Looks like White Sox may have gotten a steal in Thornton

[RockSports17]

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TUCSON, Ariz.—Left-hander Matt Thornton was baptized with four runs in one-third of an inning in his White Sox debut Tuesday, but manager Ozzie Guillen isn't discouraged.

Thornton throws a 96-m.p.h. fastball, and Guillen quickly pointed out Thornton's outing wouldn't have looked so poor if shortstop Juan Uribe hadn't committed an error in the sixth inning that set up Justin Leone's three-run home run in San Diego's 10-7 victory.

"I like what I see," Guillen said.

Thornton, acquired Monday in a trade from Seattle for outfielder Joe Borchard, looked forward to a middle-relief role so he could develop more than simply his fastball.

"I hope to use this as a catapult to my career," Thornton said. "I've struggled a little bit over the past 1½ years and this can be overcome."

I don't know much about Borchard, but it really looks like Thornton could be turned into a decent pitcher for the White Sox. White Sox could definitely have been the winners in this trade.

[Dam8610]

If he can locate his pitches and get his breaking ball to work better, they might have something. This was a change of scenery deal on both sides, so maybe Thornton can get it together here. Who knows? If you want a steal, look at Cintron for Bajenaru.

[RockSports17]

Yah Cintron was definitely a steal, hopefully he continues it over to the season. Because he's having a great ST.