White Sox manager Pedro Grifol won’t throw players under the bus

White Sox manager Pedro Grifol, left, shakes hands with Yoán Moncada as Oscar Colas watches, during infield practice Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in Chicago. (AP) (AP Photos)

Pedro Grifol is not a big team meetings guy. And if he has something to say to a player, he’ll say it to his face.

Through this most difficult first season, Grifol has refrained from calling players out in public, or as he says, “throwing them under the bus.”