The Chicago White Sox absolutely stink. The owners of the worst record in all of MLB are just not a fun ball club to follow and their future outlook isn’t any better. Manager Pedro Grifol could be out of a job soon as a result.

Grifol defended White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, saying how badly he wants to win despite his massive track record of losing. But he also lashed out at his own players, calling their performance “f**king flat” and doubling down on it. He tried to make it clear that he and his players weren’t squabbling over it but when you have to come out and say that, you’re already in a losing position.

It’s only a matter of time before Grifol is fired, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Whether it’s during or after the season remains to be seen.

Rosenthal writes the following: “Grifol probably would have been in trouble even if he had not criticized his players. The White Sox, then and now, had the worst record in the majors. Their first-year general manager Chris Getz inherited Grifol from the previous regime. All of the pieces are in place for a managerial change. The only question is when it will happen.”

White Sox likely to fire Pedro Grifol amid tumultuous 2024 season

The Sox have 15 wins right now and every other MLB team has won more than 20. Grifol has a terrible roster to manage but he’s also not helping matters by outright calling out his players. As a holdover from the previous regime, it seems very likely that he will be let go and the new front office — well, only technically, since it’s still someone from the franchise in an elevated role — will pick its own manager.

Things can change quickly when a team fires a manager who has run their course. Look at the 2022 Philadelphia Phillies, who were seven games under .500 when Joe Girardi was fired and then went to the World Series. That same season, John Schneider took over for Charlie Montoyo and helped a just-above .500 team win 62 percent of its remaining games to make the playoffs. When Craig Counsell took over for the 7-18 Milwaukee Brewers in 2015, they went 61-76 (a 44.5 winning percentage) the rest of the way.

The White Sox, of course, are not going to turn things around and become a great team, especially with their likelihood to trade their best players before the trade deadline. But they have to make progress of some kind and play a more spirited brand of baseball. Under Grifol, that doesn’t appear to be in the cards. There are a lot more people to point to for the Sox's horrible season than just Grifol but making that change is an easy and clear one.

Rosenthal notes that the most likely successor for Grifol would be none other than Montoyo, who is currently the White Sox's bench coach. Whoever takes over will be in a tough spot, playing for a franchise with no hope and bound to restart again. Good luck!