The Chicago White Sox hired Chris Getz to be their new general manager on Thursday. Getz was quick to clarify one organizational question about the 2024 season. The White Sox will be keeping Pedro Grifol on as manager in 2024, according to Jesse Rogers of ESPN.

This move might come as a surprise to some. Not only have the White Sox been terrible on the field, but the culture as an organization has been bad too. Usually, that responsibility falls on the manager.

Former White Sox reliever Kenyan Middleton said the club had “no rules.” Middleton cited players falling asleep in the bullpen during games and players missing practices and meetings with no consequences. Other players traded at the deadline backed up Middleton's assessment of the culture overall lack of leadership.

This is Pedro Grifol's first year as the White Sox manager, and the team's culture issues appear to extend to before his hiring. Still, the problems in the clubhouse haven't improved over the course of the 2023 season and the on-field results haven't either. Chicago had a big payroll and expected to be contenders this year. At the end of August, they are fourth in the AL Central with a 53-81 record.

White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf fired the team's former general manager Rick Hahn and the president of baseball operations Ken Williams last week. Hahn and Williams had both been with the team for a long time. It looked like the team wanted to clear house and get a fresh start. As such, it's interesting that Chicago chose to keep Grifol aboard amid the administrative overhaul.