I know, I know a lot of you have Chicago White Sox fatigue and are trying to forget about what we experienced throughout the 2024 season. There are those of us like myself who are gluttons for punishment and can't help but have our mental wheels turning about how to fix this mess the Sox are currently in. I recently took a look at the changes happening within the international scouting department , ones desperately needed for some time as the club is so far behind the rest of the league in that area.
Hopefully that's a recognition and self-awareness within the organization that the status quo just isn't working for a franchise that has been one of the worst in the sport for over a decade. The restructuring of the international scouting department is something most fans don't pay a great deal of attention to because — let's be real — it's something that isn't seen daily. If we're talking about the scouting and acquisition of teenage players from Latin American countries, many of whom will never see the corner of 35th/Shields, it takes the most ardent fans to be up-to-speed on their signing and development through the White Sox system.
So, for most fans, the most pressing issue at hand will be the search for the team's permanent manager. Grady Sizemore took over on an interim basis following the dismissal of Pedro Grifol in early August. At the time, general manager Chris Getz stated that the Sox would go through an extensive search to find their next manager.
One criterion.