The White Sox have been on the hunt for his or her new supervisor for a while now, however Jesse Rogers of ESPN reported this morning that the membership is “getting nearer” to creating a rent for the place. Particularly, Rogers experiences two names which are not within the working for the job: Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough and Padres particular assistant A.J. Ellis.
McCullough has been a well-liked managerial candidate lately, developing in final yr’s managerial searched carried out by the Mets, Brewers, and Guardians after beforehand being a finalist to handle the Royals earlier than the membership finally chosen Matt Quatraro. That widespread curiosity as McCullough as a candidate has continued this yr, as along with Chicago’s curiosity in him he’s additionally identified to have interviewed for the Marlins’ managerial emptiness final week, making him certainly one of simply three candidates confirmed to have carried out an interview. Previous to his stint with the Dodgers as first base coach, he beforehand held the position of minor league area coordinator in L.A. and managed within the minor leagues with the Blue Jays.
Ellis, in the meantime, is a veteran of 11 MLB seasons however was at all times a little bit of an uncommon candidate for the job provided that he has no managerial or teaching expertise within the majors or minors. Since retiring from his taking part in profession, Ellis has served as a particular assistant to A.J. Preller’s entrance workplace in San Diego with a give attention to participant improvement. That improvement expertise might clearly be helpful to a membership just like the White Sox, who misplaced 121 video games this yr and appear destined to give attention to rebuilding with younger, up-and-coming gamers over the subsequent few seasons. Per Rogers, nonetheless, Ellis eliminated himself from the working as a consequence of household issues.
The pair be part of Rangers bench coach and offensive coordinator Donnie Ecker on the record of candidates who’re not within the working for the place. Even with out these three in rivalry for the position, the White Sox nonetheless have numerous names rumored to be within the combine for the job. Former Angels supervisor Phil Nevin and outgoing Marlins supervisor Skip Schumaker, and veteran supervisor Buck Showalter have all been floated as names into consideration for the position, however the White Sox are additionally evidently contemplating numerous names with out earlier large league managerial expertise. Even with McCullough, Ellis, and Ecker not within the combine, Chicago is stil identified to have curiosity in Rangers affiliate supervisor Will Venable, and Tigers bench coach George Lombard, Dodgers bench coach Danny Lehman, and Cardinals bench coach Daniel Descalso as they give the impression of being to show the web page on their disastrous 2024 season with a recent voice within the dugout.
