Your joking right?! The only advantage I see Patterson over Rowand is that he's left handed. They are both pretty much the same age ( A-Row 26yrs. C.Pat 25yrs.) Patterson strikesout entirely too much and is not as patient as Rowand. Even though Patterson might be faster than A-Row, Rowand can still be very speedy. If Ozzie lets him loose this year, I expect Rowand with at least 15-20 SB. Both are aso capible to hit .300 if they play the entire season something Rowand nor Patterson haven't done yet. I would definitely take Rowand over Patterson. Now if you were talking about Konerko and D.Lee...that's another story.