LestersLegends.com » Chris Getz

RP4

Written by Eric Stashin the Rotoprofessor

The World Series is over (congratulations Yankees), so let the Hot Stove Season begin (which we will be following closely at Rotoprofessor)!  It hasn’t taken long for things to seemingly get into high gear, as the Chicago Sun-Times (click here for the article) is reporting that the White Sox have traded Josh Fields & Chris Getz to the Kansas City Royals for Mark Teahen.

It’s a tough trade to weigh in on, as it clearly is just a small portion of what the Royals will be trying to do as they shape their ball club for 2010.

Does the acquisition of Getz show that they are not confident Mike Aviles will be able to fully recover from his surgery?  Will he be the starter over Alberto Callaspo?

Getz is a nice player who adds some speed to a line-up that was definitely lacking.  He hit .261 last season (courtesy of a .301 BABIP), but has some potential there to hit at least .280 with everyday at bats.  He makes good contact (14.4% strikeout rate in 2009) and should prove to be a solid, albeit unspectacular, table setter for the Royals.

Click to continue reading “Rotoprofessor’s Fantasy Impact: Early Hot Stove Deals”

Chris Getz won the starting Second Base job for the Chicago White Sox by beating out Jayson Nix, Brent Lillibridge and Gordon Beckham.  Getz played in ten games last year going 2 for 7 (.286) with two Runs, and RB, and a SB.
Last year for Charlotte Knights of the International League (Chicago’s AAA affiliate) Getz hit .302 (122 for 404) with 60 Runs, 24 Doubles, 1 Triple, 11 HRs, 52 RBI, and 11 SBs in 111 games.  He had just six HRs in his first 1024 Minor League At Bats so don’t expect many from him at the Big League level.  He did have 55 SBs in 374 games, which would translate to 24 in a full MLB season so he could be helpful in that category.  He’s not a player that I would concern myself with on Draft Day, but I would keep an eye on him on the waiver wire as he could be a decent source for Runs and SBs.

Part of the USA Today Sports Media Group