The White Sox have sent right-hander Brent Honeywell Jr. outright to Triple-A Charlotte, tweets Scott Merkin of MLB.com. He cleared waivers following a designation for assignment on Wednesday.
Chicago had nabbed Honeywell off waivers from the Padres a few weeks ago. As they play out the string on a disappointing season, the Sox have rolled the dice on a few former top pitching prospects (Honeywell, Deivi García and Luis Patiño). While Chicago has been able to keep García and Patiño in Triple-A, they had to carry Honeywell on the major league roster since he’s out of options.
He only got four relief appearances, allowing seven runs through 5 2/3 innings. Honeywell had a larger body of work in San Diego early in the year, pitching to a 4.05 ERA through 46 2/3 frames. His 20.6% strikeout rate was a couple points below league average, while he allowed a few more walks and home runs than the typical reliever. The Friars pushed him off the roster as part of their reshuffling to accommodate their deadline acquisitions.
After his struggles on the South Side during his limited time in Chicago, Honeywell won’t find an immediate MLB spot. A staggering series of injuries — a 2018 Tommy John procedure, ’19 elbow fracture, 2020 nerve decompression surgery and another elbow fracture last year — have dealt a major hit to his once excellent prospect stock. The longtime Rays’ farmhand appeared among Baseball America’s Top 100 minor league talents each season from 2016-20 but had just three MLB appearances before this year.
The A’s successfully passed Honeywell through outright waivers last September. Players with multiple career outrights have the ability to test free agency in lieu of the minor league assignment. It isn’t clear whether Honeywell will do so. He’d reach minor league free agency at the start of the offseason if he heads to Charlotte and doesn’t make it back onto Chicago’s MLB roster by season’s end.
PARKER MEADOWS…………..TOUCH A BALL……….WALK OFF ON DUSTY’S GANG.
Touch a ball? Do you mean touch them all? Also, what does that have to do with the White Sox?
you drunk/lost?
I understand you guys. i feel your pain too. Losing to the A’s with your ace after this week of news in Chicago is harsh. Hang in there.
The Sox just optioned their ace to Charlotte.
Sir, this is a Wendy’s drive thru
Honey not so well:(
I see what you did there. Last summer
Patino pulled a Mark Wohlers and lost his ability to command. Except without the sick mullet
@florida. I remember Wohlers well and bring to mind John Rocker as well. Flame throwers back when there were few in the bullpens.
He hasn’t been with Rays organization for 2 years.
Two people were shot during last night’s game at Guaranty Rate Field. Cue the music…
Actually that was cancelled. Vanilla Ice and Tone Loc were going to do a free show after the game. Getting stomped by Oakland had fans so pissed they started shooting each other apparently.
Went tonight and several fans had white shirts with black letters that simply said “Sell”. I agree and will be getting one myself.
Also, as expected, the Nats GM (Rizzo) used a bogus rumor to get Washington to pay up to extend him. The latest info was that the Sox never asked for an interview.. Not surprising though as it seems that is all Reinsdorf teams are good for (leverage for someone to go somewhere else and make more). I think most knew the ‘chairman’ was too cheap to get someone that knows what they are doing (as they would also want to get paid appropriately) and now is likely going to saddle this org with a guy (Getz) who does not have the qualifications to be GM by any stretch of the imagination, but because he was ‘next up’ on Reinsdorf’s contact list on his phone. I’m not sure why he is being so hasty though, I mean I’m sure there is some janitor or administrative assistant that has been around longer than Getz who probably knows nearly as much and would really be a ‘steal’ financially…
How does the Sox ownership group allow this occur is beyond me, they must still be getting their checks and are happy with that. Now there is talk about the Sox moving to Soldier Field to play ball, well with most of the old guard gone in the state and city legislature, JR should not get one penny to move there.. Especially with such a dysfunctional baseball org. I hate to say this, but if Nashville really wants such a poorly run org in their town to being annually disappointed by, I guess JR can move the team after all. Don’t let him keep the name though. Leave it for someone in Chicago to take an build a winner out of.