
sad tormented neglected mariners fan
The only reason Hackett (why can’t you be Nate or Nathan why does it have to be Nathaniel) was in New York was because of Aaron Rodgers, he didn’t even call the plays in GB that was Matt lafleur!
Hackett screwed Russell Wilson so bad too
Logjammer D"Baggagecling
Watch they hire David Ross(something I would despise) and he turns them around still finishes last place but he nearly doubles their wins from this year.
Acoss1331
I like David Ross, he doesn’t deserve that kind of punishment. No one is going to get the White Sox beyond 55 or so wins next year.
I Believe We Can Win
Tom Tucker: Here’s Ollie Williams with the latest on the white Sox’s manager search, Ollie
Ollie: “WHO WANTS THIS JOB”
Tom Tucker: thanks Ollie
rxbrgr
Nevin seems like the prototypical Getz hire
YankeesBleacherCreature
Nevin was a crappy 3B coach during his time with the Yankees.
MadmanTX 2
Bobby Valentine!
Pants Rowland
Too bad the headline isn’t, Latest On White Sox’s Owner Search
Acoss1331
The baseball gods are punishing the White Sox fans with Jerry continuing to own the team.
YellowCleats
Joe Girardi
Fallguy820
Please give this job to Olie Marmol.
sad tormented neglected mariners fan
If Tito comes out of retirement why can’t la Russa again
La russa still has a role in the wsox
Acoss1331
No, please no. I’ll take a water cooler as the manager over getting LaRussa again.
sad tormented neglected mariners fan
lol I still remember the trea turner 2 strikes incident
avenger65
sad tormented: Why do you hate the White Sox that much?
Very Barry
The next manager of the Chicago White Sox is currently coaching 1st base for the Los Angeles Dodgers ……. Clayton McCullough. He is known as a development guy. Jon Heyman knows nothing.
deepseamonster32
Phil Nevin? Lol. If they want to keep losing. Nothing but a meatheaded goon.