Dane Dunning the first highly ranked White Sox prospect to move up in system this season, heading to Double-A Birmingham

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After four dominant outings with the Winston-Salem Dash, Dane Dunning is on the rise in the White Sox farm system.

The minor league baseball season isn't even a month old yet, but Dunning got his first promotion of the season Thursday, heading from Class A Winston-Salem to Double-A Birmingham, becoming the first of the White Sox highly ranked prospects to get a promotion in 2018.

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Dunning was stellar in his four starts with the Dash this month, striking out 31 guys and turning in a 2.59 ERA in 24.1 innings. It was a strong follow up to the 22 starts he made there last season, when he had a 3.51 ERA and finished with 135 strikeouts.

Dunning is the lone pitcher acquired in the Adam Eaton trade with the Washington Nationals not on the White Sox big league roster, with Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez currently part of the major league rotation.

Dunning is currently ranked as the organization's No. 6 prospect and the No. 92 prospect in baseball. With this being a developmental season for the White Sox as the rebuild moves toward the day when the team is planned to be an annual contender, expect a lot more announcements like this one as the summer rolls on.

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