Bobby Jenks isn't happy with the way his tenure with the White Sox ended. Jenks, Chicago's closer since 2005, was non-tendered on Dec. 2 and went on to sign a two-year, $12 million deal with the Red Sox. He expressed disappointment during a conversation with MLB.com. "It was my first hope, and it hurt," Jenks said of remaining with the White Sox. "During my first conversation with my wife after the season, she looked me in the eyes and said that she would go anywhere with me. I said that I wanted to go back to Chicago. "I don't want to sit here and say I'm a 15-year veteran, but I felt I was a significant part of this organization and this team. With the moves that happened and the way things rolled out, it made more sense by their actions to look elsewhere." The confusion for Jenks began when Chicago signed Adam Dunn. According to Jenks, the White Sox informed his group how Dunn instead would be wearing No. 45 -- Jenks' number. That decision, Jenks claims, pretty much spoke volumes about the White Sox desire to keep him. "Once they signed Adam Dunn and gave him my number, I knew it was official," Jenks said. "With that move right there, even though they talked to me after [Paul] Konerko and Dunn signed, it was almost like an afterthought, I felt. They never made it seem like they wanted to bring me back."