Pena on board; Danks remains

Add Tony Pena's salary to the books.  He and the Sox agreed to a $1.2 million contract, meaning every arbitration-eligible player is set for 2010 with the exception of John Danks.
Expect to wait until late Wednesday for any news on a new contract for Danks, as he'll be undergoing an examination that day to determine if the circulation issues he had in the middle of 2009 are truly a thing of the past.
Danks' situation is comparable to two other lefties who got off the fast starts -- Mark Buehrle and Jon Lester.  Both received extensions to buy out at least a year of free agency, and here's how their deals break down (* denotes club option):

The four years and $28M remaining on Lester's contract seem like the right numbers for Danks.  Lester is the better pitcher, but he negotiated after his second big-league season instead of his third, so he left some money on the table.  The bigger question is whether Danks' contract will end like Lester's, with a guaranteed fourth year and a club option for a fifth.  Jerry Reinsdorf does not like to go past three years, but Danks has a little more leverage than Buehrle, who negotiated his extension after his worst season.
Anybody want to take any guesses?

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Greg Walker is encouraged by Alex Rios after a three-day hitting session in a provocative story by Joe Cowley.  A few reactions:

1. Rios was notoriously streaky in Toronto.  He's going to look great and awful, just like Nick Swisher, and everybody better be prepared for that no matter how great his swing looks at Camp Cora.
2. Cowley describes Rios as "laid-back" and "almost Javy Vazquez-like at times. Almost."  This won't be the last you hear of it.
3. Dayan Viciedo also attended Camp Cora, but I doubt it'll be enough to keep him at third.

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Christian Marrero Reading Room:
*Paul Konerko ponders his future, and J.J. tries to figure out what the Sox might do with him.