Jim Thome Trade: Impact on Free Agency?

As most of us know by now, Jim Thome was dealt from the painfully mediocre White Sox to the NL West leading Dodgers two days ago. What I'm most interested in is not how this trade impacts the Dodgers, but instead, how this deal possibly impacts Garland's value on the open market. Let's take a look:

"No way in hell."..."That's a freakin' lie..."

Yes, those are just a few of the possible responses you would have gotten from me if you told me on Sunday that Jim Thome was going to be traded to the National League.

I mean, the idea seemed to be stupid on the surface. Thome hasn't played first base consistently since the 2005 season and can't be counted on to be anything more than a DH these days. Sure Thome can still tear the cover off the ball, but it didn't see...

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