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- Updated: July 22, 2016
CHICAGO — After watching the White Sox dip below .500 again, general manager Rick Hahn is viewing the Aug. 1 Trade Deadline a lot differently than he did a couple of months ago.
Hahn said he will not pursue any short-term pieces who could help only this season, but everything else is on the table after the White Sox dropped five of six road games coming out of the All-Star break.
Hahn, who met with reporters on Thursday prior to the club’s series opener against the Tigers at U.S. Cellular Field, said the entire front office is frustrated with how the season has gone since a 23-10 start.
“We’re mired in mediocrity,” Hahn said. “That’s not the goal. That’s not acceptable. That’s not what we’re trying to accomplish for the long-term. We may well have to adjust and take a longer-term view and take a different approach going forward.”
Does that mean a roster overhaul might happen, including trades for highly coveted assets such as left-handed starters Chris Sale and Jose Quintana?
• Rogers: White Sox should consider trading Quintana
Possibly, but Hahn said a number of factors will go …
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