
Talk hasn’t been cheap since Pedro Grifol took over as the White Sox’ manager in November.
Grifol’s team meetings, held every seven to 10 days since spring training started nearly two months ago, are part of a genuine emphasis on communication that stresses current themes, points of emphasis and becoming more familiar with a roster that was beset by a rash of injuries and the thick cloud of malaise that hovered over Guaranteed Rate Field last summer.