The White Sox announced Wednesday that they’ve designated right-hander Brent Honeywell Jr. for assignment and optioned infielder Zach Remillard to Triple-A Charlotte. Their roster spots will go to righty Edgar Navarro and lefty Sammy Peralta, who’ve both been recalled from Charlotte.
Honeywell, 28, was claimed off waivers from the Padres on Aug. 5 after being designated for assignment in the aftermath of an active deadline in San Diego. He’s since appeared in four games with the Sox, tallying 5 2/3 innings but allowing seven runs on nine hits and three walks with three strikeouts. The former top prospect is out of minor league options, so the Sox opted to designate him for assignment rather than continue to hold out hope for better results.
Once regarded as one of baseball’s most promising minor leaguers, Honeywell has seen his career derailed by a staggering four elbow surgeries — all coming before he turned 28 years old. The former Rays second-rounder was eventually traded to the A’s, for whom he never pitched, before being non-tendered this past offseason. The Padres signed Honeywell to a big league deal in hopes of capitalizing on his once lofty prospect status.
To some extent, the move panned out. Honeywell pitched 46 2/3 innings for the Friars and logged a respectable, if unspectacular 4.05 ERA. That number came in spite of sub-par strikeout and walk rates of 20.6% and 9.8%, however, and Honeywell also served up an average of 1.54 homers per nine innings in San Diego. Fielding-independent metrics cast a less-favorable light on his performance (5.24 FIP, 4.35 SIERA). Things clearly haven’t gone any better in Chicago, and with the trade deadline behind us, Honeywell will be placed on outright waivers or release waivers in the near future.
Honeywell didn’t pitch at all from 2018-20, tossed 86 innings in 2021 and pitched just 20 1/3 innings during the 2022 season. Between the 28 innings he tossed in winter ball over the offseason and the 52 1/3 frames he’s thrown this year, he’s already well north of last year’s workload and approaching the volume he hit in 2021. Honeywell’s career-high innings pitched came back in 2017, when he tossed 136 2/3 innings between Double-A and Triple-A in the Rays system.
Padres reclaim?
Wasn’t this clown Honeywell supposed to be the next Max Scherzer?
He was damn good. I think he broke his elbow at one point throwing a pitch. He’s still young so I hope he can get it figured out.
Who designated him?
Fair question. With the President and GM both fired yesterday, who’s making these decisions today?
Jerry kept his two assistant GMs. In fact, one of them might be the next man in charge.
I know Jerry really likes Chris Getz.
God I hope not. They need someone from outside the organization. Rizzo would be amazing but I know he’s working on a new deal with the Nats.
If Jerry did this right, he’d be looking at Atlanta, Tampa, Cleveland and maybe the Houston front offices to see who would be a good candidate from them. Those would be my preferred choices for a new POBO or GM.
Tampa would be a great example except for one thing. He’d love the fact that the Rays keep a tight budget. But the players they bring up or trade for produce because they have good coaches. The Sox haven’t had one since Reinsdorf got rid of Don Cooper.
Absolutely agree. Maybe add the Dodgers and Brewers to the list. All those organizations seem to draft well and develop players. Now’s a good time to cast a wide net outside the organization for a new front office.
Haven’t heard that name in a while, man I miss coop
He designated himself.
He probably fled.
The designated designator designated him.
Does that make Honeywell the designee or designatee?
Yes.
After seeing ex Padres Andres Munoz, Tommy nightclub Pham and Josh Bell take out the Padres the last 3 lost series, I was looking forward to seeing Honeywell pick up the win in the game that finally officially eliminates the Padres from the playoffs near the end of the year as a White Sox. Oh well, I guess it will be vs giants or Dodgers that eliminates the Padres, as usual.
I thought Remillard was doing well on his initial MLB tenure.
Started out a great story, but he really fell off. Since the All-star game .203/.215/.281 and his K rate drifting towards 30%. And almost no power.
When he first came up I thought the Sox had finally found a 2b man. Then Grifol put him in right. Then left. Then 3b. The other night I think I saw him put on a chest protector and a mask.
Did Rick Hahn and Kevin Williams push a bunch of buttons before they left!?!?
Imagine if Kenny and Rick just started deleting files, messing up anything they can into the wee hours of the night last night lol
I pictured Homer pushing alot of random buttons at the nuclear plant on his last day!
“What does that one do?”
“We’ll find out tomorrow!”
Waiting on the investigation by the league office before we see “Dylan Cease DFA-ed by White Sox, claimed by Royals; A’s passed because the prorated portion of $5.7 mil is too much for them”
As if there was anything left to mess up
In light of the Wsox front office shake up yesterday, a lot of formerly “untouchable” players could be a lot more “touchable” today.
Gross
Don’t make me call HR!
MLB fan: As an untrusting Sox fan, it wouldn’t surprise me if they did trade Cease, Vaughn, Eloy and Robert. If it happens, I’ll start following the A’s. They also have an uninterested owner but every time I see them they play hard.
DFA Chris Getz & Jeremy Haber.
It’s kind of like Throw Out Your Dead Day. Throw out your players who have been dfa’d more than once and the Sox will send out their scavengers to pick them up.
Sox player/dfa: “I’m not dead yet!”
Collector: “Can’t take him, he says he’s not dead yet.”
Sox fans: “Can’t you, um, do something?… you know….”
[Shredded collectible jerseys change hands]
THWACK!
Collector: “Ok, he’s a goner now and I’ll take him. Have a nice day.”
Monty Python for next White Sox GM !
The White Sox are the most unlikable team in sports, glad to see Tony LaRusso added as a consultant to oversee this mess, it’s like they’re kidding
It’s being reported Getz is going to be the guy. It’s not that Jerry Reindorf is overly loyal to team employees, it’s that he’s 87 years old and can’t remember too many names. With LaRussa back the Sox have reinstated team nap time during games
Brent Honeywell, it turns out, is not going to be part of the clubhouse culture on the south side.