maloney.adam Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 3 teams had playoff runs because of his contributions. What a guy 4 3 9 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusguyman Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 This should be a fun thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 This thread is sure to be devoid of hot takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoeLessRob Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Not sure what he did THIS year/offseason to warrant this, since most of the FA signings/trade didn’t pan out, but congrats? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) Yeah I don't know about this one... Did he do alright as GM last year? Sure. Was he the executive of the year? Probably not. Executive of the year doesn't whiff on 3 of his 5 off-season acquisitions (EE, Cishek, Mazara). Edited October 15, 2020 by chw42 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) What specifically did he do this year to earn this? Didn't add anything at the deadline that boosted the team into contention, offseason acquisitions weren't the best (aside from Kuechel and Grandal). I know he has done a good job of building the core that we have but the building wasn't done in 2020. Edited October 15, 2020 by soxfan2014 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitown87 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 christ, guys. try using your heads. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominikk85 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Just for this year I definitely would agree, he took a sub 500 team and lead it to a 95 win pace. Those awards usually are given to the most improved team and definitely was the white Sox in 2020. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 6 minutes ago, chw42 said: Yeah I don't know about this one... Did he do alright as GM last year? Sure. Was he the executive of the year? Probably not. Executive of the year doesn't whiff on 3 of his 5 off-season acquisitions (EE, Cishek, Mazara). There is a big picture they look at. He got a rebuilt team into the playoffs. He deserved it to be honest. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Exec of the Year is an inherently weird prize, but I think he deserves it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokona Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 B-B-but Semien/Montas/Kevan Smith!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Been saying all year that people should look at the higher level here. Great news for this franchise 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney.adam Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) You can make the argument that this honor was awarded to him maybe one year early because this offseason is very important but you have to look at the overall body of work. He took a sub 500 team over a span of a few years and turned it into a playoff team. He deserves it! Congrats Rick! Edited October 15, 2020 by maloney.adam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thxfrthmmrs Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 He earned the award for moves made over the past 4 years. He wasn’t going to win the award for trading for prospects like Eloy, Giolito, signing Robert, locking up TA, etc. when the team hasn’t shown any success. The minute they do, then he gets the recognition, that’s how these awards work. 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Whether Hahn himself is deserving this year is debatable, but the body of work the whole org has done to turn this team into a burgeoning contender deserves recognition and accolade. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, SouthWallace said: Whether Hahn himself is deserving this year is debatable, but the body of work the whole org has done to turn this team into a burgeoning contender deserves recognition and accolade. Yea he's done a good job hard to argue otherwise. No GM is perfect and once Hahn was allowed to rebuild (I do think he was asked to not rebuild prior to 2018 by JR and KW) he did it well. He showed he's the 100% leader too firing Cooper and Renteria, which is great news for the future. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Didn’t know this magazine still existed. Gar Forman’s award more deserved. Time will tell whether Hahn will be able to match Gar Forman’s accomplishments when he leaves (winning record as GM, postseason success). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 15 minutes ago, South Side Hit Men said: Didn’t know this magazine still existed. Gar Forman’s award more deserved. Time will tell whether Hahn will be able to match Gar Forman’s accomplishments when he leaves (winning record as GM, postseason success). Rick and Kenny have a championship dude 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 58 minutes ago, soxfan2014 said: What specifically did he do this year to earn this? Didn't add anything at the deadline that boosted the team into contention, offseason acquisitions weren't the best (aside from Kuechel and Grandal). I know he has done a good job of building the core that we have but the building wasn't done in 2020. How could he possibly have won it when those trades were made and nobody knew if the prospects would pan out?? Does that make any sense at all?? My goodness... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFirebird Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 1 hour ago, soxfan2014 said: What specifically did he do this year to earn this? Didn't add anything at the deadline that boosted the team into contention, offseason acquisitions weren't the best (aside from Kuechel and Grandal). I know he has done a good job of building the core that we have but the building wasn't done in 2020. The trades have to come to fruition for the rebuild to work, hence getting the better record and winning the award this year. And hitting on Keuchel & Grandal is actually a pretty big deal...more so than missing on EE, Mazara, Cishek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 1 hour ago, soxfan2014 said: What specifically did he do this year to earn this? Didn't add anything at the deadline that boosted the team into contention, offseason acquisitions weren't the best (aside from Kuechel and Grandal). Well when you take away the two best signings, any teams offseason probably looks like shit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominikk85 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 1 hour ago, soxfan2014 said: What specifically did he do this year to earn this? Didn't add anything at the deadline that boosted the team into contention, offseason acquisitions weren't the best (aside from Kuechel and Grandal). I know he has done a good job of building the core that we have but the building wasn't done in 2020. I do agree he should have made a deal at the deadline but he made two great moves this off season that worked out very well. Dallas keuchel outperformed all expections with a sub 2 Era and Grandal despite his haters worked great too with a 117 wrc+ and 1.7 war (4.5 162 pace). Those were two great moves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, mqr said: Well when you take away the two best signings, any teams offseason probably looks like shit. Truly, the Lakers had an awful offseason if you remove the AD trade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 20 minutes ago, mqr said: Well when you take away the two best signings, any teams offseason probably looks like shit. Yeah guess thats true. Also for the record, I didn't mean to make it seem like he doesn't deserve it. Just curious what exactly qualifies it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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