Two days ago, White Sox 1B/DH Adam LaRoche announced his abrupt retirement from baseball after 12 major league seasons citing “personal matters”.
Yesterday we found out that LaRoche retired due to White Sox executive Kenny Williams asking him to “dial it back” in regards to bringing his son Drake LaRoche into the clubhouse this season.
In the last 24 hours there has been a whirlwind of reaction to the news out of Glendale, Arizona regarding the LaRoche retirement ranging from agreement, to mild concern for clubhouse chemistry, and even some downright angry at the decision by Kenny Williams.