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I'm going to assume the person reading this blog knows who John Danks is, however you may not know his brother Jordan Danks who is currently in the White Sox's farm system. He plays in the outfield and has a blend of speed and power that really sets him apart from the rest of the players and very well could be the White Sox future leadoff hitter and center fielder. Last year, he absolutely tore up high A ball in Winston Salem but when he was called up to AA Birmingham he was like a different player hitting only .243 in 73 games with the club. However in the Arizona Fall League he was able to turn some heads by hitting .379 with 2 home runs, 3 stolen bases, a .952 OPS and a 13/15 BB/K ratio. This led to some speculation that he might be the team's starting center fielder this season prior to the acquisition of Pierre and Jones. This will obviously not be the case to open the season but for a prospect with a projected arrival time in the Majors of 2011 it isn't too bad either. Now, he appears to be a possible mid season call up depending on the situation the White Sox are in. The good news for Sox fans is that Danks has been invited to spring training with the club so we should get to see a bit more of him. That's all for now, this will be the first part in my trilogy of discussing the White Sox's top prospects.

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1 Response to 'The Danks You May Not Know About'

  1. MrBaseball09
    http://al-central.blogspot.com/2010/02/danks-you-may-not-know-about.html?showComment=1266043572322#c6337046999144033803'> February 12, 2010 at 10:46 PM

    Nice article, I didn't even know John had a younger brother. Can't wait to see him play, he sounds like he's got a lot of potential.

     

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