When Chicago White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko was asked what he would command on the open market or what the Sox’s plans are for him, he said according to the Chicago Tribune’s Mark Gonzales,

“I think where they stand right now is probably just figuring out where they want to go as a team,” Konerko said. “I’m kind of secondary. That goes for the other guys here who are in the same boat. Obviously it’s a business, so they have to figure out payroll stuff and when they do that, then hopefully I’m in their conversation, as far as being brought back. Until then, I don’t know what will happen.”

Gonzales said there’s an assumption that Konerko could sign with the Arizona Diamondbacks since he lives in the area in the off-season or he could go to the Los Angeles Angels because of his association with their manager Mike Scioscia.

When the first baseman was asked about staying in Chicago at a reduced, Konerko was noncommittal to giving the Sox a hometown discount to stay.

“And I’m telling you it could be a better deal than anyone else’s and I decide to go somewhere else because of what I’m feeling for myself and everybody involved in that moment,” Konerko said. “That’s the honest truth.”