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    Paul Sullivan: White Sox are changing the culture from sleepers to grinders. Does Chris Getz’s plan have a chance of succeeding?

    CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox general manager Chris Getz probably deserves a little credit for fulfilling Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf’s dream of fielding a lineup of David Eckstein clones. If you forgot about Eckstein, or never heard of him, he was a diminutive but grinding shortstop who stood 5-foot-6, weighed 170 pounds and lasted 10 years in the majors, finishing with a .280 career average and ...
    by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune Feb 06, 2024 3 minutes
    Chicago White Sox general manager Chris Getz sits in the dugout before a game against the Detroit Tigers at Guaranteed Rate Field Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, in Chicago.

    CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox general manager Chris Getz probably deserves a little credit for fulfilling Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf’s dream of fielding a lineup of David Eckstein clones.

    If you forgot about Eckstein, or never heard of him, he was a diminutive but grinding shortstop who stood 5-foot-6, weighed 170 pounds and lasted 10 years in the majors, finishing with a .280 career average and .701 OPS. His biggest contract was a three-year, $10.55 million deal with the St. Louis Cardinals from 2005-07.

    “David Eckstein couldn’t run, couldn’t hit, he couldn’t throw, he couldn’t field,” Reinsdorf told

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