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2006: Placed on the DL by the Tacoma Rainiers (AAA)
on April 6...activated from the DL on June 2...wore number 55
with Tacoma...News Story: Former
Razorback Pitcher On Comeback Trail...released on June
21...had a 1.55 WHIP and a 13-12 groundout to flyout ratio with
Tacoma.
2005: Signed with the Seattle Mariners on May 5 and
went on the DL while recovering from elbow and shoulder surgeries.
2004: Demoted from Chicago to the Charlotte Knights
on May 1...wore number 41 with Charlotte...placed on the disabled
list on May 15...had Tommy John surgery on June 1...released
by the White Sox after the season.
2003: Dan made a rehab start for Charlotte (AAA) on
April 17...optioned to Charlotte on July 11...wore number 41
with Charlotte...was recalled by Chicago on August 1.
2001: See what Dan thinks about minor league baseball,
the Hogs, and more on his Survey...was
listed as the fifth best prospect in the White Sox organization
by Baseball America prior to the 2001 season...Top
Prospect Alert ranked Dan as the 51st best prospect for 2001
in their top 100, and the fifth best prospect in the White Sox
organization....Dan was invited to spring training by the White
Sox...his fastball was ranked among the top 20 in minor league
baseball by Baseball America...The Birmingham News does
an article about Dan. Story
on March 29...Dan was interviewed by ChicagoSports.com during
spring training. Story
June 3: Story about Dan Wright in the ADG by Rick Fires.
Read it Here...News
Story: Hook,
Line & Fastball...News Story: Wright's
stuff lifts streaking Barons closer to top in West...Dan
was promoted from Birmingham (AA) to the parent club in Chicago
on 7/26...News Story: ChiSox
pick up Dan Wright, fans in Batesville...Dan's first
major league game was 7/27. Click
here for the story...Hogs in the Minors Player of the
Week four times...ranked by Baseball America as the 61st
best of the top 100 prospects of 2001...was ranked the eighth
best prospect in the Southern League for 2001 by Baseball
America.
2000: Dan was named the tenth best prospect in the
Carolina League by Baseball America after the season.
"He has a great winning mentality, he's one of the hardest
throwers in the league and he goes right after hitters."...He
won his first game at AA by pitching seven and two thirds scoreless
innings on August 18...Named the Carolina League player of the
Month for July after going 4-0 with a 1.91 era in 33 innings.
In his five starts he gave up just seven earned runs, walked
seven, and struck out 26...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week
three times.
1999: Drafted in the second round (64th overall selection)
by the Chicago White Sox.
College: Dan was rated 31st among Baseball
America's Top 100 Prospects in the draft...lost eight games
for the University of Arkansas in 1999, the all-time single season
record...played at the UofA from 1997-99.
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