CHICAGO -- When Rick Hahn was asked Thursday to talk about his team’s expectations for the 2020 season, the White Sox general manager adjusted a time-tested adage to fit the reduced 60-game schedule brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.

“It goes back to the old saying: You are going to win 20. You are going to lose 20,” said a smiling Hahn during Thursday’s Zoom call. “It’s what you do with the other 20 that makes the difference.”

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Hahn and manager Rick Renteria, who followed on the Zoom call, covered various topics over their one-hour combined interviews. Here’s a look at some of their more pertinent points:

White Sox summer camp begins Friday, July 3

That date marks the first on-field workout for the White Sox, according to Hahn, featuring the Major League camp portion including somewhere around 44 player participants at Guaranteed Rate Field. The White Sox will have a taxi squad of 15 or 16 players who will report directly to a yet-to-be-finalized site on July 15. Hahn added that more details will be available concerning the taxi squad soon.

No White Sox player or coaches have tested positive for COVID-19, and no players or coaches have chosen to opt out of the season

Flexibility exists for the team to make alternative arrangements if someone doesn’t feel comfortable. But even with reports of cases rising in some areas of the country, Hahn explained why now is the right time for baseball to return.

“We are trusting the experts. We are trusting science. We are trusting data and following the lead of experts in the public health arenas,” Hahn said. “The health and safety of our players and staff, and ultimately, fans, is of the utmost importance.

“That is going to take precedence as it has the past several months. There are very specific protocols in place for just about every element of a player or staff member’s day. We are going to adhere to every one of those and adapt and learn the ways to improve over the course of the next weeks and months as the season unfolds. You put your best foot forward in making this work.”

A mix of experienced and young talent will be part of the taxi squad

Garrett Crochet, Chicago's first-round pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, could end up on the taxi squad. The hard-throwing left-hander out of Tennessee only threw 3 1/3 innings before the pandemic, and the White Sox will probably want to get an in-person look at how he works.

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Don’t look for Crochet to necessarily see big league game action. The same scenario could play out for first baseman Andrew Vaughn, the No. 2 White Sox prospect, per MLB Pipeline, who had a phenomenal showing during Spring Training.

“With the taxi squad, initially it's going to be viewed as depth and other options for the active roster,” Hahn said. “Obviously, some portion of our group is going to be younger than others and still in earlier stages of development than others.

“We're still in the process of figuring out what the best program is for some of our prospects. We'll just have to stay nimble with that over the course of the next few months.”

Renteria already has set camp priorities

Preparing players as if they were still in Spring Training rates as a primary target for the White Sox manager.

“Initially, we've got to get their legs underneath them, every single one of our players, both pitchers and position players,” Renteria said. “The truth is, regardless of whatever they've been doing, after the second or third days, your legs are going to be a little sore.

“We need to get to that point as quickly as possible and not push them to the point where we end up causing some havoc. We all understand what the body's going to go through. Once you get on the field, it's totally different than any preparation you can do. We're going to try to gauge to the best of our abilities so that we can start getting into playing intrasquad games as quickly as we possibly can and get them up to speed.”

What about Michael Kopech? And Carlos Rodón, Dane Dunning and Jimmy Lambert?

Kopech would not have broken camp with the team back in March, despite the right-hander looking extremely impressive on the mound. But he has a good chance to open with the White Sox this time around, which would mark his first big league regular-season appearance since Sept. 5, 2018, after recovering from Tommy John surgery.

Rodón also could figure in the roster mix immediately, coming back from Tommy John surgery last May. The White Sox have five starters already in place, so using an opener or putting a couple of starters together in one contest remains possible.

“All those things are obviously on the table because of where we're at and how guys have progressed since our down time,” Renteria said. “Clubs have to start off as well as possible to give themselves a chance in the short season.

“It's almost a sprint now. It's not a marathon, and I think the challenge will be making sure that we keep everybody as healthy as possible in the short run. Hopefully, as we've kept in touch with everyone over the little bit of a hiatus, they've been doing as much as they possibly can to get themselves ready for this season.”

Let’s not forget Nick Madrigal

Much like Kopech, Madrigal would have opened the regular season at Triple-A Charlotte. Hahn would not commit to the second baseman and No. 4 White Sox prospect breaking camp with the team.

“Nicky, we only got to see him for a handful of games up in Glendale, [Ariz.], but he’s been so far as advertised and certainly is a consideration for breaking with us; if not immediately, then certainly helping us at some point,” Hahn said.

Look for Lucas Giolito to be the Opening Day starter

That question wasn’t asked of Renteria Thursday. But Giolito was a near-certainty back in March.

As for the potential of fans in the stands…

Hahn did not take on that topic.

“I have no answer to that. We're just following the state and city lead on those,” Hahn said. “I’m not aware of anyone who has the right to have fans in the stands just yet. We'll cross that bridge when we get to it.”

One final Hahn thought

Although Hahn enjoyed his family time over the past few months, he’s ready for baseball.

“I could go on and on about different things that came across over the last few months that were probably more important than baseball,” Hahn said. “Right now, I'm happy to put my executive hat firmly back on and be focused on White Sox baseball and the fact that coming back hopefully will provide people with some level of distraction, excitement and optimism about the future.”