Well I would consider two front office guys at or near the GM level to be slightly more important...but the White Sox also had issues with Wally Backman as well.
A lot of people around the game thought he was going to be an excellent manager.
Then there's Daryl Boston and the Brian Ball allegations, which I'm pretty sure that lawsuit didn't go anywhere.
Think of Wes Helms as more of a Braves' guy...that's where his roots lie, at least, like McEwing and the Cardinals.