Chicago White Sox starter John Danks will miss the rest of the year due to a shoulder injury, and he'll have surgery on Monday. Danks hasn't pitched in the majors since May 19th, after which he was placed on the DL with soreness in his shoulder. An MRI taken after a rehab start revealed a torn muscle in Danks's left shoulder. Danks's tear is a grade one tear, which is the least severe.
This is a pretty big deal for the White Sox, even more magnified because of the five year, $65 million contract extension they gave to Danks before the season. Shoulder surgery is nowhere near as much of an open and shut case in comparison to elbow surgery, and the White Sox now have to be wondering about the long-term health of Danks, and whether or not he'll ever regain his form as a three to five win pitcher. One break for the White Sox is that Danks is just 27 and not older. If he were in his early 30's, I'd feel a lot less secure in Danks regaining his form. Als...
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July 31, 2012
