Chicago White Sox: 3 worst trades executed by Rick Hahn
After looking at some of their stronger trades, let’s examine some of the mistakes of the Chicago White Sox under Rick Hahn.
The Chicago White Sox are always one of the most active teams when it comes to trades. Since Rick Hahn was hired to run the franchise during the 2013 season, the team has made 27 separate trades.
There were some trades that really benefited the White Sox, such as the Adam Eaton trade, the Chris Sale trade, and the Jose Quintana trade.
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They improved for the future by completing all of these trades. They received the right o=players in return.
However, some other of these trades were train wrecks.
There were times where they went after the wrong player or included the wrong prospect in a package.
Since the team on the south side of Chicago has missed the playoffs every single season since 2008, they are very active at the deadline. They either get rid of veterans for younger prospects, or trade prospects for older veterans in a hope to make the playoffs.
This article is going to evaluate three poor trades by Rick Hahn and the Chicago White Sox. These transactions set the team back a few years each. They got rid of some players that would have been huge All-Stars, as well as screwing up a trade for a former All-Star.