The Chicago White Sox turned over a new leaf in the history of their franchise on Tuesday, firing Executive Vice President Kenny Williams and GM Rick Hahn.
Williams, who had been with the team for nearly 30 years in a variety of capacities, and Hahn, who had been the GM since 2012, were both relieved of their duties amid one of the worst seasons in recent memory for the South Siders, but their legacies are more complicated than the down note they ended on, as we detailed here.According to a report from Bob Nightengale, the White Sox could have a frontrunner for their leadership post already in the form of assistant GM Chris Getz.
Nightengale called Getz, who is in charge of player development for the White Sox, a “leading candidate” for the role."If Jerry Reinsdorf was serious about winning, massive change had to happen. It happened here today," Chuck Garfien said on NBC Sports Chicago's"White Sox Pregame Live Show" on Tuesday.
The White Sox sent the baseball world into a frenzy when they relieved general manager Rick Hahn and Executive Vice President Ken Williams of their Ozzie Guillen, who worked closely with both Hahn and Williams — also his former teammate — during his White Sox managerial tenure, reacted to the news on the pregame show before Tuesday's game against the Seattle Mariners.
"Very shocked," Guillen said."Very shocked because I know those guys put a team together that obviously hasn't worked for the last couple of years. But I don't think it was a shock just for me. I think it was a shock for everybody."Former Chicago White Sox executive vice president Kenny Williams and former general manager Rick Hahn have issued statements after they were fired by the team on Tuesday.
Williams, who had previously been the club’s GM and had been in the organization for more than 30 years, was relieved of his duties by majority owner and chairman Jerry Reinsdorf on Tuesday, along with Hahn, who had succeeded Williams as GM in 2012.This article tagged under:
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