We apparently haven’t seen the last of veteran left-hander John Danks.
According to a report by Jon Heyman of Today’s Knuckleball on Wednesday, Danks is planning to make a comeback in 2017.
John Danks plans on pitching in 2017. Good comeback candidate.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 16, 2016
The 31-year-old Danks was released by the Chicago White Sox in May 2016 after beginning the season 0-4 with a 7.25 ERA. He doesn’t really appear to be anywhere close to quality starter material anymore as he hasn’t had a winning season since 2010, doesn’t strike very many batters out (6.0 K/9 since 2012), and holds a career 4.28 ERA.
But Danks, who has a history of overcoming the odds to pitch, remains a durable arm who can eat innings at the end of a rotation. Perhaps he might be able to get back into the MLB eventually by working his way up from a minor league deal or a spring training invite.
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