Pirates' Brent Honeywell: Invited to Pirates' camp
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Honeywell signed a minor-league contract with the Pirates on Wednesday and received an invitation to major-league spring training, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
Honeywell logged a 4.82 ERA and 1.45 WHIP over 52.1 innings last season with the Padres and White Sox. He'll have an opportunity to make the Pirates' Opening Day bullpen in the spring, but Triple-A Indianapolis is Honeywell's likely destination.
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White Sox's Brent Honeywell: Sent outright to Triple-A
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Honeywell was outrighted Friday to Triple-A Charlotte, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
Honeywell passed through waivers unclaimed after being pushed off the 40-man roster Wednesday and will remain part of the White Sox organization for the time being. The 28-year-old former top prospect has registered a 5.08 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 49:26 K:BB in 56.2 career major-league innings.
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White Sox's Brent Honeywell: Jettisoned from 40-man roster
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Honeywell was designated for assignment Wednesday, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports.
Honeywell was claimed off waivers from the Padres earlier this month after the Friars had removed him from their 40-man roster. He didn't last long on the South Side, coughing up seven runs over 5.2 innings. Honeywell will now go through the waiver process again.
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White Sox's Brent Honeywell: Claimed by South Siders
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Honeywell was claimed off waivers by the White Sox on Saturday.
Honeywell was recently designated for assignment by San Diego and will now make his way to Chicago. The 28-year-old had a 3.20 ERA in his first 29 outings for the Padres this season, but he lost his place on the 40-man roster after he gave up seven earned runs across his last seven outings.
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Padres' Brent Honeywell: Dropped from 40-man roster
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Honeywell was designated for assignment by the Padres on Wednesday.
Honeywell made the Opening Day roster out of Padres camp this spring and has managed to stay healthy, but the 28-year-old former Rays prospect had surrendered seven earned runs over his last 7.1 innings (seven appearances) dating back to June 30. He heads into DFA limbo showing an overall 4.05 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 42:20 K:BB across 46.2 innings of relief this year.
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Padres' Brent Honeywell: Makes Opening Day pitching staff
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Honeywell was informed Wednesday that he's won a spot on the Padres' Opening Day roster, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Honeywell makes the Padres even after a mixed Cactus League season that saw him register a 6.50 ERA that came with a 24:6 K:BB over 18 innings. The former top prospect will likely be a multi-inning bullpen option for the Padres to start 2023, and he isn't likely to see much time in high-leverage situations until he shows he can be trusted.
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Padres' Brent Honeywell: Ups and downs this spring
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Honeywell has tallied 16 strikeouts through 11.1 innings this spring in the Cactus League.
That's the positive angle to Honeywell's performance thus far in exhibition action. The negative is that he has surrendered 10 runs -- eight earned -- on 12 hits (three homers) for an ERA of 6.35. The 27-year-old former Rays prospect signed a split contract with the Padres over the winter ($725,000 in the majors, $200,000 in the minors) and will likely be ticketed for Triple-A El Paso to begin the 2023 campaign.
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Padres' Brent Honeywell: Signs with Friars
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Honeywell signed a one-year deal with the Padres on Friday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Honeywell spent all of last season in the Athletics' farm system, posting a 7.79 ERA and 2.05 WHIP with Triple-A Las Vegas while also rehabbing an elbow injury. When healthy, Honeywell has shown an ability to strike batters out at a high rate, which will help him compete for a spot on the Padres' big-league pitching staff.
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Athletics' Brent Honeywell: Missing bats with Las Vegas
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Honeywell, who was outrighted to Triple-A Las Vegas upon activation from the 60-day injured list Sept. 11, has allowed two earned runs on six hits over 3.1 innings while posting a 5:2 K:BB in his first two relief appearances with the Aviators.
Honeywell made a pair of 1.2-inning appearances out of the Las Vegas bullpen against Tacoma on Wednesday and Saturday. The right-hander allowed a pair of solo homers among four hits to the Rainiers on Wednesday, but he bore down to produce a scoreless effort with three punchouts Saturday. Honeywell's complicated, voluminous injury history makes any long-term outlook for him uncertain at best, but the organization hopes he can build some momentum at the tail end of the minor-league season before potentially getting a chance to compete for a big-league roster spot again in spring training.
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Athletics' Brent Honeywell: Activated, cast off 40-man roster
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The Athletics reinstated Honeywell (elbow) from the 60-day injured list Sunday and outrighted him to Triple-A Las Vegas after he cleared waivers, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The fact that Honeywell went unclaimed upon being exposed to waivers demonstrates just how much the former top pitching prospect's stock has fallen after a series of arm-related injuries in recent seasons. Honeywell, who had been on the IL all season upon sustaining a stress reaction in his elbow in spring training, is healthy again after an extended rehab assignment, but he struggled to regain form during his time in the minors. Between stops at Las Vegas and Single-A Stockton, Honeywell posted an 8.49 ERA and 1.97 WHIP while striking out 11 in 11.2 innings across his eight appearances.
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Athletics' Brent Honeywell: Ups workload in latest rehab
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Honeywell (elbow) was charged with a loss for Triple-A Las Vegas against Sacramento on Wednesday, allowing an earned run on two hits over two innings while recording a strikeout.
Honeywell upped his workload after pitching an inning apiece in each of his last three starts. The recovering right-hander continues to progress through what manager Mark Kotsay has dubbed a spring training-like ramp-up in preparation of what is expected to be a relief role for the final weeks of the regular season. Honeywell worked up to 32 pitches Wednesday, and according to the the Associated Press, Kotsay notes the 27-year-old's velocity is already where it should be.
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Athletics' Brent Honeywell: Hit hard in latest rehab outing
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Honeywell (elbow) was charged with the loss and a blown save in Triple-A Las Vegas' loss to Reno on Sunday, allowing three earned runs on three hits and a walk over one inning.
Honeywell's erratic showing was a microcosm of a wild 13-12 loss for the Aviators, and it came on the heels of the recovering right-hander having put together back-to-back scoreless one-inning appearances for Las Vegas on Tuesday and Wednesday. Given he still seems to be ironing out some kinks -- he's now allowed three earned runs in three of his last five rehab appearances -- and the Athletics aren't contending for a postseason spot, the organization may opt to give him at least one more outing on the farm to rebuild some confidence.
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Athletics' Brent Honeywell: Another rocky rehab outing
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Honeywell (elbow) allowed three earned runs on five hits, a walk, a wild pitch and a hit batsman over 2.2 innings in Triple-A Las Vegas' loss to Sugar Land on Thursday. He struck out four.
As his final line indicates, Honeywell's control and location left much to be desired in his second rehab outing with the Aviators, after he logged his first pair of minor-league rehab appearances with Single-A Stockton. Honeywell did work up to 45 pitches thanks to his inefficiency, but the 27-year-old's 14.73 ERA over his first 3.2 innings with Las Vegas supports the notion he'll likely have to prove himself over several more outings before being added to the big-league staff.
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Athletics' Brent Honeywell: Hit hard in Vegas debut
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Honeywell (elbow) allowed three earned runs on three hits while recording two strikeouts over one inning in Triple-A Las Vegas' loss to Sugar Land on Tuesday.
Making his rehab debut with the Aviators, Honeywell didn't fare well with the boost in competition. The right-hander did pound 17 of his 21 pitches in for strikes, but he gave up a solo home run to Korey Lee and a two-run shot to Yainer Diaz to account for the damage against him. Honeywell is expected to retake the mound for Las Vegas by the weekend, where the organization will undoubtedly be looking for him to show an ability to miss more bats.
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Athletics' Brent Honeywell: Shifting rehab to Las Vegas
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Honeywell (elbow), who pitched a total of three innings across two rehab starts with Single-A Stockton last week, will officially shift his rehab assignment to Triple-A Las Vegas beginning Tuesday, the Associated Press reports.
Honeywell worked up to two innings and 31 pitches in his second start for the Ports on Friday night, and he apparently felt no ill effects over the weekend. Consequently, the right-hander will join the Aviators for what should be the final phase of his rehab assignment, and the hitter-friendly conditions of the Pacific Coast League combined with the higher caliber of competition should serve as a solid litmus test as he prepares to eventually return as a reliever at the tail end of the season, per Martin Gallegos of the team's official site.
Honeywell (elbow) started Single-A Stockton's win over Lake Elsinore on Friday, allowing an earned run on three hits and a walk over two innings. He struck out one.
Honeywell encouragingly worked up to 31 pitches, 22 which found the strike zone, after topping out at 14 offerings in his rehab debut Tuesday. Assuming the right-hander experiences no residual setbacks from the increase in workload, he's slated to move his rehab assignment to Triple-A Las Vegas next week, as per previous reports.
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Athletics' Brent Honeywell: Next rehab outing set
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Honeywell (elbow) is slated to pitch two innings for Single-A Stockton on Friday and shift his rehab assignment to Triple-A Las Vegas next week if all goes well, the team's official site reports.
The talented but oft-injured right-hander was solid over a 14-pitch inning in his rehab debut with the Ports on Tuesday, and he'll now have a chance to bump up his workload Friday. Honeywell will face a good litmus test once he shifts to the Pacific Coast League for the next phase of his rehab assignment, given the hitter-friendly conditions in that circuit.
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Athletics' Brent Honeywell: One inning in rehab debut
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Honeywell (elbow) started Single-A Stockton's loss to Lake Elsinore on Tuesday, firing a scoreless first inning during which he allowed a hit and recorded two strikeouts.
Honeywell fired 14 pitches overall during his one frame, nine which he threw for strikes. The oft-injured 27-year-old was making his 2022 debut after his latest extended layoff, and given his complex medical history, Honeywell is likely due for a prolonged rehab assignment before a potential late-season activation is considered.
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Athletics' Brent Honeywell: Clear for rehab assignment
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Honeywell (elbow) will report to Single-A Stockton on Tuesday to begin a rehab assignment, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Honeywell suffered a stress reaction in the back of his right elbow during spring training and has yet to see game action this season, but he's now been cleared to pitch in the minors. Given the long layoff, the 27-year-old isn't expected to have enough time to build up to a starting workload, but he could still contribute out of the bullpen for the A's.
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Athletics' Brent Honeywell: Continues making progress
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Honeywell (elbow) will throw two simulated innings in live batting practice Monday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
The oft-injured righty hasn't pitched all season while recovering from a stress reaction in his right elbow. He's been throwing bullpen sessions for at least two weeks now, but the length of his absence and his extensive injury history means the Athletics will likely continue to bring him along very cautiously.
