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I’m definitely happy with this. It gives us something we didn’t have last year, and that’s two mashers. Jim Thome can be the DH because he’s been less the durable of late and Konerko can man first base. My initial thought is that we could see 100 homers between the two of them.

Unfortunately, that means one of the greatest hitters to ever wear a White Sox uniform is the odd man out. I can’t see the White Sox putting up the money to sign Frank Thomas so he can be part time, nor do I see the Big Hurt agreeing to it.

And it looks like Gio Gonzalez is the player to be named later in the Thome trade. That means we have to win it all in the next couple of years to make this trade worth while.