Jim Thome

...fill most positions with an Ed Wade Era team consisting of outfielders Marlon Byrd, Endy Chavez and Jason Michaels; first baseman Jim Thome, second baseman Placido Polanco; starters Paul Byrd, Eric Milton, Brett Myers, Vicente Padilla and...

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...this year. Howard, meanwhile, went on to win the NL Rookie of the Year award his first full season (2005), supplanting veteran slugger Jim Thome as the Phillies' starting first baseman. A year later, Howard was the NL MVP after socking 58...

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...the eight-time All-Star to his original franchise, making it more acceptable to trade Adam Dunn for some badly needed pitching. Jim Thome, Rangers: GM Jon Daniels has had mixed results with Sammy Sosa and Andruw Jones in recent years, but...

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"I'm very fortunate to have been around him and I hate to even use the word coach because you don't coach Jim Thome. You hang out with him. He's that good. "I don't get involved in the money part. I'm going to let [general manager] Kenny...

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SEVEN YEARS AGO, the Phillies publicly pursued free-agent slugger Jim Thome. At the stroke of midnight on the deadline that teams could make formal offers, then-general manager Ed Wade fired off an e-mail and followed it up with a long,...

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...if the other players aren't moved there, one player that has been rumored to be interested in coming to the Yankees is Jim Thome. Thome, a former first basemen/designated hitter with the Indians, Phillies, White Sox and Dodgers. He is a...

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...there could be a fit once again. A fit, though, figuring to come later in the offseason. It's the same sort of scenario for Jim Thome, who interests the White Sox, but the prolific slugger will explore other options in the interim. The...

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...AL, a long way behind runaway leaders, the New York Yankees. Competition: You could make a case for Jim Thome being on top here. His 52 home runs is a franchise record, but 118 RBI and a .304 average is sadly no more than slightly above...

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...while with the Cubs, the Rangers twice and the Orioles twice. Are you surprised to know that Jim Thome is fifth on the career list of AB/HR? Thome has an excellent ratio, hitting one homer in 13.66 at bat. He is looking up in this list...

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Wherever free agent winds up, he says Chicago will be his home Regardless of the White Sox's intentions this offseason, Jim Thome plans to make Chicago his home. And if the Sox can find a way to squeeze Thome into their plans, he can...

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