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- Updated: October 25, 2016
PEORIA, Ariz. — On a day Peoria hitters feasted on Salt River pitching, Brent Honeywell put Rafters hitters on a diet.
“I was dialed in today,” Honeywell said.
The Rays’ No. 2 prospect and No. 39 on MLBPipeline.com’s Top 100 list threw four shutout innings, allowing only one hit in an 8-2 Javelinas victory Monday.
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It was easily his best outing of the fall. Honeywell yielded eight runs in his first two starts covering 4 1/3 innings.
“I felt the same as I have my first [two] starts here,” he said. “However, I was just executing better pitches today … Today was a step in the right direction.”
The Georgia-born right-hander started in 10 Class A and Double-A games in the 2016 season. He went 3-2 at Double-A Montgomery with a 2.28 ERA and was an All-Star at Class A Charlotte, where he was 4-1 with a 2.41 ERA.
Honeywell’s success in the Minor Leagues last season earned him Minor League …
