My Rookie of the Year

If I was a rookie, I would want to be like Josh Fields and have a season like he is having. This 24-year-old has had a pretty extraordinary season for the White Sox. He has also had a very impressive week. Just how impressive you might ask? Well the rookie was hitting .525 (11-for-21) and had three homers and six RBIs. So did all that hard work pay off? Yes, yes it did. Just when it couldn’t get any better, (or at least we thought it couldn’t) he was named AL player of the week.

Here’s some impressive rookie stats:
He has had 91 career hits, 88 of them being in 2007. He also has 23 home runs under his belt, including the 22 he has hit in 2007. This year he has 65 RBIs and 67 total career RBIs.

Biography and some extra information:
Prior to the 2004 season, Fields was named First-Team All- American, was rated as the draft’s Second-Best Collegiate Athlete and Third-Best Power Hitter among college player by Baseball America.
Not only did he play baseball for Oklahoma State, but he was also the quarterback of the Cowboys football team (which he also has impressive stats in).
He married his wife Ashleigh in 2006. So sorry for all you ladies who were hoping he was still single! I didn’t mean to burst your bubble.
In 2007, he was ranked No. 2 Prospect and the Best Power Hitter for the White Sox by Baseball America.

For those of you who didn’t know…This former Oklahoma State Cowboy whose MLB debut was on 9/13/2006, was brought up this year to replace Joe Crede, who was out with an injury. Well guess what? Joe Crede is coming back next season And there is actual talk of trying Fields out in right field next season. Why not? I think he will be a big contribution to the White Sox next year and for years to come. Well whatever they decided to do with Fields, I’m pretty sure we can count on him being in the lineup for the White Sox next season.