The Mully & Haugh crew is operating under the assumption that the White Sox will part ways with manager Pedro Grifol at the end of this season.
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00:00After key question, you wonder if a guy like Terry Francona would be affordable for the
00:05White Sox.
00:06What is the going price for elite managers?
00:09The same question will be asked by Alex Cora, who is expected to be a free agent after his
00:14contract runs out with the Red Sox.
00:17That would be the beginning of my shortlist.
00:19It would be Terry Francona.
00:21See if he's interested.
00:22Alex Cora, will you pay for him, Jerry Reinsdorf?
00:25Can you afford him?
00:26Where else is he looking?
00:28And then Skip Schumacher from the Miami Marlins, who has been essentially uninvited to the
00:34party in Florida.
00:36That's a good start.
00:37Bruce mentioned Patrick Leland, too.
00:39Patrick Leland is Jim's son, who is in the White Sox organization.
00:44I guess that would be a name on the list.
00:46There's going to be a list.
00:47I don't think the Sox are going to bring Pedro Graffal back.
00:50They're essentially letting him finish the season so they don't have to finish paying
00:54two guys.
00:55If I'm looking at next year's preemptive shortlist, it would be just that.
01:01Francona, Cora, Schumacher.
01:03Maybe a younger manager in the system like Patrick Leland.
01:08I don't know if that makes sense or not, and I think they should get somebody more established.
01:13And I do think that teams are going to ask themselves, is a manager worth what the Cubs
01:18paid for Craig Council?
01:20Let's hope that by the end of the season, the Cubs aren't asking themselves the same
01:23question.