JJO's accompanying article in the Chronicle about half an hour ago explains Wade's plans on negotiating with Hawkins:
In other early news, Wade made it clear that he doesn't feel a need to actually visit with LaTroy Hawkins here because the veteran righthander already knows how highly he's thought of by Wade and the Astros.
Wade then gave extensive praise to Hawkins, who is in town visiting with teams hoping to sign him.
That's so strange...
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
