{"id":11823,"date":"2017-04-07T09:37:56","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T15:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=11823"},"modified":"2017-04-07T20:29:02","modified_gmt":"2017-04-08T02:29:02","slug":"34-john-danks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/34-john-danks\/","title":{"rendered":"#34 – John Danks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0John Danks<\/p>\n

Rank:<\/strong>\u00a034<\/p>\n

Position:<\/strong>\u00a0P<\/p>\n

Years With White Sox:<\/strong>\u00a02007-2016<\/p>\n

John Danks was acquired by the White Sox, along with Nick Masset, from the Rangers for Brandon McCarthy\u00a0following the 2006 season.\u00a0 He broke camp with the Sox in 2007 and made his major league debut on April 8, picking up the loss against the Twins at US Cellular Field.\u00a0 Danks, along with the rest of the White Sox, struggled through 2007, finishing the year with a 6-13 record and a 5.50 ERA.<\/p>\n

2008 was a different story for both the White Sox and Danks.\u00a0 Posting a career-best 3.32 ERA, Danks finished the year at 12-9 and had quite possibly the best outing of his career in game 163, throwing 8 scoreless innings of 2 hit ball against the Twins to secure the Central Division title.\u00a0 Less than a week later, he picked up the lone White Sox victory in the ALDS against the Rays.<\/p>\n

Danks had continued success in both 2009 and 2010, combining for a 28-22 record over the two years, with an ERA in the 3.70s both years.\u00a0 2011 went south for both the White Sox and John Danks, as his ERA jumped to 4.33 while manager Ozzie Guillen lost control of the team before leaving in the final week to head to the Marlins.\u00a0 Following the season, the White Sox signaled their faith in Danks, signing him to a 5 year extension worth $65 million.<\/p>\n

Danks struggled through 9 starts in 2012 before hitting the disabled list with a mysterious shoulder injury.\u00a0 When he finally underwent surgery, doctors found a torn shoulder capsule.\u00a0 Very few pitchers have undergone this surgery, and even fewer have successfully returned to the same level they were before the injury.<\/p>\n

Sadly, Danks\u2019 recovery did not happen as anyone would have wanted, though not for a lack of effort.\u00a0 He returned in 2013, making 22 starts and going 4-14 with a 4.75 ERA.\u00a0 2014 was more of the same, as his ERA was 4.74, though his record improved to 11-11.\u00a0 And 2015, again, saw Danks put up an ERA of 4.71 in 30 starts.<\/p>\n

In 2016, Danks, in the final season of his contract and due $14.25 million, went 0-4 with a 7.25 ERA in April.\u00a0 With the surprising White Sox in first place after 1 month and with Danks accounting for half of the team’s losses, being an innings eater was no longer good enough.\u00a0\u00a0He was designated for assignment on May 3, ending his White Sox career.<\/p>\n

Danks’ numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:<\/p>\n

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Career Pitching<\/b><\/caption>\n
Wins<\/span><\/th>\nLosses<\/span><\/th>\nERA<\/span><\/th>\nSaves<\/span><\/th>\nIP<\/span><\/th>\nHits<\/span><\/th>\nRuns<\/span><\/th>\nER<\/span><\/th>\nWalks<\/span><\/th>\nStrike Outs<\/span><\/th>\nHR<\/span><\/th>\nHBP<\/span><\/th>\nAppearances<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
19<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\n4.31<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n292.333<\/span><\/td>\n292<\/span><\/td>\n149<\/span><\/td>\n140<\/span><\/td>\n85<\/span><\/td>\n246<\/span><\/td>\n36<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n48<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
79<\/span><\/td>\n104<\/span><\/td>\n4.38<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n1503.333<\/span><\/td>\n1533<\/span><\/td>\n783<\/span><\/td>\n731<\/span><\/td>\n491<\/span><\/td>\n1102<\/span><\/td>\n197<\/span><\/td>\n41<\/span><\/td>\n247<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n