A new manager won’t exactly mean a new approach for Chicago White Sox hitting coach Frank Menechino.
“Nothing changes for me,” Menechino said Wednesday during a conference call. “My job is to get the hitters ready and get them prepared as much as they can be.”
The Sox were plenty prepared in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season: They finished at or near the top in the American League in several offensive categories during Menechino’s first season as the hitting coach. The Sox were first in the AL in home runs (96) and slugging percentage (.453) and second in average (.