Comeback Kid? Kris Honel Says Yes

Rarely does a high school baseball season go by without a fan asking me what happened to Kris Honel, the Providence graduate and former first-round draft pick of the White Sox.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Cardinals In The Atlantic League 2011

Javier Colina - Long Island Ducks

Mark Diapoules - Long Island Ducks

Shaun Garceau - York Revolution

Richard Giannotti - Southern Maryland Blue Crabs

Aaron Herr - Lancaster Barnstormers

Kris Honel - Somerset Patriots

Kevin Howard - Lancaster Barnstormers

Travis Mitchell - Road Warriors

Mike Parisi - Long Island Ducks

Josh Pressley - Somerset Patriots

Bill Pulsipher - Somerset Patriots

Prentice Redman - Bridgeport Bluefish

John Rodriguez - Long Island Ducks

Scott Thomas - Road Warriors

Les Walrond - Lancaster Barnstormers

Charlie Zink - Lancaster Barnstormers

Former Cardinals Independent League Transactions March 1-8

March 1: The Quebec les Capitales of the Can-Am League trade Troy Cate to the Calgary Vipers of the North American League.

March 2: The Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League signed John Rodriguez for the 2011 season.

March 3: The Somerset Patriots of thew Atlantic League signed Kris Honel for the 2011 season.

March 4: The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League signed Richard Giannotti for the 2011 season.

March 7: The Brockton Rox of the Can-Am League signed Chris Grossman for the 2011 season.

March 8: The El Paso Diablos of the American Association signed Cardoza Tucker for the 2011 season.

March 8: The Sioux Falls Pheasants of the American Association signed Mark Shorey for the 2011 season.

A Look Back At The 2001 Draft

Ten years ago was a draft that had a ton of talent in it. I wasn't doing draft coverage in 2001 so I will look back at how the great minds at Baseball America saw the draft in their Early Draft Preview.

MLB Bonus Baby

Mike Rose, Kris Honel, Alexander Francisco, & Josh Dew Named To Golden Baseball League 2010 All-Star Team

The Golden Baseball League is pleased to announce the 2010 All-Star team that will take on the Northern League All-Star game pitting two of the premier independent minor leagues on Wednesday, July 14th at 7 P.M. in Tucson at Hi Corbett Field hosted by the Tucson Toros.

Golden Baseball League

Cardinals International Notebook 6-1-10

Josh Jones’ report on baseball’s international happenings with an eye toward the St. Louis Cardinals past and present.

The Cardinal Nation

Kris Honel Named Golden Baseball League Pitcher Of The Week

The Golden Baseball League is pleased to announce that Pointstreak, the official statistics bureau for the GBL, has selected Chico Outlaws RHP Kris Honel as Pitcher of the Week and Yuma Scorpions Outfielder Timmy Rodriguez as Player of the Week for the first week of the Golden League season.

Golden Baseball League Official Site

Kris Honel Throws A No-No & His Connection To Jose Lima

For any player making a debut with a new team, the thought process is usually the same—they want to impress. Right hander Kris Honel, making his first start of the season and debut with the Chico Outlaws, is like everybody else in that regard.

Chico Outlaws Official Site

Former Cardinals On Golden Baseball League 2010 Opening Day Rosters

Dennis Abreu - Tijuana Cimarrones
Larry Bigbie - Edmonton Capitals
Armando Carrasco - Na Koa Ikaika Maui
Josh Dew - Chico Outlaws
Alexander Francisco - Edmonton Capitals
Reynier Gonzalez - Tijuana Cimarrones
Kris Honel - Chico Outlaws
Jonny Kaplan - Calgary Vipers
Kristhiam Linares - Tijunana Cimarrones
Yoffri Martinez - Tijuana Cimarrones
Matt Perisho - Chico Outlaws
Kit Pellow - Tijuana Cimarrones
Bill Pulsipher - Yuma Scorpions
Pedro Rodriguez - Tijuanna Cimarrones
Mike Rose - Chico Outlaws
Charlie Weatherby - St. George Roadrunners

Golden Baseball League opened their 2010 season on May 19th.

Josh Dew: Takes Professional Career West

The Cardinal Nation

Mark Mulder Deserves Better

Few athletes live with more insecurities than pitchers.

Underhand, not overhand, is the natural way to throw a ball. Look at a picture of Roger Clemens or someone else throwing a fastball, and you will see an arm doing something it wasn't designed to do. It's natural that injuries result from throwing thousands of pitches every year at maximum effort.

Chicago Tribune

Former Cardinals In Independent Leagues Transactions For Mid-October Thru Early-November

Juan Richardson had his 2010 option exercised by Lincoln of the American Association.

Justin Knoff had his 20010 option exercised by Sussex of the Can-Am League.

Matt Weagle was released by Worcester of the Can-Am League.

Chris Farley, Zach Zuercher, and Omar Pena had their 2010 options exercised by Worcester of the Cam-Am league.

Jose Mateo has signed a 2010 contract with Southern Illinois of the Frontier League.

Kris Honel had his 2010 option exercised by Long Beach of the Golden Baseball League.

Reid Price and Junior Spivey had their 2010 options exercised by Tucson of the Golden Baseball League.

Armando Carrasco, Ben Johnson, and Scott Spiezio had their 2010 options exercised by Orange County of the Golden Baseball League.

Kevin House was traded from Edmonton of the Golden Baseball League to Joliet of the Northern League.

Ex-Cardinals Watch 8-2-09: Scott Rolen Debuts With Reds; Robinson Cancel & Sidney Ponson DFA'd; Hector Luna Activated; Kris Honel Traded

Robinson Cancel (Mets):
After the game, the Mets designated catcher Robinson Cancel for assignment to make room for outfielder Gary Sheffield, who is eligible to come off the disabled list on Sunday.
Mets Official Site

J.D. Drew (Red Sox):
Red Sox right fielder J.D. Drew, who is nursing a sore right groin, hopes to return to the lineup in the next couple of games, but there are no guarantees. In the meantime, prospect Josh Reddick had the thrill of filling in for Drew on Saturday night and making his first Major League start.
Red Sox Official Site

Kip Wells (Reds):
Reds right-hander Kip Wells has done it all over his 10-year career. He's worked as a starter, setup man and closer. And as he joined the Reds on Friday, he'll now serve as a long reliever.
Reds Official Site

Scott Rolen (Reds):
Right now, there might not be a happier person in the city of Cincinnati than Scott Rolen.
Reds Official Site

Jason Marquis (Rockies):
Rockies right-hander Jason Marquis received a passing grade by many standards in his previous start.
Rockies Official Site

Hector Luna (Dodgers):
Triple-A Albuquerque activated him from the 7-day disabled list.

Kris Honel (Long Beach):
The Edmonton Capitals of the Goldne Baseball League traded him to the Long Beach Armada.

Brett Wallace (Athletics):
Wallace is the only impact prospect among all minor leaguers who changed hands in the past two weeks, and his is a special case, since he may have to move to first base, a position the Cardinals reserve for players with superhuman abilities. Wallace should be somewhere in Oakland's starting lineup next April.
ESPN

Sidney Ponson (Royals):
Was designated for an assignment by the Royals.
Bob Dutton Twitter

Ex-Cardinals Watch 7-8-09: Chad Ehrnsberger & Kris Honel Named All-Stars; Kip Wells & Scott Vander Weg Sign Deals; Alberto Castillo Traded

Cesar Izturis (Orioles):
Needing a roster spot with shortstop Cesar Izturis expected to be activated from the disabled list Friday, the Orioles are exploring trades for infielder Oscar Salazar and outfielder Felix Pie, who have garnered interest from other teams.
Baltimore Sun

Scott Rolen (Blue Jays):
It has been a remarkable run for Scott Rolen. Over the past month, the Blue Jays third baseman has pieced together one of the longest hitting streaks in team history, collecting at least one hit in 24 consecutive games.
Blue Jays Official Site

Edgar Renteria (Giants):
A significant number of Giants regulars have yet to find a sunlight stroke, including Nate Schierholtz (.218), Juan Uribe (.224), Edgar Renteria (.230) and Travis Ishikawa (.231).
Giants Official Site

Jack Wilson (Pirates):
Pittsburgh's early two-run advantage, which had been provided by Jack Wilson's two-run homer in the third, had been erased by the time the seventh rolled around
Pirates Official Site

Placido Polanco (Tigers):
Polanco drove in four runs on the night, his season high. It continues his trend of RBIs in bunches; he had driven in runs in just three of his previous 10 games, but all three were three-RBI efforts. This one happened to come on a day when Leyland talked to his players casually about getting the most out of their final games before the All-Star break.
Tigers Official Site

Kip Wells (Reds):
The Cincinnati Reds Signed him to a minor league deal and assisgned him to Triple-A Lousiville.

Cory Doyne (Nationals):
Triple-A Columbus activated him from the 7-day disabled list.

Scott Vander Weg (Fort Worth):
The Fort Worth Cats of the American Association signed him to a contract for 2009 season.

Alberto Castillo (Long Island):
The Long Island Ducks acquired infielder Alberto Castillo from the Newark Bears for a player to be named later on Monday.
Atlantic League Baseball

Chad Ehrnsberger and Kris Honel (Edmonton):
The Golden Baseball League announced today that the 2009 All-Star selections have been made and the teams are set for next week's clash to be held at Bruce Hurst Field in St. George, Utah on Tuesday, July 14th at 7 P.M. In addition to the game, there will be a Fan Fest with an autograph session at 5 P.M. and a Home Run Derby at 6 P.M.
Golden Baseball League Official Site

Clint Hurdle (Free Agent):
Former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle will appear 20 more times on the MLB Network after his successful debut last month.
Denver Post

Jim Leyland (Tigers MGR):
Tuesday was Elvis Night at Comerica Park, and Tigers mascot Paws wore an Elvis Presley wig, black leather jacket and did some of the King's karate moves.

"I saw Elvis in 1956 at the Toledo Sports Arena," Tigers manager Jim Leyland. "Girls were up on people's shoulders. It was fun."
M Live

Former Cardinals Playing In The Golden Baseball League 2009

Armando Carrasco - Orange County Flyers
Chad Ehrnsberger - Edmonton Capitals
Chad Gabriel - Chico Outlaws
Kris Honel - Edmonton Capitals
Kevin House - Edmonton Capitals
Jonny Kaplan - Long Beach Armada
Cardoza Tucker - Orange County Flyers

Missing In Action From 2008:
Donovan Graves (St. George), Felix Jose (Calgary), Marcus Markray (Reno), Brian Martin (St. George), Jackson Paz (St. George), and Jeremy Zick (Orange County).

The Golden Baseball League opend their season on May 21: Official Site

Ex-Cardinals Watch 4-8-09: Adam Daniels, Isaias Garcia, Stuart Pomeranz, & Kris Honel Sign Deals; Ronnie Belliard Injured

Ronnie Belliard (Nationals):
After I'm done filing the game story from this latest defeat (Marlins 6, Nats 4 - with plenty of drama in the ninth), I'll post a thick recap of reaction, odds and ends. But I wanted to first provide an injury update.
The Washington Post

Fernando Tatis (Mets):
Fernando Tatis may start at second base when the team faces a right-handed starter.
Mets Blog

Jason Marquis (Rockies):
Coors Field has been good to new Rockies right-handed pitcher Jason Marquis. He is 3-0 with a 2.51 ERA in five starts. To top that, he has a .400 batting average (4-for-10) with a double.
Rockies Official Site

Adam Daniels (Lincoln Saltdogs):
The Lincoln Saltdogs continued building their roster Tuesday, re-signing three members of the 2008 squad while adding a new arm in the bullpen. Outfielder Deacon Burns and three left-handed pitchers in Jonathan Figueroa, Adam Daniels and Nolan Chestnut all signed contracts for the 2009 season.
Lincoln Saltdogs Official Site

Isaias Garcia (Fort Worth Cats):
The Cats have signed infielders Isa Garcia and Aljay Davis to contracts for the 2009 season, it was announced today.
Fort Worth Cats Official Site

Dewon Brazelton (Camden Riversharks):
The Camden Riversharks made another signing on Saturday, adding former Major League pitcher Dewon Brazelton.
Camden Riversharks Official Site

Stuart Pomeranz (New Jersey Jackals):
Signed a contract for the 2009 season.

Kris Honel (Edmonton Capitals):
Signed contract for 2009 season.

Minor League Transactions 4-6-09

Reds released Ron Flores.
Dodgers signed Scott Thomas.
Dodgers outrighted Danny Ardoin.
Twins released Kris Honel.
Mets released Junior Spivey.
Cardinals optioned Chris Perez and Joe Mather.
Cardinals loaned Amaury Cazana to the Triple-A Mexican League.

Baseball America

Top 50 Pitching Prospects From 2004

Here is a retrospective look at the Top 50 Pitching Prospects list from 2004.

Minor League Ball

Cardinals Mexican League Update: First Half

At the midpoint of the 2008 Mexican League season, we check on the results of St. Louis Cardinals farmhands participating.

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Minor League Moves: Gregerson Off The D.L., Daley Hits D.L.

Luke Gregerson Returns From D.L.:
http://stlcardinals.scout.com/a.z?s=321&p=9&c=2&cid=748847&nid=3486908&fhn=1

Gary Daley Hits The D.L.:
http://stlcardinals.scout.com/a.z?s=321&p=9&c=2&cid=748852&nid=3687567&fhn=1