Williams in a nut-free zone: Rays 1, Sox 4: GM says other clubs would think he's lost it if he started talking trade in April

Ken Williams is watching.

The general manager's cell phone is close by, and his secret ''big board'' of available players is hanging on a wall in some hidden room at The Cell.

But all is quiet for the White Sox and Williams -- for now.

''I haven't explored anything, simply because most clubs think I'm nuts when I start calling in May,'' Williams said Tuesday, when asked about the possibility of trade talks starting up. ''If I start calling in April, it's, 'Really? Seriously?'''

That's not to say that there hasn't been a talk with manager Ozzie Guillen about the state of the team.

''I'm not preaching anything,'' Williams said. ''I talked to Ozzie and …