Williams says no on Figgins deal; source says Podsednik talks back on
November 9, 2009
Shortly after saying he is in the hunt for ''that ideal leadoff guy,'' general manager Ken Williams shot down speculation that speedy free agent Chone Figgins is on the White Sox' radar.
Discussing his tight finances this offseason, Williams was specifically asked Monday during Day 1 of the general managers meetings about Figgins and said: ''We don't have that kind of money. Sometimes the minor [free-agent deals] are the major ones, in my mind. How many Novembers have you heard that line?''
Sources said talks between the Sox and incumbent leadoff hitter Scott Podsednik have heated up in recent days.
(AP)
(AP)
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