Rick Renteria Signed Contract Extension With White Sox, but Team Told No One
Renteria was believed to be entering the final year of his deal in 2019, but that's not the case, Rick Hahn says
By James Neveau ••
It was widely believed that Chicago White Sox manager Rick Renteria was entering the final season of his contract as the 2019 campaign looms in the distance, but according to G.M. Rick Hahn, that’s not quite true.
During a meeting with reporters on Tuesday at the General Manager’s Meetings in California, Hahn said that the team had inked Renteria to a contract extension earlier this year, and that he is under contract past the 2019 season.
Hahn did not elaborate on the specifics of the deal, either in terms of time or money, but said that the team had agreed to the deal and was looking forward to continuing to work with the skipper.
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Head coach Joel Quenneville of the Chicago Blackhawks watches as his team takes on the Carolina Hurricanes at the United Center on January 6, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Guillen had a solid start to his tenure in Chicago, posting three straight winning seasons, and even though he was able to have a winning record in two of his final four years with the team, he was still let go amid acrimonious circumstances at the end of the 2011 campaign.
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Smith won 81 games while he was in charge of the Bears, including 10 in his final season with the team, but was fired by G.M. Phil Emery after he missed the playoffs.
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Piniella was the first manager in 100 years to lead the Cubs to back-to-back playoff appearances, but his team failed to win a single game in either of their playoff years, and he ultimately stepped down from his position during the 2010 campaign.
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Del Negro coached for two seasons with the Bulls, putting up identical 41-41 records in both campaigns. He was fired after his second season despite making the playoffs on two different occasions.
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Quade wasn’t retained by Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer when they signed in Chicago, and with good reason. He went 95-104 in parts of two seasons with the Cubs, but never really could get the team trending in the right direction.
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Thibodeau had some serious success with the Bulls, bringing them to the Eastern Conference Final in 2011, but he couldn’t quite get the team over the hump, going 255-139 in those five seasons at the helm.
Sveum had a rough time with the Cubs, going 134-202 in two full seasons on the North Side. His coaching did help players like Starlin Castro and Jeff Samardzija, but ultimately he couldn’t get the team moving forward fast enough for Epstein and Hoyer to keep him.
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Ventura had a winning record once in five seasons with the team, and finished in fourth place in the American League Central in his final three seasons in charge.
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Arguably the most successful coach of the Quenneville era in Chicago, Maddon has led the Cubs to four straight playoff appearances, and he helped them to win their first title in 108 years when they captured the World Series crown in 2016.
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The first coach hired by G.M. Ryan Pace, Fox couldn’t turn the Bears around, going 14-34 in three seasons at the helm.
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Renteria has found a new home with the White Sox, winning 129 games in two seasons on the South Side. The team is currently going through a rebuilding process, and Renteria recently signed a contract extension that will keep him around for at least a little while longer.
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Nagy was brought in to be an offensive guru for quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, and while the book is still being written on his tenure, he has done a solid job so far, going 5-3 in eight games.
“It wasn’t announced,” he said. “We never even announced the mention of a three-year deal at the start. Eventually, you are retained because we feel you’re the right guy or ownership feels the front office are the right people to win, or they make a change.”
In two seasons with the White Sox, Renteria has posted a 129-195 record, but has established good relationships with the team’s young stars, and has gotten the full backing of the organization during the rebuilding process.
