Alderson, who is now a senior adviser with the A’s and has spent about 40 years in baseball, went on to say that he was “totally serious” and Jordan’s agent, David Falk, “hemmed and hawed.” Alderson said somebody ultimately accused him of tampering. “It ended up creating some discussion because I ended up getting a phone call or a message from the White Sox saying, ‘Hey what is going on here? This guy is going to be part of the White Sox organization,’ ” Alderson said.