Rowand for Thome

[JayLear]

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Rowand is not much of a player. He was once a great prospect. But, now he's a 28 year old who never reached his potential.

Thome is a far better hitter. If he's healthy, the White Sox will get much more production out of this trade in 2006.

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Precisely. The time was right to trade Rowand -- his '04 is still fresh in everybody's mind, while I believe that his '05 season is probably closer to the truth for him. He's a nice player, but not a difference maker.