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Danks Brothers Leave Boras
According to Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune, John and Jordan Danks have left the Scott Boras Corporation in favor of Jeff Berry. Gonzales notes that Berry represents Mark Buehrle and Josh Fields as well.
This development may make a long-term deal for John Danks more likely. The 23 year-old southpaw is in the midst of a breakout year with a 3.13 ERA through 74.6 innings. Historically, the White Sox haven't been huge fans of Boras.
Danks will be eligible for arbitration in 2010. The going rate for a good young pitcher's three arb years is around $14MM, sometimes with a club option on the third. Several years ago the Sox signed Buehrle to a three-year deal covering his arb years plus an option on his first of free agency.
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good thinking boys!
Posted by: Larsen101 | June 09, 2008 at 03:40 PM
Wow! That just made my day!
Posted by: ballerwhiteboy | June 09, 2008 at 04:56 PM
anyone else get the feeling that Boras refuses to have clients sign long term extensions? Andruw Jones did one, but he had to circumvent Boras, I can't think of any other client of his that has extended long term without testing free agency.
Posted by: grimace455 | June 09, 2008 at 05:10 PM
Johnny made a great move, and I don't know if the Sox would've signed Jordan without this move taking place.
Posted by: ballerwhiteboy | June 09, 2008 at 06:09 PM
"Historically, the White Sox haven't been huge fans of Boras."
Do 'ya think. Kenny and Scott mix like oil & water.
Posted by: studio179 | June 09, 2008 at 06:20 PM
Good news for the White Sox long term today. The reason Jordan was rumored to have fallen to the 7th round was because of Boras and signability. I hope we start to see this more with bigger names letting Boras go. He does get a lot of money for his players and I guess that's important, but when you've earned over $10 million in a career, who cares about a little bit of extra cash. It's not the NBA where these guys can't manage their money.
Posted by: Bigsether | June 09, 2008 at 06:25 PM
I always cheer a little when I read that someone left Boras. Thanks, guys, and maybe now you can be counted on to show some loyalty to your team.
Posted by: FineHamAbounds | June 09, 2008 at 07:08 PM
YAY!
Posted by: astralpanda | June 09, 2008 at 07:20 PM
Maybe this will be a sign of things to come. Hopefully Crede will notice this and decide to leave Boras as well. This way the sox will have an easier chance at resigning him. We will have to wait and see.
Posted by: ashrok03 | June 10, 2008 at 08:00 AM