Dodgers righty Brent Honeywell went unclaimed on waivers and was assigned outright to Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis, based on the MLB.com transaction log. Honeywell has a earlier profession outright, so he can decline the project in favor of minor league free company.
A prime prospect when he was a member of the Rays’ system, Honeywell battled varied accidents earlier than getting an actual have a look at the MLB stage. He lastly obtained that chance final season, combining for 52 1/3 reduction innings between the Padres and White Sox. Honeywell posted serviceable center reduction numbers in San Diego earlier than being hit laborious with the Sox. That price him his roster spot in Chicago and left him to signal a minor league cope with the Pirates over the winter.
The 29-year-old spent the primary half of the 12 months with Pittsburgh’s Triple-A workforce. He turned in a 4.85 ERA with a modest 19.6% strikeout proportion throughout 39 innings. Whereas it wasn’t essentially the most dominant exhibiting, the Bucs referred to as him up in July. He made two appearances earlier than Pittsburgh designated him for project and misplaced him on waivers to Los Angeles. The Dodgers gave Honeywell 10 outings in low-leverage spots. He posted a 2.21 ERA by 20 1/3 frames. That’s regardless of a properly below-average 15.2% strikeout charge and 6.5% swinging strike proportion. The Dodgers squeezed him off the roster over the weekend once they promoted Ben Casparius.
Honeywell carries 4.26 ERA throughout 80 1/3 innings over elements of three huge league campaigns. If he stories to OKC, he’d be eligible for minor league free company initially of the offseason until the Dodgers name him again up.
