White Sox, and Kansas City Royals, was a 1st round pick by Chicago in 2004. Fields appeared in the Futures Game, in 2006, at PNC Park, and later being called up that same year. After the 2008 season, he underwent arthroscopic surgery on his knee, and started the 2009 at third base. He was sent to Kansas City at the end of the 2009 season, in a package deal, where he only appeared in 13 games in 2010.
With this being only a minor league deal, I see this as merely adding depth to the minor league system, much like the re-acquisition Brian Bixler was last year. Fields' stats, both offensively and defensively aren't that good. His past experience, puts him at first and third base's, with very little outfield experience. Everybody would like to see the best possible players coming out of the minors, but adding a player with experience is always pivotal to a maturing prospect. Overall, this is a decent acquisition, merely for the depth in Indianapolis.
Career Stats: .234 BA/.303 OBP/.421 SLG/.724 OPS
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