It’s official. After weeks of rumors, Rick Hahn has been named as the General Manager of the White Sox and Ken Williams has been promoted to executive vice president. Howard Pizer has been named as senior executive vice president.

This is a move that many fans have been longing for in recent years. In recent years, Hahn has interviewed for several GM jobs and every time, fans were wondering and hoping he wouldn’t get the job so he could take over here. Now that is finally happening.

It remains to be seen just how differently Rick will run things differently from how KW did things. In any event, welcome to the new job Rick! Fans are expecting great things from you (no pressure, dude!)

There has been a ton of talk lately in Chicago about general managers. This because that team on the other side of town is looking for one after getting rid of the one it had. It has a lot of Sox fans are starting to voice some “concerns” (ok, RAGE) about our current general manager. Mainly because they want the guy below, Rick Hahn to be the man in charge.

Oh and to lose him to that other team up north would be such a horrible DAGGER in our hearts. Hahn’s name has come up in discussions frequently for a general manager position. At this point, it is only a matter of time before he gets his chance.

In listening to the “people” i.e. sports talk radio heads discuss Hahn going to that other team, the big knock they have against him is the lack of player development with the White Sox. But, is he really to blame for that?

He is the assistant GM and the philosophy of how to use the minors would be something coming from the GM. With the White Sox, that would be one Ken Williams. Thinking back over his tenure of GM of the Sox and the players who have been developed who are on the Sox right now, well . . . » Continue reading “Philosophy”