In visits to Atlanta's Turner Field growing up, Brent frequently "lounged" near the bullpen to talk to the pitchers, including Jonny Venters, Craig Kimbrel and Billy Wagner…he guaranteed to bullpen catcher Eddie Pérez that he'd play in the big leagues one day...Brent loved to play ding-dong-ditch as a kid until he and his best friend, Tyler, rang the doorbell of a house and the garage door opened to reveal a police cruiser with the lights on...While coaching him in eighth grade, Brent's dad threatened to pull him from a no-hit bid versus the varsity team in summer ball for laughing on the field…his dad visited the mound and said someone else would pitch if Brent didn't stop smiling…he struck the final batter out after that...Brent is an excellent yo-yoer, if not a little rusty...While Brent missed the 2018 season recovering from Tommy John surgery, former Rays and Tommy John veterans Nathan Eovaldi and Jonny Venters provided insight and encouragement ... Brent graduated from Franklin County High School in Royston, Ga…when he makes his debut, the school will have produced two major leaguers: Brent and Ty Cobb... during the recovery process...His father, Brent Sr., played for three seasons in the Pirates minor league system…Brent Sr. pitched for Saint Leo University under coach Mike Marshall, who won the NL Cy Young Award as a reliever with the Dodgers in 1974… his father learned how to throw a screwball from Marshall and passed it on to Brent...Growing up, Brent threw bullpen sessions to his father three times a week…on one Friday evening in 10th grade, Brent Sr. simply refused to catch him and said: "If you don't have it figured out by now, you're in trouble"…this was a turning point in his development as a pitcher and forced him to improve by stepping out of his comfort zone.On June 8, suffered a fracture of the right medial epicondyle (inside of the elbow) while throwing a bullpen session in Port Charlotte…the next day, underwent successful surgery to repairRanked by Baseball America as the No. 2:49 pm ETI agree that CBS Sports can send me the "Fantasy Baseball Today Newsletter" newsletter. After a big win, I’ll get a text from him. 80 overall prospect in the minors following the season… was the No. Brent Honeywell Jr. does not have any MLB stats for the season. Pages at Baseball ReferenceMore Brent Honeywell Jr. At this point, the priority is to allow Honeywell to get fully healthy and to have him enter next year’s Spring Training with a chance to compete.“Just given some of the things that I’ve gone through personally when I pitched and some of the dialogue Brent and I have had,” said Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder, who had a five-year Major League career. 6 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, cleared yet another hurdle this week. “I’m certainly confident that this kid is going to get where he belongs and that he’s going to have a great Major League career.”Morton was placed on the 10-day injured list on Monday after exiting Sunday’s game with right shoulder inflammation. Went 1-0 with a 2.19 ERA (12.1-IP, 3-ER) in 2 IL postseason starts for the Bulls…got no-decision in the Bulls series-clinching win in Game 4 of the IL Semifinals at Indianapolis (Pirates)… recorded 10 SO and did not allow a run over 6 IP of Game 3 in the Governors' Cup, giving Durham a 2-1 series lead over Scranton/Wilkes-Barres (Yankees).... Pitched out of the bullpen in the Bulls win over Memphis (Cardinals) in the Triple-A National Championship Game…did not allow a run in 2.2 IP before giving way to closer Diego Castillo... Named to the Rays Organizational All-Star Team by MLB.com... Ranked by Baseball America as the No.
6 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, cleared yet another hurdle this week. April 16, 2017: RHP Brent Honeywell assigned to Durham Bulls from Montgomery Biscuits. Honeywell (elbow), who was in the midst of a throwing program before spring training was suspended, is still unlikely to make a return at any point during a … Brent Honeywell (elbow) threw a 15-pitch live batting practice session earlier this week. 1 prospect in the Rays system and No. Rays added RHP Brent Honeywell to their 60-man player pool. Honeywell has been able to throw on flat ground and bullpen sessions during his recovery, but that was the first time the right-hander threw to live hitters since last April.“I heard it went well,” said Rays manager Kevin Cash. By More Brent Honeywell Jr. July 15, 2017: Durham Bulls activated RHP Brent Honeywell from the temporarily inactive list.