The White Sox stayed in-house with their new front office, the hire of Chris Getz as their general manager this morning. Rumors that the Sox would turn to their AGM began almost immediately after ownership dismi sed team president Ken Williams and GM Rick Hahn last week. Promoting from within is nothing new. Jerry Reinsdorf has developed a reputation as one of the most loyal owners to his top employees. That willingne s to stay the course has led to increasing levels of frustration from a good chunk of the fanbase, as the team has made the playoffs on just three occasions since its 2005 World Series win. That has led to some clamoring for Reinsdorf to sell the team, but he made clear in a chat with reporters this afternoon he has no intention of doing so. Im going to couch this so nobody writes that I thought of selling , Reinsdorf said (links via and ). Friends of mine have said: Why dont you sell? Why dont you get out? My answer always has been: I like what Im doing, as bad as it is, and what else would I do? Im a boring guy. I dont play golf. I dont play bridge. And I want to make it better before I go. Reinsdorf went on to downplay speculation about the franchises long-term home. Earlier this month, wrote that Sox ownership had considered the po sibility of leaving Guaranteed Rate Field when the clubs lease expired after the 2029 season. Hinz wrote that a relocation to Nashville was among the po sibilities and suggested there was some chatter among team insiders that the 87-year-old Reinsdorf could look to sell the club. This afternoon, Reinsdorf addre sed Hinzs report. Ever since the article came out, Ive been reading that Ive been threatening to move to Nashville. That article didnt come from me. But its obvious, if we have six years left weve got to decide whats the future going to be? Well get to it, but I never threatened to move out. We havent even begun to have discu sions with the (Illinois) Sports Authority, which well have to do soon. Over the weekend, wrote that the Sox were considering three po sibilities if they did decide to leave Guaranteed Rate Field: near the United Vancouver Canucks Jersey Center, Soldier Field or Arlington Heights. Therell presumably be more information on the stadium outlook in the coming months, but its not the most pre sing i sue for Reinsdorf or his new GM. Turning to the on-field product, Reinsdorf called this absolutely the worst season of his 43-year ownership tenure. He expre sed hope for a rather quick turnaround, pointing to Getzs familiarity with the organization as a reason for hiring him so quickly after firing Williams and Hahn. That continuity will carry over to the dugout, as Getz confirmed that manager Pedro Grifol will get a second season at the helm ( ). As for the roster, Reinsdorf expre sed broad optimism in the existing core ( ). He pushed back against the need for a huge overhaul and indicated the much-maligned organizational culture had already improved. Reinsdorf implied that some external acquisitions presumably players who have since been traded contributed to their clubhouse discord. While Getz suggested no one on the roster was truly untouchable, Reinsdorf didnt sound like an owner eager to sign off on another rebuild. In some respects, thats an understandable course of action. The AL Central likely projects as one of the leagues weakest divisions yet again. The Sox decided against trading , , or at the deadline. They generally targeted upper minors help in the deals they did make. There should also be plenty of payroll space going into the offseason. If the Sox buy out their options on and , theyd enter the winter with roughly $84.5MM in guaranteed commitments. An arbitration cla s headlined by Cease, Vaughn and could add around $20MM. Bringing Anderson back would tack on $13MM (the difference between the $14MM option value and a $1MM buyout). The Sox opened this season with a player payroll north of $180MM, so there should be a decent amount of room to add from the middle tiers of free agency. At the same time, Getz and his front office will face an uphill battle in fixing what is currently a 53-81 roster. They dealt away a good chunk of their bullpen at the deadline. The rotation behind Cease is full of questions. is unestablished as an MLB catcher. The Sox would need at least one starting middle infielder and would have to addre s both spots if they move on from Anderson. Theyd have a hard time finding a taker for but need better production out of third base. Its a lot to addre s even before considering the clubhouse dynamics which Reinsdorf minimized. Getz should have a fair bit of flexibility during his first offseason at the helm, but itll be difficult to fix all the weakne ses in one winter. Markus Naslund Jersey