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Josh Fields
•BATS: Right

•THROWS: Right

•AGE: 26 years old (turns 27 on Dec. 14)

•HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6 feet 2, 225 pounds

•2009 STATS: .222, 7 HRs, 30 RBIs in 79 games

•CAREER STATS: .229, 31 HRs, 101 RBIs in 204 games

•WORTH NOTING: His 23 home runs in 2007 were the third-highest total for a rookie in White Sox history. … Played third base as a rookie because of injury to Joe Crede and was ticketed for duty in left field in 2008 until White Sox acquired Carlos Quentin from Arizona. … Began last season as starting third baseman but lost job through poor performance to rookie Gordon Beckham. … Underwent surgery on knee after the 2008 season. … First-round pick (No. 18 overall) in 2004 draft from Oklahoma State. … Played three years as quarterback at Oklahoma State and set a Cotton Bowl record (since broken) with 307 passing yards against Mississippi on Jan. 2, 2004.

Chris Getz
•BATS: Left

•THROWS: Right

•AGE: 26 years old (turns 27 on Aug. 30, 2010)

•HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6 feet, 185 pounds

•2009 STATS: .261, 2 HRs, 31 RBIs in 107 games

•CAREER STATS: .262, 2 HRs, 32 RBIs in 117 games

•WORTH NOTING: Had played just 10 big-league games before opening last season as the White Sox’s starting second baseman. … Played primarily against right-handed pitchers before suffering what was initially diagnosed as a strained left oblique in mid-August. … Underwent surgery Oct. 2 to correct what was later determined to be a sports hernia. Is nearly through the six-week rehab program and ready to begin regular workouts. Should be 100 percent by the start of spring training. … Fourth-round pick in 2005 draft from Michigan.

| Bob Dutton, bdutton@kcstar.com

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