Tuscon, Az. — David Wells insists he will retire after this season if the Chicago White Sox don't exercise his $9 million option for 2002.
"This is my last stop," Wells said Sunday. "If they pick it up, they pick it up. If not, I will retire."
Wells, acquired in January from Toronto, will make $8.25 million this year and Chicago would have to pay a $1.25 million buyout if it declines the option.
"I'm tired," he said Sunday after his third outing of the spring, a three-inning stint in a 7-5 loss to Anaheim. "It's tough moving your family."
The White Sox acquired Wells in a trade with Toronto on Jan. 14 after he spent two years with the Blue Jays.
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