Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf is addressing his staff’s “embarrassing season.”
The White Sox clocked 121 losses and simply 41 wins within the 2024 season, shattering an notorious post-1900 record set by the New York Mets in 1962 of 120 losses.
In a letter addressed to White Sox followers, Reinsdorf referred to as the season a “failure.”
“By all measures, our on-field efficiency this season was a failure. As the chief of this group, that’s my final accountability. There are not any excuses,” Reinsdorf started.
“I need to thanks for persevering with to assist the staff all through what was an embarrassing season. You all deserved higher. This season’s efficiency was utterly unacceptable and the various reactions and feelings from our fanbase are utterly comprehensible,” he mentioned.
Reinsdorf mentioned the staff is engaged on modifications to have a extra profitable season subsequent yr.
“While embracing new concepts and out of doors views, we’ll do every thing we are able to to repair this for 2025 and the longer term,” he mentioned. “This will embody additional improvement of gamers on our present roster, improvement inside our system, evaluating the commerce and free agent markets to enhance our ballclub and new management for our analytics division, permitting us to raise and enhance each course of inside our group with a spotlight for competing for championships. In truth, change has already been occurring in our baseball operations group all through this previous yr.”
“When named normal supervisor in 2023, Chris Getz and his employees instantly started conducting a top-to-bottom analysis of our current operations. Chris is rebuilding the inspiration of our baseball operations division, with key personnel modifications already occurring in participant improvement, worldwide scouting, skilled scouting and analytics,” Reinsdorf mentioned.
The White Sox owner mentioned outcomes to some of the modifications might be realized rapidly, whereas others will take time.
Reinsdorf mentioned discovering a brand new supervisor within the coming months would be the group’s “most necessary determination.” He mentioned an exhaustive search of a variety of candidates is already underway.
Despite a tough season, Reinsdorf pointed to some positives.
“Even within the worst of seasons, the place at instances it felt like nothing was going proper, there have been vivid spots that supplied causes for optimism about our future. The total well being of our group is bettering. Our minor league rankings present this progress. The Class AA Birmingham Barons gained the Southern League title, whereas Class A Kannapolis reached the finals of the Carolina League, and our group has constructed a formidable future pool of very proficient prospects,” he mentioned.
He promised to ship actions to assist his phrases.
“Every loss this season – each blown save, each defensive miscue, each shutout, each sweep – damage. It was an extended, painful season for us all. We acknowledge, every day, that it’s our accountability to earn your belief, consideration, time and assist. We vow to take that method every day as we put the work on this offseason to be higher,” mentioned Reinsdorf.
“We owe it to every one of you,” he concluded.
The Chicago White Sox will report for spring coaching in February 2025.
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