After months of interviewing and fan speculation, the Chicago White Sox have reportedly hired Kansas City Royals bench coach Pedro Grifol as the team's manager. Grifol is a somewhat unexpected choice by the team's front office, but after a tumultuous season, perhaps an entirely new face is precisely what the White Sox need.
So what is Grifol walking into?
If you were lucky enough to miss the White Sox's 2022 season, here is a quick recap – it was bad.'
During last year's offseason, fans couldn't escape the seemingly endless hype about how 2022 would be the White Sox’s year, but it certainly didn't work out that way.'