3 ways it can still get worse for the Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf did the unthinkable when he fired executive vice president Kenny Williams and general manager Rick Hahn.

Reinsdorf is notoriously loyal to his people and firing them both with the season still in progress was a bit of a shock.

Think about it, there is a generation of Chicago White Sox fans that have only known Kenny Williams as being in charge of the baseball operations.

You would have to go back to 1990 to find the last time Reinsdorf fired his main baseball decision-maker. Even then Jerry refused to say he fired Larry Himes.

The biggest surprise was Kenny getting a pink slip. Williams has been a part of the front office since 1992.

He started as a scout, moved to director of player development, general manager, and then executive vice president.

His crowning achievement was when the Chicago White Sox won the 2005 World Series. As Jerry said in his statement, Kenny was like a son to him.

Hahn’s departure is not that big of a shocker. He reportedly tried to resign a few times but Reinsdorf would not let him out of his contract to pursue other opportunities.

Although, it is not like both deserved to stay in power. The Sox have won just three playoff games since 2005. Hahn’s rebuild that he started in 2017 yielded no championship parades that he boldly forecasted.

Instead, the championship window that opened up in 2020 slammed shut this season after the team started 8-21 and has yet to hit rock bottom.

The announcement came with some hope that Reinsdorf might finally bring in a baseball executive who could build a winning team for the modern game.

That excitement lasted until Wednesday morning when USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported that Jerry Reinsdorf had already picked the next person to run the club.

That possible decision is one of three ways things could still get worse for the Chicago White Sox.