Rehab updates: Gordon Beckham rolling; possible delay for John Danks

All stints with the Charlotte Knights are not equal, as a weekend in Buffalo shows

John Danks battles control lapses in fourth rehab start

Outing against Buffalo begins with pair of plunkings, ends with cluster of walks

John Danks shows improvement in third rehab start

Lefty settles down after rough first, throws six quality innings with improved command; velocity yet to be determined

John Danks goes seven innings in first rehab start

Lots of easy outs, but only one strikeout, in lefty's first shot at real competition in 2013

John Danks will began rehab stint Thursday at Birmingham

John Danks was back in Chicago after his last start in extended spring training, which Dan Hayes took as a sign that he might begin his rehab stint.

Sure enough, Danks will make his first rehab start of the season on Thursday at Double-A Birmingham. Via Hayes, Danks said he'll likely need several minor-league appearances before getting up to speed, even if he is effective.

Don Cooper: John Danks will need to pitch like Mark Buehrle

From the Easier Said Than Done Files:

"John is going to have to pitch a little more like a Buehrle," Cooper said. "That would be the best example here because they all know Buehrle. You know Buehrle at one time was throwing at 88-89 (mph). The last three or four years with us he was at 82-83 but still but still found the way to do it. That is what I think (Danks) needs to do."

I don't think direct comparisons to one of the great command artists of our time is going to make John Danks' rehab process any easier.

No need to rush John Danks, thanks to Dylan Axelrod

Crafty righty picks up where Jose Quintana left off last year by effectively picking up Danks' starts

Rehab start yields the most encouraging John Danks news in weeks

John Danks still doesn't have a timetable on a return, and there still aren't any firm velocity readings. Still, after his rehab start on Monday, Robin Ventura sounded more optimistic about his 2012 Opening Day starter than he has since mid-March:

The 28-year-old tossed six innings in an extended spring training game on Monday in Arizona and manager Robin Ventura was encouraged by the results.

Ventura said his velocity is getting better -- it was clocked as high as 89 mph his previous outing -- and that Danks is scheduled for another start on Saturday.

"He threw fine, it's a positive report," Ventura said. "People that have seen him are having positive reports. He's just feeling stronger and it's probably coming out of his hand a little better."

John Danks in Chicago for Opening Day, and then...

John Danks spent the first day of the season in the dugout with his teammates, but he and Rick Hahn detailed what's in the immediate future for the 2012 Opening Day starter as he tries to come back from shoulder surgery. It starts with a minor-league game in Arizona on Thursday. Beyond that...

Danks is struggling to regain his low 90 mph velocity that he possessed prior to surgery Aug. 6. But Hahn and Danks said there is no time table for his recovery and that he'll continue to stay in Arizona to pitch in extended spring games until he's gained enough strength and velocity to start a minor league rehab assignment.

"I’ve done all the MRIs and checkups I’m supposed to do, and nobody has said anything to me about an injury," Danks said. "It’s still working up from surgery. I’m not even seven months. I’ll be seven months (post-surgery) at the end of this week. We put a pretty generous or quick time table on it. I was disappointed I didn’t meet it. I truly thought I was going to be ready. We just ran out of time. We’ll be able to take our time the best we can, or they’ll try to make me take our time. I don’t anticipate it taking that much longer."

White Sox tying up loose ends as the Cactus League season closes

Alex Rios and Jesse Crain are still question marks, but Robin Ventura resolved some other open cases

White Sox Fifth Starter Fight: Dylan Axelrod or Hector Santiago?

Robin Ventura has a couple options to replace John Danks, but it might hinge on what he wants from his bullpen.

John Danks injury: Torn shoulder capsule diagnosis makes for a tough road back

John Danks is struggling in his rehab so far and his efforts to break camp on the roster may be in jeopardy. But he's not the only one having issues getting back to healthy following a capsule tear diagnosis.

John Danks further away from Chicago after ugly fourth outing

Spring ERA balloons to 16.36 after allowing 10 earned runs before a fourth-inning exit

After another rough start, John Danks has work cut out for him

Velocity, command (understandably) lacking as Angels knock him out in the fourth inning

White Sox spring training headlines: John Danks, Matt Thornton roughed up

The Diamondbacks knock rust off the two lefties, among other damage

John Danks takes step forward; setbacks for Jesse Crain and Keon Barnum

The biggest injury-related story was good news, but two other White Sox will be forced to miss time

White Sox 2013 spring training storylines: John Danks won't be out of the woods for a while

He's passed the first three tests in his return from shoulder surgery, but nobody will know if he's ready for at least another month.

White Sox spring training headlines: John Danks debuts to rave reviews

Everybody's who's anybody is happy with the lefty's first official bullpen session after shoulder surgery

Danks' rehab from shoulder surgery ahead of schedule

The left-hander has begun a throwing program

John Danks' shoulder surgery successful, with good news

Ruminations on John Danks' shoulder surgery

John Danks will officially miss the rest of the 2012 season, and 2013 is in jeopardy depending on what the exploratory shoulder surgery discovers.

John Danks to have season-ending shoulder surgery

Lefty will undergo exploratory surgery on left shoulder Aug. 6

John Danks out indefinitely with Grade 1 subscapularis tear

Misery loves company: John Danks is on the DL for the near future.

John Danks to disabled list, Jose Quintana to be recalled Friday