Rick Hahn is the Vice-President/Assistant General Manager of the Chicago White Sox

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In July of 2011, SportsIllustrated.com ranked Hahn as the #1 General Manager Candidate in Major League Baseball

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. Similarly, in March, 2010, Baseball America

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 named Hahn the #1 General Manager prospect in Baseball. And, during the 2008 season, BaseballProspectus.com

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 had named Hahn one of the top-ten GM candidates in the game.

Following the 2007 season, Hahn withdrew his name from consideration for the General Manager's job of the St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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, who eventually named John Mozeliak

John Mozeliak

John Mozeliak is the current Vice President and General Manager of Major League Baseball's St. Louis Cardinals. He accepted a three-year contract for the position on the evening of October 30, 2007, and was formally introduced as the new GM the next day...

 to the position, and he also declined the opportunity to interview for the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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 GM job prior to Neal Huntington

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 being named to that post. Additionally, the White Sox declined Hahn permission to interview for the Seattle Mariners

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 GM job following the 2008 season.

Hahn is a graduate of the University of Michigan

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, Harvard Law School

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 and Kellogg Graduate School of Management (Northwestern University

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