{"id":6513,"date":"2014-08-22T05:57:13","date_gmt":"2014-08-22T11:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=6513"},"modified":"2014-08-21T16:50:33","modified_gmt":"2014-08-21T22:50:33","slug":"wasted-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/wasted-potential\/","title":{"rendered":"Wasted Potential"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_2096\"<\/a>Gordon Beckham’s tenure on the south side came to an end yesterday when he was traded to the Angels for either a player to be named later or cash considerations. \u00a0His White Sox career, which started with such great promise, had failed to meet expectations and has consistently struggled to hit consistently since his rookie year in 2009.<\/p>\n

Beckham was the 8th pick of the 2008 draft and was rushed through the White Sox system. \u00a0He made his major league debut on June 3, 2009, less than a year after being drafted. \u00a0He struggled from the get go, going 2 for 28 in his first eight games, but rebounded to put up a .270 average with 14 home runs and 28 doubles while playing third base.<\/p>\n

The future looked bright for Beckham entering the 2010 season as he moved over to second base. \u00a0Unfortunately, he was unable to duplicate the success he had enjoyed the year before. \u00a0Early struggles relegated him to the bottom of the lineup, but he was able to rebound somewhat, getting his average back up to .252. \u00a0However, his OPS was down over 100 points from the year before.<\/p>\n

2011 and 2012 saw Beckham’s offensive struggles continue. \u00a0His average dropped to the .230s during both seasons and his OPS continued to fall. \u00a0It seemed that he was finally putting things together in 2013, until he broke the hamate bone in his left wrist, which led to a career low in home runs and RBIs.<\/p>\n

This year has been more of the same. \u00a0At the time of the trade, his average was a career-low .221, while his paycheck had expanded to $4.5 million. \u00a0He likely would have been moved prior to the trading deadline, but his offense cratered in July. \u00a0My expectation was that he would be non-tendered this off-season anyway, so hopefully he can do something useful for the Angels and brings back something that will help the White Sox moving forward.<\/p>\n

Beckham’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:<\/p>\n

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BA<\/span><\/th>\nAt Bats<\/span><\/th>\nRuns<\/span><\/th>\nHits<\/span><\/th>\nRBI<\/span><\/th>\nWalks<\/span><\/th>\nStrike Outs<\/span><\/th>\nDoubles<\/span><\/th>\nTriples<\/span><\/th>\nHR<\/span><\/th>\nSB<\/span><\/th>\nGIDP<\/span><\/th>\nErrors<\/span><\/th>\nGames<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
0.237<\/span><\/td>\n577<\/span><\/td>\n73<\/span><\/td>\n137<\/span><\/td>\n63<\/span><\/td>\n42<\/span><\/td>\n110<\/span><\/td>\n28<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n163<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.244<\/span><\/td>\n2607<\/span><\/td>\n327<\/span><\/td>\n637<\/span><\/td>\n276<\/span><\/td>\n200<\/span><\/td>\n483<\/span><\/td>\n146<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n61<\/span><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/td>\n57<\/span><\/td>\n63<\/span><\/td>\n739<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n