White Sox avoid arbitration with Danks, Quentin, Pena

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Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011
Posted: 11:04 a.m.

Associated Press

The Chicago White Sox agreed Tuesday to one-year contracts with left-hander John Danks, outfielder Carlos Quentin and right-hander Tony Pena, avoiding arbitration with all three players.

Danks will make 6 million, Quentin 5.05 million and Pena 1.6 million.

Chicago also claimed right-hander Phil Humber off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

Danks was 15-11 with a 3.72 ERA last season, setting a career high for wins. He limited batters to a .237 average.

Quentin batted .243 with 26 homers and 87 RBIs last season in 131 games.

Pena went 5-3 with a 5.10 ERA in 49 relief appearances and three starts. He led AL relievers with 81 2-3 innings.

Chicago avoided arbitration with all its eligible players.

Humber spent most of last season at Triple-A in the Kansas City organization but also appeared in eight games with the Royals, going 2-1 with a 4.15 ERA. He made one start.

He has pitched in 26 games over part of five major league seasons with the Mets, Twins and Royals, going 2-1 with a 5.26 ERA.

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