The carousel at second base the White Sox have featured this Spring Training has finally come to a slow stop. With 2009 rookie phenom Alexei Ramirez moving from Second to Shortstop, the Sox brought in a slew of young infielders to battle for the spot. On Saturday, Chris Getz was officially named the opening-day starter at Second Base. The

home-grown product is hitting .350 this spring, but was only able to secure the job after fellow Second Baseman Jayson Nix strained his quadriceps.

The biggest surprise, both to Getz and many a Sox fan, was the emergence of first-round draft pick Gordon Beckham, who exploded onto the scene faster than you can say “Derek Jeter.” While Beckham, who only has fourteen games of Class-A level minor-league ball under his belt, was always considered a long shot for the job at Second, his sound play and mature demeanor rightfully garnered him several looks from Manager Ozzie Guillen.

Ozzie, I’m happy to report, made the right choice with Getz. Beckham is a great talent, and he’s going to be diving for grounders in the Sox middle infield for years to come. However, the kid needs to play every day, and that’s just not realistic for a guy with such little pro experience. Let him get at-bats at AAA Charlotte, and hold him there as an insurance policy in case Getz should stumble. But really, I’m very confident that Getz can get the job done at second this year. He’s hit the ball well (.302 in 404 at-bats with AAA Charlotte last year) and has made some nice plays in the field so far this spring.

With that being said, Beckham is obviously the future of the team, and it wouldn’t surprise me if he were called up at some point this summer. After all, you can’t stop the future from becoming the present.