▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁D anks ▁set ▁career ▁best s ▁in ▁nearly ▁every ▁major ▁statistical ▁category , ▁finishing ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 2 - 9 ▁record , ▁ 3 . 3 2 ▁E RA ▁( fif th ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁League ) ▁and ▁ 1 . 2 3 ▁WH IP ▁in ▁ 3 3 ▁starts . ▁D anks ▁finished ▁just ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁benchmark ▁ 2 0 0 ▁regular - season ▁inn ings , ▁hur ling ▁ 1 9 5 . ▁ ▁M aking ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁short - rest ▁start ▁in ▁the ▁one - game ▁play off ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁Central ▁Division ▁title , ▁D anks ▁defeated ▁the ▁visit ing ▁Minnesota ▁Tw ins ▁ 1 - 0 ▁with ▁eight ▁dominant ▁inn ings ▁of ▁two - hit ▁ball . ▁The ▁victory ▁prop elled ▁the ▁White ▁So x ▁into ▁the ▁post season . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁D anks ▁agreed ▁on ▁a ▁five - year , ▁$ 6 5 ▁million ▁deal , ▁which ▁took ▁him ▁through ▁his ▁final ▁arbitr ation ▁el ig ible ▁season ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁four ▁free ▁ag ency ▁years . ▁D anks ▁made ▁$ 8 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁$ 1 4 . 2 5 ▁million ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁D anks ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 5 - day ▁disabled ▁list ▁with ▁a ▁left