Ep. 226: Rick Hahn talks Eloy deal, Machado pursuit and White Sox offseason in 1-on-1 interview

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Chuck Garfien sits down with White Sox general manager Rick Hahn in Arizona.They talk about everything from Eloy Jimenez signing a long-term contract with the White Sox to missing out on Manny Machado. Hahn discusses how long a new deal with Jimenez had been in the works (5:10), if the contract talks affected Jimenez at the plate this spring (7:00), why it took so long for Manny Machado to sign (13:30), why they weren't willing to guarantee the last two years for Machado (16:00), what Hahn would say to skeptical White Sox fans who don't think White Sox will be able to sign a premium free agent (18:00), how the White Sox lost a deal this offseason because of a tweet (22:30), whether the worst part of the rebuild is in the past, (24:30) if the stakes are higher now for those on the major league club (27:20) and more.

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0:17.3	I'm Chuck Arfine, and today on the podcast, it is a conversation with White Sox GM Rick Hahn.
0:25.5	We get into a whole lot of stuff in this conversation.
0:28.8	We talk about the long-term contract signed by Eloy Jimenez.
0:33.5	How long has this been in the works?
0:36.8	Did the contract talks affect his play this spring?
0:42.2	I asked Rick Hahn about those topics and more on Jimenez. And then we do get into what happened
0:47.8	this off season, specifically with Mani Machado. First off, why did it take so long for Machado to sign?
0:55.5	I mean, this thing took forever.
0:57.3	It got all the way into spring training.
0:59.7	Was it because of Machado?
1:01.2	Was it because of the teams like the White Sox and the Padres and the offers and the discussions
1:06.2	that were going on?
1:07.0	So I wanted to find out why we, talking about the media and fans had to go through this
1:13.0	thing for so long until it finally got to spring training. And clearly the result is not and was
1:18.8	not what many White Sox fans were hoping for. I also ask Rick, why wouldn't the White Sox guarantee
1:25.0	him the last two years of the contract offer like the Padres did?
1:30.7	That seems to have been the difference between him being a Padre and a member of the White Sox.
1:35.1	And what would Hans say to the skeptical White Sox fans out there who don't believe they'll ever
1:41.7	convert on a premium free agent.
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