Sep 30, 2010 11:09 AM EST

Adrian Gonzalez claims to have been speaking hypothetically when he spoke about the Cubs.

?If (the Cubs) made me an offer, I would be interested in it,? said Gonzalez to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Gonzalez is eligible for free agency after the 2011 season.

?He was being hypothetical about 2012, and so was I,? Gonzalez said. ?I said if I become a free agent, I?m going to listen to the offer.?

Asked if the timing were poor given that the team is in a pennant race, Gonzalez said, ?What did I do wrong? I just said if I become a free agent.?

Via San Diego Union-Tribune