John Danks relishes his new responsibility as the Chicago White Sox ace. He says he just can't shoulder the load alone.
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December 29, 2011
The Chicago White Sox agreed to give John Danks a five-year contract extension worth $65 million on Thursday, keeping the starting pitcher on the South Side until 2016.
The 26-year-old lefty, who more or less sucked last season, went 8-12 with a 4.33 ERA in 2011. Obviously, this prompted general manager Ken Williams to give him an immediate $2 million raise for $8 million next...
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December 29, 2011
The Chicago White Sox and left-handed pitcher John Danks have finalized a five-year, $65-million contract.The deal was agreed to in principle last week, but wasn't made official until Danks passed a physical.Danks posted an 8-12 mark with a 4.33 ERA and 135 strikeouts over 170 innings in 2011.
The 26-year-old saw his numbers dip across the board, as he fell
seven wins shy...
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December 29, 2011
The Chicago White Sox and starting pitcher John Danks agreed on a five-year contract extension worth $65 million.
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December 29, 2011
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I think this is exactly what Darwin had in mind when he came up with the theory of Evolution. Some caveman created fire. The Romans made democracy. Thomas Edison invented electricity. Karl Benz invented the car. And we humiliate our children and post it on youtube for the whole world to see. Progress, *******.
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Why was the girl crying? Sure being a Cubs game sucks because...
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December 29, 2011
The White Sox and John Danks made their five-year, $65 million deal official Thursday.
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December 29, 2011
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December 31, 2011
On this New Year's Eve, we had some movement, as the Chicago White Sox have traded outfielder Carlos Quentin to the San Diego Padres for minor league pitchers Simon Castro and Pedro Hernandez. The move seems bizarre in the wake of the John Danks extension, but fits with the plan of "rebuilding" that Kenny Williams stressed as Chicago entered the offseason.
Quentin is...
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December 30, 2011
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (AP) -- Don Mueller, a two-time All-Star whose hit helped set up Bobby Thomson's famed home run that won the 1951 NL pennant playoff, has died. He was 84.
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December 30, 2011
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December 29, 2011
Here are a few items about John Danks' five-year, $65MM extension with the White Sox, which was officially announced today...
Danks has a full no-trade clause for the first year of his contract, reports MLB.com's Scott Merkin. Danks will have partial no-trade protection for the remaining four years, able to block deals to six teams.
The extension "really did...
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December 31, 2011
The Padres have acquired Carlos Quentin from the White Sox for Simon Castro and Pedro Hernandez, the teams announced.
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December 31, 2011
Being traded from the Chicago White Sox to his hometown San Diego Padres couldn't have been any more convenient for All-Star outfielder Carlos Quentin. "I get a call, and they said I've been traded to San Diego. I'm...
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December 30, 2011
Many people already have greatly lowered the White Sox 2012 expectations before really knowing what this team will have to offer. That kind of drop comes when the word "rebuilding" gets thrown around for a group perennially expected to contend for the American League Central division crown, at the very least.
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December 29, 2011
With Gio Gonzalez and John Danks off the trade block, who else could New York get?Click the title to read more.Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times.
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