From almost the minute Ricky Renteria met his just fate, speculation started as to who will be the next White Sox manager.
The clues dropped from Rick Hahn immediately brought the names A.J. Hinch and Alex Cora to the forefront. Even Tony La Russa has been mentioned, though a 10-year gap in managing doesn’t fit the bill of “recent October experience.”
All three of these candidates come with distinct pros and cons, and there are a lot of opinions out there regarding them all. In light of recent events — recent years, really — what is troubling is that the White Sox are admitting to a limited, fairly homogeneous candidate pool.