NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The lavish pitching depth the White Sox would love to boast in 2013 may be a reality as John Danks continues to progress in his rehab.
Thus far, all reports on Danks, who on Aug. 6 had surgery to repair a capsule tear and minor debridments in his left shoulder, have been good. White Sox general manager Rick Hahn said Danks, who began his rehab program in late October several days ahead of schedule, worked out for team trainer Herm Schneider in Austin, Texas recently and still appears to be on track.
The team believes Danks, who was 3-4 with a 5.70 ERA in nine starts last season, is on track to be ready in time for spring training. The White Sox report to camp in Glendale, Ariz. on Feb. 12.
If Danks remains on target, the White Sox would feature one of the deeper starting rotations in the majors with Jake Peavy, Chris Sale, Gavin Floyd, Jose Quintana and Hector Santiago all in the mix.
Hermie was in Austin last week within the last 10 days and said that John is progressing well and on target with his throwing program and everything remains cautiously optimistic as we head into spring training, Hahn said Monday. Hes playing catch. But Herm and Don Cooper have mapped out every day of his offseason leading up to spring training. Dont know where he is today (but he) maintains path to be ready opening day.