It was the ultimate compliment paid to Ken Williams.

The White Sox general manager already had made the only two moves he planned to make as the July 31 trade deadline was winding down, but the rest of the American League still was buying his bluff.

''I can smell you out there,'' one GM told Williams in a phone conversation as the clock was ticking down that day.

With the offseason posturing and hustling ready to begin next week, that all-too-familiar scent is emanating again from the South Side. The New York Yankees are rumored to be interested in shopping Alex Rodriguez, and the Sox are being named in New York newspapers as one of the teams supposedly pursuing him.

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According to scott boras arods agent arod isnt going anywhere .Scott boras spoke with yankees GM brian cashman and he was informed that the yankees were not shopping arod .Stay tuned .