▁D anks , ▁along ▁with ▁pitch ers ▁Nick ▁Mass et ▁and ▁Jacob ▁Ras ner , ▁was ▁trad ed ▁by ▁the ▁R angers ▁to ▁the ▁White ▁So x ▁for ▁pitch er ▁Br andon ▁Mc Car thy ▁and ▁out f iel der ▁David ▁P ais ano ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 3 , ▁. ▁ ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ▁As ▁a ▁top ▁prospect ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ▁in ▁, ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁team ' s ▁fifth ▁st arter ▁in ▁their ▁rotation . ▁The ▁ 7 2 - 9 0 ▁White ▁So x ▁provided ▁D anks ▁with ▁little ▁support ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁season ; ▁he ▁was ▁ 5 - 6 ▁with ▁an ▁acceptable ▁ 4 . 6 2 ▁E RA ▁before ▁the ▁break . ▁Down ▁the ▁stretch , ▁D anks ▁tired , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁shut ▁down ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁after ▁a ▁slow ▁September ▁start . ▁D anks ▁finished ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁ 1 - 7 ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 . 1 1 ▁E RA ▁and ▁the ▁season ▁ 6 - 1 3 ▁with ▁a ▁dis mal ▁ 5 . 5 0 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ 2 6 ▁starts . ▁ ▁The ▁White ▁So x ▁opt ed ▁to ▁use ▁D anks ▁in ▁the ▁starting ▁rotation ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁disappoint . ▁The ▁second - year ▁left y ▁pitch ed ▁master fully , ▁ranking ▁among ▁the ▁league ▁leaders ▁in ▁E RA ▁all ▁season ▁and ▁taking ▁no - hit ▁games ▁beyond ▁the ▁fifth ▁in ning