Link of the Week (or Whenever): Where are they now?

May 27th, 2009

May 27, 2009 — As is the case every year, there are a couple of interns in the office, and this season they are Sam Miller and Heather Harrison. Among their multitude of responsibilities, they’ve been tasked with writing coach/player features, and posting Beeswax blog entries. And you know what? They’re pretty good! If you think about it, the blogosphere is a boon for young writers. In the good old days of print, it would have be a rather expensive experiment and thus the privilege of a byline would be given to senior writers.  It’s a whole new world now. Good luck you two.

One blog post caught my notice, “Tracking Former Bees in 2009.” Ballpark regular Anna asked about a few players not on the list, which got me curious. Among the players who were in Salt Lake last season, here’s who I found:

-Jeff Kennard is playing for the Cincinnati Reds organizations, currently with the Triple-A Lousiville Bats in the International League.

-Alex Serrano is playing in the Mexican Leagues for the Guerreros de Oaxaca (Oaxaca Warriors).

-Chris Walker was invited to the Phillies’ spring training and released. He’s currently in independent ball with the Camden Riversharks.

Henry Bonilla,    Giancarlo Alvarado,  and   Dee Brown,  are playing for the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes of the the Florida Marlins organization.  Dee also runs a baseball camp with his pals, Olympian Brian Barden and retired Rockies OF Choo Freeman.

-Kasey Olenberger is playing for the Florida Marlins, currently with the Double-A Jacksonville Suns. Note the initials added to his cap. Nice Oley!

-Nick Green was placed on waivers when the Angels signed Bobby Abreu. He was picked up by the Milwaukee Brewers of the National League and assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds, where he is working on bunting, as well as pitching.

-Corey Smith is playing for the Kansas City Royals organization, currently with the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals.

-Nathan Haynes (from the 2007 Bees) signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers, however he doesn’t show up in any of the minor league stats (AAA, AA, A, Arizona). Hope he’s healthy.

-Jordan Czarniecki started the season with the independent leagues Bridgeport Bluefish, was released a couple of weeks ago, and just yesterday was picked up by another indy league team, the Gary Southshore Railcats.

-Adam Morrissey was listed on the provisional roster for Australia’s National Team during the World Baseball Classic, although he didn’t play. Currently, he doesn’t show up anywhere, not Indy Ball or Mexican Leagues.

-If you’d like to find a former Bees player, or better yet, if you have an update to share, please post a comment to let us know. . .Your friend in baseball.

Entry Filed under: Minor Leagues,Salt Lake Bees,World Baseball Classic