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Following the firing of White Sox manager Pedro Grifol on Thursday, there are fresh odds for which skipper will be the next to fall.
Chicago began the day 28-89, on pace to finish 39-123, which would be the worst major league record since the National League’s Cleveland Spiders were 20-134 in 1899.
The White Sox ended their 21-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory at Oakland on Tuesday night.
“We know the flaws in this roster,” general manager Chris Getz said. “But with that being said, we expected to win more games — we did. These factors led to the decision.”
“My mentality and the way I look at things is we’re all in this thing together, and I’m the first one to take blame for anything that happens on this team. I’m the manager, right? And I’ve done that since day one. I did it last year. I’ll do it again this year,” Grifol said on July 30. “I don’t hide away from blame. Blame is what it is. I’ve got the position, the office, that’s the chair. I would never blame our players for this season. That’s not my makeup.”
On March 12, Grifol was among the first handful of favorites to be fired first with 12/1 odds.
Last week, John Schneider was still the favorite despite the Sox's slide, but Grifol was second on the board with 1/1 odds.
Schneider opened the season with 33/1 odds. Skip Schumaker was initially set at 12/1 while Bud Black was 7/1.
BetOnline has set odds on the next MLB coach canned, and there are eight names on the list.
Manger firing odds are subject to change and will be updated in real-time here
Next Manager Fired
John Schneider - TOR 1/2
Skip Schumaker - MIA 3/1
Bud Black - COL 6/1
Ron Washington - LAA 7/1
Dave Martinez - WAS 8/1
David Bell - CIN 9/1
Mark Kotsay - OAK 10/1
Oliver Marmol - STL 25/1
