Friday's Sox-Tigers DH rained out, teams to play 2 on Saturday
Earlier this week, Rick Renteria already had one eye on the future.
"As soon as our regular season is over, I'm already thinking about the spring," the White Sox's manager said. "It doesn't stop when the last out is made."
There has been some speculation about his future, but Renteria is a lock to be back in the Sox's dugout in 2020.
As manager during the White Sox's three-year rebuild, Renteria has a 199-283 record. The 57-year-old Californian hasn't had much to work with, but general manager Rick Hahn has little doubt Renteria will excel next season when expectations are higher.
"When Ricky was put in that role, it wasn't with the idea that he was just going to be the right guy for the first stage, the stage that is coming toward an end here, or is at an end here," Hahn said. "Obviously, the history and teaching and communicating and holding guys accountable is very important now. But even at the time we hired him, we felt he had the ability to not only set the right winning culture but to put guys in the best position to win.
"His ability to communicate with all 25 or 26 guys on a daily basis, to know where they're at, to know what they're capable of doing and putting them in the best position, makes us fairly confident that once that roster is deep enough and strong enough that he's going to be able to maximize the win potential with that roster when the time comes."
Coaching changes?
The White Sox are not sure if there are going to be changes on the coaching staff for next season.
"It's still a little premature on 'everyone coming back' conversations," GM Rick Hahn said. "We need to sit down and finish up with Ricky (Renteria) on the evaluation of where we're at. Certainly, when we assembled this staff, we wanted it to be filled with guys with roots in player development so that they were able to teach our young players and hold them accountable and set standards. And we're certainly very pleased with how that's unfolded. We'll deal with specific staffing issues once the season's over."
Washed out:
Friday's doubleheader between the White Sox and Tigers at Guaranteed Rate Field was rained out.
Game 1 was halted by rain with no outs in the top of the fourth inning and the Sox losing to Detroit 4-2.
The White Sox and Tigers play a doubleheader Saturday.
Game 1 is at 2:40 p.m. and Reynaldo Lopez starts for the Sox. Game 2 is scheduled to start 30 minutes after the completion of the opener and Ivan Nova gets the start.
NBC Sports Chicago broadcasts Game 1 and Game 2 will be televised on WGN.
The Sox and Detroit close out the regular season Sunday at 2:10 p.m. Both teams will play 161 games this year.