While the White Sox announced that they had hired Tony La Russa to be the club's next manager on Thursday afternoon, it appeared they also had at least one other candidate in mind...or at least someone within the organization did.
In at least one version of the email announcement that had the subject line and was sent out to fans, "White Sox Hire Hall of Famer Tony La Russa as Manager," the team appeared to include the signature of former Astros manager A.J. Hinch on the welcome graphic and not that of La Russa.
MLB Network's Jon Heyman tweeted as late as Thursday morning that Hinch remained among the team's potential managerial choices.