MLB Rumors: White Sox Likely to Make Internal Hire for Next President of Baseball Ops

One week after firing executive vice president Kenny Williams and general manager Rick Hahn, the Chicago White Sox are likely to look from within the organization to find their next head of baseball operations.

Per MLB Network's Jon Morosi, people within MLB expect the White Sox to promote a head of baseball operations from within.

White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf announced the firings of Williams and Hahn on Aug. 22.

Williams' connection to the White Sox dates back to his days as a player. He was a third-round draft pick by the organization in 1982 and made his MLB debut with Chicago in 1986.

After retiring as a player following the 1991 season, Williams joined the White Sox as a scout. He eventually moved into a front-office role and was hired as general manager in October 2000.

The White Sox promoted Williams to executive vice president in October 2012. Hahn, who joined the team in 2002, took over as general manager.

Given the track record of Williams and Hahn, it's not a surprise that Reinsdorf would continue the tradition of keeping Chicago's hiring process very narrow with people familiar with the franchise.

USA Today's Bob Nightengale reported last week Chris Getz is considered the favorite to replace Hahn as Chicago's general manager.

The 39-year-old was drafted by the White Sox twice in 2002 (didn't sign) and 2005. He has been their assistant general manager since 2016.

After a promising two-year stretch that saw them make the playoffs in 2020 and 2021 with a talented young core of players, the White Sox have fallen apart since the start of 2022. Their 52-80 record this season is the third-worst in the AL, ahead of only the Kansas City Royals (41-92) and Oakland Athletics (38-94).

The White Sox have just three playoff appearances without any postseason series wins since their victory in the 2005 World Series.