I didn’t mean to post that already. My original post is here:
http://www.burntorangenation.com/2008/6/13/551820/jordan-danks-switches-agen
Another article on the situation is here:
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/cs-080812-jordan-john-danks-chicago-white-sox,1,4513659.story
It sounds like the senior John Danks is holding a Scott Boras-style line on this one, which is understandable considering the leverage that he possesses. Jordan can still return for his senior season. I speculated in my original post that it seemed more likely after the agent switch that Danks would sign because of the history of the White Sox with Boras (read: bad). As the Trib article mentions, similar draft picks in the seventh round were getting $600,00 bonuses. Since the White Sox knew Danks was going to be asking for second round money, it would be strange if they weren’t willing to offer him that or more. The White Sox have a weak farm system right now, with no outfielders who have the potential of Danks and few prospects in general (they traded three of their top seven prospects for Nick Swisher, including Ryan Sweeney, who is very similar to Danks). I expect the White Sox to make a strong push in the next 40-plus hours for Danks.