certain smugness (or gravitas, depending on your perspective) exists within the White Sox front office. It has always been there, but it has become increasingly disconnected from the on-field results under the purview of Rick Hahn.
Between chiding fans who question aspects of the rebuild to bulletin-board material that has resulted in numerous memes, Hahn always talked like he and the White Sox are on the precipice of greatness. Unfortunately, there isn’t an award for having a seat at the table; the goal is to win. In his official 10-year tenure as general manager, Hahn has a record of 716-846, with two short-lived playoff runs — and that record is becoming impossible to hide behind.