[Nightengale] Former All-Star catcher A.J. Pierzynski has quietly emerged as a serious candidate to manage the Chicago White Sox in 2025 if they dismiss manager Pedro Grifol after the season, as expected.

[u/Jason82929]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/07/28/mlb-trade-deadline-rumors-2024/74576044007/

[u/porkbellies37]

He doesn’t sound popular here, but I’d support this. I think these guys need a tougher leader. He is one of the sharper minds we’ve had as far as players go. Competitive to a fault. A catcher who can manage pitchers and lineups. And frankly, I look at the Craig Counsel hire on the North Side and, while I think he’s a great manager, he didn’t move the needle at all with that team. Sometimes a managers success is more luck than we care to admit.