Ventura to get extended

[The Ultimate Champion]

I wouldn't be surprised if there are options in this deal and that could be why exact length of the deal hasn't been announced. Robin may have wanted an out at some point, and the Sox meanwhile probably wanted to make sure Robin wasn't a lame duck type. He needs that respect from the players. My guess is 2 years guaranteed (2014-2015) and who knows after that, probably a 2016 option IMO & maybe a 2017 option too.

[Jake]

A guy that isn't afraid of standing up to Frank Thomas and Nolan Ryan shouldn't need a whole lot of help in getting respect from players

[MiddleCoastBias]

Interesting Heyman article on Robin's extension. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-he...his-contract-is

 

Some things that stood out to me:

 

"He can manage as long as he wants," said one White Sox official, who didn't know the length, surmised in a statement of the prevailing belief.

 

Ventura, now 46, was actually as shocked when he got the managerial job with no previous experience, or even an application out. He had just taken a behind-the-scenes job as a "special assistant" with the team when the White Sox originally called him in, and he had no idea what the meeting was about.

[flavum]

Here's my feeling on Ventura...

 

1- Ventura isn't going to embarrass himself as a person.

 

2- Reinsdorf loves the guy, and is in the inner-circle.

 

3- Hahn doesn't view the manager position as a huge difference in wins and losses. He's given information that the organization provides, and he's a good people person and deals with the media fine.

 

So until Reinsdorf or Hahn are gone, it's true, Ventura has complete job security.