From yesterday:
We spoke with Doug Seyller, better known as @k0na on twitter and the guy who first reported the John Danks extension, about who he is and what he does. "I take great pride posting before they do, I think it's fantastic that a "graphic designer" as I'm called who makes elbow macaroni art (that's a joke by the way) can beat them to the punch."
The White Sox would've been foolish to trade Danks, wrote Ryan McGuffey, who hoped the Sox could sign Danks to a four-year deal at the onset of the offseason.
Jim Duquette appeared on Chicago Tribune Live and was perplexed by the Danks extension, noting the trade of Sergio Santos made it hard to explain. But building around Santos wouldn't have been smart, while building around Danks is.
We also learned the Yankees -- long-rumored to be the top suitor for Danks -- were never close to a deal with the White Sox.
I didn't get a chance to comment on this, but CBS Sports' Danny Knobler reported Thursday that the White Sox could have serious interest in Cuban defector and star hitter Yoenis Cespedes. Tom Fornelli has a good take on the Sox interest at White Sox Asylum.
Around the division:
MLB
The Twins officially inked Jason Marquis to a one-year, 3 million deal. Parker Hageman has a nice look at what Marquis brings to Minnesota, noting only eight starters have induced a higher percentage of ground balls than Marquis since 2008. Nick Nelson also examined the move from the perspective of replacing Kevin Slowey with Marquis.