What Williams does know is that the payroll will certainly take a hit. How much?” It’s a little bit less than what we had last year,” Williams said Thursday to a handful of reporters. So maybe not as much as fans feared. However, the changes could be significant. …
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Ken Williams said the focus remains on winning first, but there will be a slight cut in payroll. Rick Hahn also talked to …—
Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) November 11, 2011
Williams on White Sox making significant payroll cuts: "We are not talking chump change here. It’s all significant."—
Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) November 11, 2011
One more from KW on White Sox budget: "Do I have an idea where we are? Yes, and it’s a little bit less than what we had last year."—
Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) November 11, 2011
Kenny has -25 cents.
UPDATE: Kenny says he’s not ready to deal, yet:
“I’m not ready right now,” said Williams with a wry smile, discussing the White Sox situation after five local high school baseball players, who also took part in the White Sox Amateur City Elite program, signed their collegiate letters of intent during a Thursday ceremony at U.S. Cellular Field. “There’s some fact-finding that has to go on. This is going to take a while.
“We have some players that have garnered some interest from a number of clubs. We’ve got to exhaust ourselves to make sure that if we end up making a deal or we stay the course and try to add to it, that we know exactly what we are getting ourselves into.”
