Name: Chris Getz
Rank: 121
Position: 2B
Years With White Sox: 2008-2009
Chris Getz was selected by the White Sox in the 6th round of the 2002 draft, but instead elected to attend Wake Forest. 3 years later, following a transfer to Michigan, Getz was again drafted by the White Sox, this time in the 4th round. By 2008, Getz appeared in the Futures Game before making his major league debut on August 12 against the Royals. He appeared in 10 games, but managed only 7 at bats for the year as the White Sox won the AL Central.
With Alexei Ramirez moving to shortstop in 2009, second base was left open for Getz and manager Ozzie Guillen awarded him the every day job coming out of spring training. Getz led the league with a 92.6 stolen base percentage and tied for first among AL rookies with 28 multi-hit games.
Following the season, Getz, along with Josh Fields, was traded to the Royals for Mark Teahen.
Getz’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were: