Rick Hahn paused for a long time after Jason Benetti posed this question to the White Sox general manager during a Saturday-morning seminar at SoxFest: What’s been your happiest moment of the offseason?
Hahn’s been among the busiest general managers in the game during another frigid, glacially paced winter. He’s added a starting pitcher, two All-Star caliber relievers, a middle-of-the-order bat, a Gold Glove finalist outfielder and a backup catcher. But he didn’t pick any of those as his “happiest” moment. He didn’t pick any moment at all — at least no moment that’s already happened.
“It’s not over yet, for me,” Hahn said after his pause.