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SABRSox
07-31-2007, 12:30 PM
Is this correct? I'm hearing he's "retired."
maurice
07-31-2007, 12:52 PM
I haven't heard anything, but I wouldn't be surprised.

FWIW, he last pitched on 7/25, and MiLB still lists him as "active."
SectionBNole
07-31-2007, 12:54 PM
Havent heard anything either
sager729
07-31-2007, 02:20 PM
He has struggled this season walking more guys than striking out.
GaelicSoxFan
07-31-2007, 03:12 PM
He must've realized he sucks (something the rest of us knew five years ago).
Hangar18
07-31-2007, 03:16 PM
I realize we're just wildly speculating, but that's too bad. Would've made for one of those nice after-school-specials on the local kid made good
SABRSox
07-31-2007, 03:22 PM
He must've realized he sucks (something the rest of us knew five years ago).
Don't tell that to Duane Shaffer.
Hangar18
07-31-2007, 03:38 PM
Don't tell that to Duane Schaffer.

I thought Honel was a Ron Schueler production?
SABRSox
07-31-2007, 04:34 PM
Shaffer was the senior director of scouting the year Honel was drafted.
Prope
07-31-2007, 05:34 PM
Providence Catholic done proud!
Unregistered
07-31-2007, 10:49 PM
From the Tribune:

… Kris Honel, the Sox's first-round pick in the 2001 draft, informed the organization he is retiring.

Honel, a star at Providence High School, battled right arm injuries and missed all of the 2006 season because of surgery.

Honel was 2-2 with a 5.79 ERA in 17 games (12 starts) for Birmingham.


http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/cs-070731soxbits,1,7541551.story?coll=cs-home-headlines
the fluffer
08-10-2007, 02:15 PM
Honel doesn't want to retire from baseball, just the White Sox. He wants to go to the Cubs farm system...

http://www.dailysouthtown.com/sports/505210,101SPT5.article
Unregistered
08-10-2007, 03:12 PM
WTF is this all about? He's essentially "pretending" to retire just so he doesn't have to play for the Sox anymore? Sounds like he hates the organization and would rather play anywhere else.
McDoofus
08-10-2007, 03:36 PM
They way the Sox treat some of their prospects, this doesn't surprise me. :depressed:

I dunno. It sucks for him that he's doing this, but I guess he has no other choice. It's really sad.
samram
08-10-2007, 03:41 PM
They way the Sox treat some of their prospects, this doesn't surprise me. :depressed:

I dunno. It sucks for him that he's doing this, but I guess he has no other choice. It's really sad.

He could persevere and try to improve so he can pitch for the team that drafted him. This is kind of a rat move by him.
Unregistered
08-10-2007, 03:46 PM
He could persevere and try to improve so he can pitch for the team that drafted him. This is kind of a rat move by him.

If you read the quotes from Sox brass, they seem happy to see him go. There must be some weird backstory here...
samram
08-10-2007, 03:54 PM
If you read the quotes from Sox brass, they seem happy to see him go. There must be some weird backstory here...

You know, I for some reason read that as Regier is his agent, even though I know he's the Sox director of player development. Yeah, I guess that they may be happy to see him go or they just don't want to be harsh with a 21 year old kid they feel has quit on them.
maurice
08-10-2007, 05:28 PM
I doubt that Honel's problems have anything to do with a lack of support from the Sox org.

I would have dumped him a couple of years ago.
Spider_Pig
08-10-2007, 05:31 PM
Good riddance, I'll take your position on the roster.
samram
08-10-2007, 05:36 PM
I definitely would have taken his signing bonus.

Looking at his stats, he was 24, not 21, so yeah, no big loss here and he was moving in and out of the rotation anyway.