AP source: White Sox's Williams, Hahn promoted

 
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox are promoting general manager Ken Williams and assistant GM Rick Hahn, a person familiar with the situation said Thursday.

photo -   FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2010, file photo, Chicago White Sox general manager Ken Williams speaks with the media during the Major League Baseball's winter meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. A person familiar with the situation says the White Sox are promoting Williams and assistant GM Rick Hahn. The person spoke Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, on condition of anonymity because the team has not made an official announcement. (AP Photo/Roberto Gonzalez, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2010, file photo, Chicago White Sox general manager Ken Williams speaks with the media during the Major League Baseball's winter meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. A person familiar with the situation says the White Sox are promoting Williams and assistant GM Rick Hahn. The person spoke Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, on condition of anonymity because the team has not made an official announcement. (AP Photo/Roberto Gonzalez, File)

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The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not made an official announcement. That will come at a news conference scheduled for Friday morning.

It was not clear what exactly their new job titles will be.

Williams is the fourth-longest tenured GM in baseball at the moment. He just completed his 12th season, a run that included a championship in 2005 that ended an 87-year drought along with another division title in 2008.

Hahn has been credited with negotiating contracts with Paul Konerko, John Danks, Alexei Ramirez and Gavin Floyd along with evaluating and signing first-round picks Gordon Beckham (2008) and Chris Sale (2010) during his 12 seasons in the organization.

The White Sox have been consistent contenders during that span, finishing at or above .500 nine times.

New job titles aside, the White Sox have some big decisions to make after making a surprising run at the AL Central title. They spent 117 days in first place but ultimately fell short, finishing three games behind Detroit at 85-77.

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