Cubs promote Sweeney, option Sappelt
Chicago has swapped a righty-hitting outfielder for a lefty in the hopes that Sweeney can have better luck at the plate.
- Born: 1985/02/20
- Age: 27
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 225
- Bats/Throws: L / L
- Seasons: 7
- Place of birth: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Drafted by: the Chicago White Sox in 2003 (2nd round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .353 | .389 | .412 | |
| 2004 | 134 | 515 | 71 | 146 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 66 | 40 | 65 | 8 | 6 | .283 | .342 | .379 | |
| 2005 | 113 | 429 | 64 | 128 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 35 | 53 | 6 | 6 | .298 | .357 | .371 | |
| 2006 | White Sox | 18 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .229 | .229 |
| 2006 | 118 | 449 | 64 | 133 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 70 | 35 | 73 | 7 | 7 | .296 | .350 | .452 | |
| 2007 | White Sox | 15 | 45 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .265 | .333 |
| 2007 | 105 | 397 | 50 | 107 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 47 | 48 | 71 | 8 | 5 | .270 | .348 | .398 | |
| 2008 | Athletics | 115 | 384 | 53 | 110 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 38 | 67 | 9 | 1 | .286 | .350 | .383 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Athletics | 134 | 484 | 68 | 142 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 40 | 67 | 6 | 5 | .293 | .348 | .407 |
| 2010 | Athletics | 82 | 303 | 41 | 89 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 24 | 41 | 1 | 1 | .294 | .342 | .383 |
| 2011 | Athletics | 108 | 264 | 34 | 70 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 33 | 48 | 1 | 1 | .265 | .346 | .341 |
| 2012 | Red Sox | 63 | 204 | 22 | 53 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .303 | .373 |
| 2012 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | |
| Career Total | 535 | 1719 | 224 | 481 | 102 | 12 | 14 | 185 | 151 | 278 | 17 | 9 | .280 | .338 | .378 | |
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