Danks Moves Up
Ozzie Guillen has to be pleased with the strong outing by John Danks yesterday. Ozzie has been hoping that he would step up and give the team the option of another lefthander in the rotation and that's what Danks did yesterday. In cold, wet, bad conditions, the 21-year-old went out and got the job done. He also fielded his position well, making a great defensive play against the Rockies on a bunt. John also worked out of several jams in a row after the leadoff man got on. That's the sort of thing that shows he can handle the pressure. He's had a strong spring with only one outing where he really got dinged up. Coming down to the wire, it's Danks who has the lead over Gavin Floyd for that fifth starter role.
Gavin Floyd had a rough outing yesterday in his bid to make the Sox as their fifth starter, but in his defense, when he came in, the weather got to be just awful. It was raining, the mound was slippery, and the wind started gusting at about 30 miles per hour. Ozzie Guillen said after the game that he wasn't really going to weigh that outing too heavily. On the other hand, John Danks was outstanding and Ozzie did say that he thinks he should be on the ballclub.
