I believe the White Sox have shown that they can compete with any team. But I do believe that Will‘s lack of experience and his tendencies to make some in game decisions will prevent the White Sox from going all the way to the World Series. At least that will be one factor. I know he’s done a very good job for a relatively young manager….only two years, but I think he makes mistakes that more veteran managers do not make. Your thoughts?

Will's in game management is bad. Thats not what is stopping the Sox from the world series though. For that you can look to the entire starting rotation, Kolson, Mune, and friends.

Will is the least of our issues in a short series. Pitching, pitching, pitching.

Will makes some mistakes but yeah.

Our starting pitching isn't near the level required to be serious contender.

The disdain for Will Venable from many posters on this site and elsewhere baffles me. Here's a guy who inherited a team that lost a record 121 games and has his team in the playoffs only two years later (after the team improved by 19 games in 2025). The team's only All-Star last year, who he was relying on as his No. 1 starter, is languishing in the minors. He has only truly reliable starter; is starting numerous rookies and wasn't really well-served by his GM during the trade deadline this year. He's Ivy League-educated, super-articulate with the media; a standup-guy who never throws any of his players under the bus; and he is apparently great in the clubhouse.

He the hands-down Manager of the Year, if you ask me.

Will is part of the issue but not the biggest.

The pitching staff doesn't have it in them to go very far.

Plus the "home run or nothing" offense doesn't leave a lot of room for error.

Again, I am not convinced that Will's in game management is nearly as bad as many think. He's got a terrible pitching staff. Like one of the worst in the game. He's also got about half of a roster that completely forgot how to hit a baseball at once. It's hard to look like you know what you are doing when no matter who you send out there, they are going to be bad. This squad is on life support.