The New York Yankees aren't the only team to inquire with the Chicago Cubs about Alfonso Soriano this month.
"They're not the first team to call," Theo Epstein said. "They're the first team to show up in the paper in their home city right away."
Soriano has a no-trade clause.
"I just focus, play baseball, play the game today," he said. "If it happens, if I'm getting closer, I'll think about it. Now, there's nothing there. If the president and the GM don't call my agent, it's because nothing happened, nothing's close. If it gets close, I want time to think about it. Now, there's nothing to think about."