Name: Ryan Sweeney
Rank: 165
Position: OF
Years With White Sox: 2006-2007
Ryan Sweeney joined the White Sox organization as their 2nd round pick in the 2003 draft. He worked his way through the system before making his major league debut on September 1, 2006, appearing as a late inning defensive replacement. Sweeney appeared in 18 games for the defending champions, hitting .229 in 35 at bats.
Sweeney returned to Charlotte for the 2007 season, as the number one prospect in the White Sox organization according to Baseball America. He earned himself another September call-up, appearing in 15 games and batting only .200.
On January 3, 2008, Sweeney was packaged along with pitchers Fautino de los Santos and Gio Gonzalez, in the ill-fated deal with the A’s that brought Nick Swisher to the south side.
Sweeney’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were: