Five years ago, rumors began to bubble up that the White Sox, would-be contenders gone south, were pondering trading the two cost-controlled young starters powering their rotation: Gavin Floyd and John Danks.
During the same offseason that saw then-general manager Kenny Williams ship out oft-injured slugger Carlos Quentin and promising young closer Sergio Santos for pitching prospects that amounted to extremely little, the Sox held out for big returns for Floyd and Danks.
Danks wound up signing a five-year extension worth $65 million just before Christmas. As for Floyd, the
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