#Rick Hahn

Ever catch yourself thinking, "Boy, I'd love to see the Rick Hahn 2023 master craftsmanship roster breakdown all in one place?" Well, ponder no further. We present you with the White Sox 40-man (well, 39-man) roster as it currently stands. Of course, this can change at any time. So come on in and take a waltz down memory lane. You know your brain…

This story was excerpted from Scott Merkin's White Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, . And to get it regularly in your inbox. Making predictions for an upcoming Major League Baseball season is tough enough following Spring Training, and those prognostications come after watching baseball for six weeks to gain a working knowledge of…

What-if scenarios about the past aren't very useful exercises for baseball executives who need to deal with the here and now and know about 25 other potential moves that almost came to fruition for every one that slips out to the public. And they're the sort of thing we really dwell on only when the road that was taken proves to be very bumpy. A…

The Chicago Cubs have multiple needs within their starting rotation and that is a large part of the reason why the team has not shied in their interest in Japanese starting pitcher Kodai Senga. Senga elected for international free agency this offseason and the lack of a posting fee attached to his free agency status allows for a team like the Cubs…

One of the great observations of the Chicago baseball scene appeared several decades ago in a column by my former Chicago Tribune colleague Steve Daley. "Baseball has no offseason in Chicago," Daley wrote. "Interest only starts to wane when the teams start to play their games." That was long before the Cubs and White Sox ended their respective…

We all saw it. We all were irritated by it. We all had our optimism come crashing down to Earth. This was the 2022 Chicago White Sox. A team that told us they were in the heart of their "contention window" saw everything possible go wrong leaving them on the outside looking in when it came to October. The team's problems were easy to diagnose. A…

At the start of the season, the Chicago White Sox were one of the favorites to win the American League Central and compete in the MLB playoffs. That prediction was based on the first-place finish in 2021 and the lack of talent throughout the rest of the division. But the White Sox fell flat under manager Tony LaRussa and did not even make the 2022…

In the ever-changing world of gambling odds, we have yet another regarding the next Chicago White Sox' manager. Bruce Bochy and Ozzie Guillen have owned the top spots until the most recent update. Bob Nightengale of USA Today previously mentioned that there are three favorites for the job: Bruce Bochy, Ron Washington, and Mike Schildt. It's always…

In the days since the White Sox and Tony La Russa announced the Hall of Fame manager would not return for a third season with the White Sox, the rumors have been swirling regarding who will be the next White Sox manager. While Ozzie Guillen and Bruce Bochy have both been popular names among betting circles, according to Bob Nightengale of USA…

The Chicago White Sox' 2022 season concluded with an abysmal 10-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins. It was a fitting ending in a few ways. First and foremost, the South Siders were abysmal all season. Taking shellackings from below-average teams was a common theme throughout the campaign. And, to add to that, the Sox were below average themselves…

MLB increased the number of teams in the playoffs, yet somehow competition for postseason spots decreased. More has not been merrier. It has been dull. A dozen clubs will make the playoffs, and with two weeks left a few positioning questions remained. Most importantly: Will the Braves or Mets win the NL East? But the only mystery about postseason…

It was only April 24. It really didn't seem like that big a deal. But the White Sox had just lost six straight games on a miserable swing through Cleveland and Minnesota, and their losing streak stood at seven overall. Clearly, such an early-season slog hadn't been anticipated and would not stand - not with the talent on this Sox team, not with its…

I'm taking a break from building my shrine to Ronald Acuna Jr. to put together the Wednesday edition of the article. I know there are a lot of things we can complain about when it comes to Major League Baseball, but the incredible amount of young, exciting talent is the best it has ever been. Every day, we're treated to watching some awesome…

Sunday, July 17 starts the 2022 MLB Draft, and here at Sox On 35th, we took some time out to make our predictions. The White Sox have the 26th pick in the first round of this year's draft, and unlike last year, it's not completely clear who they will draft. Will they follow up last year's prep pick with another one in Tucker Toman? Will they…