Rick Hahn was 11 or 12 years old when he wrote a couple of letters to then-Cubs general manager Dallas Green.
In one, Hahn, who grew up a fan of the team, suggested trading first baseman Bill Buckner so Leon Durham could play more, which eventually happened.
In the other, Hahn pleaded that the team not trade closer Lee Smith, which happened four or five years later.
These days, Hahn is on the other side of town, in position to make trades — and listen to suggestions from all comers, he said — as GM of the rebuilding White Sox.