Comments on: GM candidate: Rick Hahn

By: Conor

Conor — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:44:06 +0000

Prospectus had him on their “Next 10″ list but you need be a subscriber to see the content.

I don’t think it is. Here’s a link…
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=7683

By: The Cheat

The Cheat — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:42:09 +0000

The Sox are looking at an unspoken regime chance — to use a bushism (I feel dirty) — in 2012 when JR steps down. One would assume that would include Williams (contract unknown) and Guillen (set to expire in ‘12).

By: Breadbaker

Breadbaker — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:30:36 +0000

For some, getting away from Kenny and Ozzie all by themselves might be a plus.

By: joser

joser — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:45:24 +0000

I’d imagine that his willingness to interview and accept a job outside the organization will have a lot to do with the rumored extension of on Kenny Williams, whose own current contract is something of a mystery. If Hahn is out-and-out promised the GM job when the current Sox FO disappears — slated for 2012 when Reinsdorf steps down to relinquish control to his son — he might be a tough get.

On the other hand, he has been interviewing outside the Sox organization already. Is Chicago his dream job, or is GM his dream job and being one in Chicago would just be gravy? Is Chicago in a few years better than elsewhere today? After all, 2012 is still four years away. While being inside the org might give him the inside track to succeed Williams, there’s something to be said for getting experience at the GM level elsewhere, too. He could still be in the running to go back to Chicago in 2012, especially if “turned around Mariners org and took it from last to first in the AL West” is on his resumé that point. (Of course in that case we could hope the joy of running a winning franchise in the beautiful pacific northwest overcomes the whatever allure returning Chicago still holds on him.)

By: VictorB

VictorB — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:26:31 +0000

Prospectus had him on their “Next 10″ list but you need be a subscriber to see the content.

By: Conor

Conor — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:00:53 +0000

Found this: http://tinyurl.com/4njj7h

By: PositivePaul

PositivePaul — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:49:37 +0000

Williams credits Hahn with negotiating multiyear contracts with several current White Sox players, including 2006 All-Stars Mark Buehrle, Jose Contreras, Jermaine Dye, Paul Konerko and A.J. Pierzynski.

So is this like Armstrong “crediting” Olkin with signing Silva and trading for Bedard, then?

By: The Cheat

The Cheat — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:39:47 +0000

Hahn is very careful about what he says in the press, so it’s understandable that you’re unable to come up with much on his, let’s call it a, saber profile. He’s the oft-ignored, but highly respected, saber-influence inside the White Sox front office.

By: gwangung

gwangung — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:48:22 +0000

Hm. Not so bad, at first glance.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:46:35 +0000

Peter Gammons talking about who the Red Sox may hire to replace Epstein after his unexpected departure a few years back:

Towers has worked for Lucchino. Hunsicker is one of the game’s best general managers. So is Milwaukee’s Melvin, who worked for Lucchino in Baltimore. If the Red Sox decide they want a pure talent man — and with the Yankees adding the revenue from their new ballpark, talent evaluation is the way the Red Sox have to beat the Yankees in the future — the name of LaCava (Toronto’s director of player development) will be at the forefront. And if they want an organizational baseball mind with a huge reputation in the business, they will interview White Sox assistant GM Rick Hahn.

http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/gammons/story?id=2210636