Chicago White Sox News: Please Don’t Hire Chris Getz As GM

According to reports, the Chicago White Sox will hire Chris Getz as their next general manager.

If the reporting is true, this would be a mistake. The Chicago White Sox currently have Chris Getz in charge of player development, and player development, or lack thereof, has been a big reason why the White Sox’ rebuild has failed.

In addition, Getz was in charge of player development when Omar Vizquel and Wes Helms were fired for inappropriate behavior. That behavior took place under his watch.

Getz also doesn’t appear to have the experience to be the general manager of an MLB team.

Finally, the biggest problem with hiring Getz is that the White Sox desperately need to look outside the organization for fresh ideas, and a promotion of Getz would simply lead to more of the same.

If owner Jerry Reindsorf could no longer tolerate the long-tenured executive vice president Kenny Williams and general manager Rick Hahn, and if his reasoning was that they couldn’t get the job done after plenty of chances, why would he promote an inexperienced person who is attached to the just-fired regime and also is in charge of a minor-league system that has just three prospects in MLB’s top 100 and has put up horrible run differential numbers across the system?

Especially when that person didn’t help the young talent that Hahn acquired develop into consistent big-league stars?

The Chicago White Sox are on the verge of making a massive mistake with their front office hiring.

It makes no damn sense.

There’s no logic behind it — it reeks of internal politics. It seems that once again, Reinsdorf is putting loyalty and/or friendship over what an organization needs to be successful on the field. It’s a damn shame. It seemed like Reinsdorf may have finally understood the meaning of accountability when he fired Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams.

Instead, we’re seeing more of the same poor decision-making that has led to mediocrity over the time of Reinsdorf’s stewardship, save for one magical year.

That 2005 championship feels like a lifetime ago. And if Reinsdorf continues to operate like this, more championships will feel even further away.