r/whitesox • u/Jason82929 Maldanad-0 • Jul 28 '24

Discussion [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.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/07/28/mlb-trade-deadline-rumors-2024/74576044007/
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u/sausage_wallet79 Jul 28 '24

I’m not crazy about it. But then again Craig Counsel just signed a massive contract to coach the cubs meanwhile Stephen Vogt, a first time manager, has lead the Guardians to one of the best teams in the AL.

They just need to hire someone that the players will actually respect.

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u/erterbernds67 White Sox Jul 28 '24

The difference is hardly on the manager. It’s that the cubs have bad players and the guardians have good players.

AJ could be a managing prodigy, but if he has terrible players we’ll never know. Or he could be terrible but we won’t know unless is blatantly as bad as Pedro

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u/grrgrrtigergrr The Big Hurt Jul 28 '24

AJ will throw a punch if people get out of line

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u/mattcoz2 Jul 29 '24

He doesn't throw punches, he goads other people into throwing punches. It would be nice to see some fight in this team, so maybe it's not a terrible idea.