They need to relieve Kenny of his duties along with Ozzie.

These two have lost their luster and the team has tuned them out.

Mr. Intensity has a whole team of suck on his hands for 2010.

Terrible idea, but if they do fire Ozzie. I'd give my left nut for the Cubs to sign him.

They need to relieve Kenny of his duties along with Ozzie.

Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it. Ozzie and KW should not be done. They have both done a good job and deserve the opportunity to continue to build on the foundation that has been laid.

Alex Rio$!

Let's start the season with 3 starters, no CF, no 2B, ans see what happens.

I happen to think that Kenny does a good job and I hope that he stays (which he will).

For those of you who who want him gone, I am just curious as to who you think would be a better GM. There are 29 other GMs out there and I really cannot think of too many that I would like to have.

In regards to Kenny, keep in mind:

In November 1992, Williams rejoined the White Sox organization as a scout. Named special assistant to Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf in 1994, he spent some time as a studio analyst for Sox games on SportsChannel Chicago before becoming the team's director of minor league operations in 1995. In 1997, he was named vice-president of player development, a position in which he remained until 2000. In November 2000, Williams replaced Ron Schueler as the general manager.

So basically over the last 17 years, he has scouted for the Sox, directed the minor league system, was in charge of player development and is about to finish his 9th season as GM. What players did he develop in 17 years? Not too many. How is our farm system? Not too good. How is our payroll flexiblity? Not too good. 17 years of this guy, I think I've seen enough. He is what he is, and that's not good.

Also here's a nice article ranking the Sox 29th out of all 30 teams on how each team has fared over the past 10 years in the draft.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/w ... index.html

What's an example of a good GM? Here's just a few with a litte wiki-info.

Michael Hill is a Vice President and the General Manager of the Florida Marlins baseball club. Hill was promoted from his position as a Vice President and Assistant General Manager to the General Manager position on September 29, 2007. He went to Harvard and was drafted in 1993 by the Texas Rangers. He joined the Tampa Bay Devil Rays front office in 1995 and then went to the Colorado Rockies before joining the Marlins.

Andrew Friedman is the Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations for the Tampa Bay Rays franchise in Major League Baseball. In that position, he acts as the team's General Manager. From 2004 to 2005, Friedman served as the Director of Baseball Development for the Rays. Friedman was promoted to his current position after the 2005 season, at the tender age of 28, replacing the club's first General Manager, Chuck LaMar, who was fired following the club's 8th losing season in its 8 years in existence.

Tony Reagins is the general manager of the Los Angeles Angels of American Major League Baseball. He is only the fourth African-American General Manager of a Major League Baseball club in history (preceded by Bill Lucas of the Atlanta Braves, Bob Watson of the Houston Astros and New York Yankees, and Kenny Williams of the Chicago White Sox). He was promoted on October 16, 2007, having previously held the position of director of player development since 2002.

Rubén Amaro, Jr. is the General Manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.He is also a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1991 to 1998. He is the son of former infielder Rubén Amaro, Sr.. He was named General Manager of the Phillies on November 3, 2008, succeeding Pat Gillick.

Pat Gillick, was the general manager of four Major League Baseball teams. He guided teams to three championships in his career: 1992 and 1993 titles with the Toronto Blue Jays, and a 2008 title with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Theo Epstein>Kenny Williams

Okay. I don't get it. Gillick is impressive. What makes the other guys on your list so great? None of them is any more accomplished or qualified than KW.

Theo Epstein>Kenny Williams

No doubt that KW left this team with some glaring holes, but you cannot deny that Epstien has more $ and noteriety with the Red Sawx.

They need to relieve Kenny of his duties along with Ozzie.

These two have lost their luster and the team has tuned them out.

Mr. Intensity has a whole team of suck on his hands for 2010.

My main problem with Kenny is that he has been with the organization for 17 years so his fingerprints are on EVERYTHING. At every level. Over the last 17 years the Sox have gone thru managers, players, farm system changes, etc and they are always average at best. The only constant over that 17 years has been that Kenny has been a Sox employee. I also thnk that SI link I posted also speaks volumes about Kenny.

I have never considered who should replace him, but there are several GM I would rather have, so I just listed those few guys.

Michael Hill (Florida) - He has been GM for 2 years. Before that he was assistant GM (since 2002), so he was groomed. The guy has a payroll of $36 million. They are 11 games over .500 right now. The Sox have a payroll of $96 million and are 7 games under. They were 84-77 last year in his first year as GM with a $21 million payroll !

Andrew Friedman (Rays) from 2004 to 2005, Friedman served as the Director of Baseball Development for the Rays. Who has produced more young talent than the Rays? How many quality homegrown players have come up thru Kenny's system? Maybe 1 every 3 or 4 years? The Rays went 97-65 and won the AL EAST, crushed the WHITE SOX in the playoffs and then beat a loaded Boston team. Lost in the series. All with a $43 Million payroll, Sox was $121 mill on Opening Day. Also produced ROY Evan Longoria in 2008. 4 games over now with $63 million payroll in toughest division.

Tony Reagins (Angels) GM since Oct 2007. Held the position of director of player development since 2002. The Sox have no players to show for when Kenny had that job. Angles have several. The payrolls match up pretty good for a comparison for 2008 and 09. Sox: $121MM (08) $96MM (09). LAA $119MM and $114MM. LAA is 90-62 right now. 100-62 last year. Have won division 4 of last 5 years.

Rubén Amaro, Jr (Phillies) groomed as assistant GM for 10 years, last 3 under Gillick. Had the ROY in 2005 (howard), MVP in 2006 (howard), MVP in 2007 (Rollins). Won the Series last year.

Those are just 4 GM's. There are several more. They and Kenny all had similar career paths. Those teams are now doing well and all clearly have organizational philosophies. Unfortunately the Sox don't seem to. I have nothing against Kenny at all. I think he tries really, really hard. No one cares more about the Sox than Kenny.

Instead of a list of scrappy baseball players, they should make lists of scrappy baseball executives. Kenny would be #1 on every list. He tries really hard, but that doesn't mean he's good at his job. I'm not trying to be a dick, I just think I have higher expectations than most Sox fans.

This is Kenny's 9th season as GM and we've won the division twice (and I don't brag about last years 89 win team, they sucked). Outside of 2005, the Sox have never won over 90 games in Kenny's tenure and that's in a terrible division.

Your original question was who be a better GM or who do you replace him with...I have no idea who should replace Kenny, but imo, there are tons of current GM's that are much better at their job than Kenny is and those are just a few of them.