Posted on Fri, Nov. 06, 2009 10:51 PM
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•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
Posted on Fri, Nov. 06, 2009 10:51 PM
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