Jordan Cooper Danks… Married Ashley Todd (12/18/10); has one son, Cooper (10/7/13)… 2005 graduate of Round Rock High School (TX)… Attended the University of Texas… Named to the 2008 All-Big 12 Second Team… Won a silver medal with the U.S. National Team in the 2007 Pan American Games… **Hobbies:** Golfing, watching movies… **Signed by:** Keith Staab and Derek Valenzuela.
2014
Started the season with Charlotte (AAA)... Recalled by CWS on 4/10... Batted .098 (4-41) in 21 games before being optioned back to Charlotte on 5/7... Hit .347 (35-101), 10 2B, 8 HR, 24 RBI in 28 June games... Recalled on 8/9... Started eight consecutive games in CF, 8/10-19... Had a career-high three RBI, 8/17 vs TOR... Was optioned to Charlotte on 8/25... Finished the minor league season as Charlotte's all-time hits leader (449)... Recalled on 9/2 for the remainder of the season... Started 11 games in September (9 in LF, 1 in CF, 1 in RF)... Hit .289 (22-76) in 30 ML games from 8/1 through the end of the season
2013
Appeared in 79 games in his second season with the White Sox … played in 47 games (21 starts) in center field, 20 (17) in right and two (two) in left … batted .253 (24-95) with four homers and 11 RBI at home (.200/1/4 on the road) … entered 13 games as a pinch-runner and was 0-8 as a pinch-hitter … was recalled from Class AAA Charlotte on 4/17 … singled in his season debut on 4/17 at Toronto … made his first start on 4/20 vs. Minnesota, playing center field and batting eighth … missed three games from 4/30-5/2 due to an inflammed bursa sac in his right knee … hit a game-winning solo home run in the top of 11th inning on 5/6 at Kansas City … was optioned back to Charlotte on 5/9 and recalled a second time on 6/2 … joined his brother, John, on the active roster … became the first set of brothers to be on the Sox active roster at the same time since Roberto and Sandy Alomar in 2004 … scored the game-winning run on Alejandro De Aza's sacrifice fly on 6/22 at Kansas City … was optioned to the Knights a second time on 7/4 and recalled on 7/31 for the remainder of the season … hit .333 (19-57) with two homers and five RBI over 25 games in August … registered a career-high, nine-game hitting streak from 8/12-27 (.438, 14-32) … hit a go-ahead, solo home run in support of his brother on 8/25 vs. Texas … became the first player to homer with his brother on the mound for the same team since Kansas City's Billy Shantz on 6/3/55 vs. Boston (Bobby Shantz was pitching for the A's) … tallied a career-high three hits, including a game-winning, two-run single in the eighth inning, on 8/27 vs. Houston … appeared in 20 of 28 games in September, including 18 starts … played in 22 games in center field with Class AAA Charlotte, 20 in left, 18 in right and one as the designated hitter … was 11-36 (.324) with 15 RBI with RISP/two outs … hit two home runs on 5/20 at Buffalo … entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the Best Defensive Outfielder in the White Sox organization for the third consecutive season and fourth time overall (2009, 2011-12).
2012
Appeared in 21 games in left field (six starts), 14 in center (eight) and seven in right (one) with Chicago
... entered 17 games as a pinch runner and scored five runs ... was 5-13 (.385) in 10 interleague games ...
went 11-35 (.314) in June and July (hit .125 from August-October) ... his contract was purchased from Class
AAA Charlotte on 6/7 and made his Major League debut as a pinch runner (eighth inning) the same night vs.
Toronto ... collected his first Major League hit on 6/8 vs. Houston (single off Wesley Wright) ... collected two hits,
two runs scored and a stolen base in his first career start on 6/9 vs. Houston ... recorded his first Major League
RBI on 6/27 at Minnesota ... hit leadoff for the first time in his career on 8/6 vs. Kansas City, going 1-3 with
a run scored ... hit his first Major League homer on 8/10 vs. Oakland, a game-ending shot off Pat Neshek ...
became the second player in White Sox history whose first career homer was a game-ending shot (also Dave
Gallagher in 1988) ... was optioned to the Knights following the game but recalled on 8/21 for the remainder of
the season ... appeared in 59 games in center field, four in right and one in left with Charlotte ... reached base
in his final 30 games with the Knights prior to his promotion, hitting .373 (38-102) with three homers and 15 RBIs
... collected a 14-game hitting streak from 5/17-6/12 (.396, 19-48) and a 16-game home hitting streak (.444,
24-54) from 5/13-end of the season ... hit two homers on 5/9 vs. Toledo.
2011
Spent the season with Class AAA Charlotte, hitting .257 (119-463) with 24 doubles, six triples, 14 home runs, 65 RBI and 65 runs scored in 133 games...led the Knights in triples...hit .288 (61-212) with five home runs and 56 RBI with runners on base...batted .286 (28-98) with seven doubles, two triples, six home runs and 20 RBI over 27 games in May...homered in three consecutive games from 5/9-11, drove in a run in five straight
contests from 5/13-18 and scored a run in eight straight from 5/2-11...entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the Best Defensive Outfielder in the White Sox organization.
2010
Batted .245 (109-445) with 27 doubles, eight home runs and 42 RBI in 119 games in his first season at Class AAA Charlotte...led the Knights in doubles...appeared in 83 games in center field, 16 in left and 15 in right...also played one game at second base, his first ever in the infield...was on the disabled list from 7/19-28 with a strained right hip...entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 5 Prospect in the White Sox organization...also tabbed as possessing the Best Outfield Arm among Sox farmhands.
2009
Combined to hit .266 (107-402) with 23 doubles, nine home runs and 41 RBI in 103 games with Class A Winston-Salem and Class-AA Birmingham...ranked among organizational leaders in walks (5th, 55) and runs (6th, 75)...started the season with the dash, hitting .322 (38-118) with 11 doubles and 21 RBI in 30 games before being promoted to the Barons on 5/12...ranked among the Carolina League leaders in runs (3rd, 25) and hits (t3rd) at the time of his promotion...played in 73 games for Birmingham, hitting .243 (69-284) with 12 doubles, six home runs and 20 RBI...went 26-81 (.321) in his first 20 games with Birmingham...selected to the Southern League Midseason All-Star team...spent time on the disabled list from 6/17-7/4 (right wrist contusion) and from 8/15-22 (left thumb injury)...played for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League and hit .343 (34-99) with 23 RBI...ranked among the AFL leaders in runs scored (1st, 31), walks (2nd, 20) and on-base percentage (5th, .458)...was named to the AFL top prospect team...entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 7 prospect in the White Sox organization, the Best Athlete and the Best Defensive Outfielder.
2008
Batted .325 (13-40) in 10 games with Class A Kannapolis in his professional debut...hit .302 (16-53) with a home run and seven RBI with the Peoria Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League...was recommended/signed by Keith Staab and Derek Valenzuela.
