Thome Sox

One of the big bats available in the market that the Twins showed interest in was Jim Thome.
The Twins were supposedly one of the teams with an inside track to sign him, yet Wednesday he was acquired by the White Sox for Aaron Rowand.
Here's why that's good news for Twins fans.
1 - Rowand, the Sox centerfielder, is a very good player, a great defender, and the Sox will miss him.
2 - Thome is a risk at his age and coming off an injury. The Twins might be better off with someone else.
3 - While it's very possible the Sox will have Thome DH and resign Paul Konerko, this does open up the possibility that the Sox are NOT going to resign Konerko, who is the No. 1 free-agent on the market thisyear. The Angels reportedly will make a big push for him.
If the Sox end up losing Konerko and Rowand, they'll be a far worse team than they were last year.