Revisiting the Grifol hire from KC perspective

[caulfield12]

https://www.soxon35th.com/royals-writers-share-their-opinions-on-pedro-grifol/

 

https://kingsofkauffman.com/2022/10/07/kc-royals-thinking-pedro-grifol/

 

Ruhde: "Initially, I’m a bit surprised that this is the route the White Sox took. It seems from an outsider’s perspective that the White Sox made this hire without going through a particularly rigorous managerial search, and I’ve certainly seen the argument that there are likely candidates with more thorough qualifications that didn’t end up being a final candidate for whatever reason. I don’t necessarily think they rushed the decision, but I wonder whether Grifol is clearly the best option at this point. Even with the team’s struggles this year, I would imagine that there’s an allure to the job of managing the White Sox that would attract some of the best candidates."

 

Edited August 7, 2023 by caulfield12

[Kyyle23]

Jfc dude would you calm down

[caulfield12]

"He’s the kind of guy who knows what’s expected from various roles on an MLB coaching staff, and that kind of knowledge will help him connect and get the most out of his staff in Chicago. He’s also widely respected by players, especially Spanish-speaking players from Latin America (Grifol is fluent in Spanish). Considering so much of the talent in MLB hails from that part of the world (including the White Sox) that kind of skill set is invaluable, especially from a manager’s perspective."

 

Yet here we are with our last three managers having the ability to speak fluent Spanish...and dealing with or "controlling" the core Spanish players has become the heart of the Sox storyline during this rebuild.

Obviously Anderson has a part to play...but the shifting away from Abreu/Giolito/Hendriks as team leaders and perhaps Lynn to a rudderless ship can't be denied any longer.

The failure to cut the cancers out largely for financial reasons in the cases of Grandal and Moncada.

Trading away Burger to avoid third base controversy for 2024 when Moncada might not even play a single inning...or the constant fear of moving Yoan to any other position on the field.

If the sleeping rookie is Santos...you've basically got an entire clubhouse culture where the Latin players feel they have an extra layer or protection or entitlement...which is ironically symbolized now by Tim Anderson, whose actions have further divided the team into three camps:  white players, Latin players and Tim Anderson.

Pretty much the exact opposite of what they'd successfully created around Renteria...and was still relatively "fine" until LaRussa turned on the Terminator after the Twins' homer and things have never been as loose and relaxed from that point onwards.

[caulfield12]

8 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

Jfc dude would you calm down

Life will go back to normal when summer vacation is over again on Friday...lol.