Name: Dan Wright
Rank: 248
Position: P
Years With White Sox: 2001-2004
Dan Wright was drafted by the White Sox in the second round of the 1999 draft. He made his major league debut on July 27, 2001 and moved in to the starting rotation a week later after injuries to David Wells and James Baldwin. Wright went 5-3, but his ERA was a non-impressive 5.70.
Wright spent the 2002 season entrenched in the starting rotation, again putting up a winning record at 14-12, but again with an ERA over 5. In 2003, he battled elbow issues in spring training and found himself on the disabled list as the season began, which, sadly, might have been the highpoint of his year. Wright returned on May 10 and lasted just 4 1/3 innings in a loss against the Mariners. That began a stretch, which covered parts of both the 2003 and 2004 seasons, where Wright, as a starter, managed to go 0-11 with a 7.11 ERA.
He was sent down to Triple A on May 4, 2004, and that was the end of his White Sox, and major league, career. On June 1, he underwent Tommy John surgery after posting a 28.69 ERA in 2 stats for the Charlotte Knights. Six months later, he was released by the White Sox.
Wright’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were: