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Source: Danks to sign 5-year extension
John Danks was 8-12 with a 4.33 ERA this past season.
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The White Sox have agreed to a five-year, $65 million contract extension with left-hander John Danks, a major-league source confirmed Wednesday to FOXSports.com. The contract will become official once Danks passes a physical examination.
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With one fewer starter available via trade, the interest in a talented starter on the other side of town — Chicago Cubs right-hander Matt Garza — should pick up.
Danks, who will turn 27 in April, was set to become a free agent after the upcoming season. After three consecutive years with an ERA below 3.80, Danks struggled (by his standards) in 2011, going 8-12 with a 4.33 ERA in 170 1/3 innings. But he should help stabilize the White Sox rotation after longtime ace Mark Buehrle left for Miami as a free agent.
It’s not clear what impact, if any, the Danks extension will have on the possibility of a Floyd trade. At present, the White Sox rotation includes Danks, Floyd, Philip Humber, converted reliever Chris Sale and the oft-injured Jake Peavy. Prospects Dylan Axelrod, 26, and Zach Stewart, 25, also could contribute in 2012.
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