Studies from earlier immediately eliminated a few names from consideration as the following White Sox supervisor, although the crew’s search continues to be seemingly fairly fluid. Guardians bench coach Craig Albernaz is a brand new title within the combine in accordance with Jon Heyman of the New York Submit (hyperlinks to X), whereas interim supervisor Grady Sizemore continues to be within the working and Tigers bench coach George Lombard can be not a candidate.
For the reason that White Sox and Marlins are the one groups presently searching for a brand new skipper, most of the similar candidates are showing in each searches, with Albernaz’s title the newest crossover. Albernaz has already interviewed in Miami and is taken into account one of many favorites for the place, as he has earlier working relationships with each president of baseball operations Peter Bendix and assistant GM Gabe Kapler.
Just like the White Sox, nevertheless, it isn’t but completely clear how shut the Marlins may be to creating an precise rent, or if another candidates may nonetheless emerge. Lombard and Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough each interviewed with Miami and are apparently nonetheless into account for that job, even when Chicago is transferring in one other path.
Albernaz (who turns 42 later this week) simply accomplished his first season in Cleveland, after working because the Giants’ bullpen/catching coach over the 2019-22 seasons. This makes him a recognized amount to White Sox pitching advisor Brian Bannister, who was San Francisco’s director of pitching for the final three of Albernaz’s seasons within the Bay Space. The Giants job marked Albernaz’s first function on a giant league teaching employees, as he spent the earlier 5 seasons as a supervisor, coach, and coordinator within the Rays’ farm system.
The 2024 season was additionally Sizemore’s first time on a Main League employees, and his first professional teaching job at any stage. After Pedro Grifol was fired in August, Sizemore was one thing of a shock selection as Chicago’s interim supervisor, and he led the crew to a 13-32 document within the closing stretch of what ended up as a singularly disastrous 121-loss season. GM Chris Getz mentioned Sizemore would proceed to be a candidate throughout the crew’s seek for a full-time bench boss, however Sizemore’s teaching contract runs by the 2025 season, so he may nicely be again anyway in some capability if he isn’t retained as supervisor.
The record of recognized candidates nonetheless within the working for the White Sox place embody Sizemore, Albernaz, former Marlins supervisor Skip Schumaker, former Angels supervisor Phil Nevin, Rangers affiliate supervisor Will Venable, Dodgers bench coach Danny Lehmann, and Cardinals bench coach Daniel Descalso.
