March 2011
Opening Day 2011 Is Here
26 former Kernels have broke camp making Opening Day rosters across Major League Baseball. The Angels roster features 15 players who spent time in Cedar Rapids prior to making the bigs. Former Kernels have earned roster spots with the Royals, Twins, Rangers, Rays, Red Sox, Diamondbacks and Phillies respectively. Here is the complete list to the best of my knowledge:
Angels
Hank Conger (2007)
Jeff Mathis (2002)
Bobby Wilson (2004)
Mark Trumbo (2006-07)
Howard Kendrick (2004)
Erick Aybar (2003)
Alberto Callaspo (2003)
Brandon Wood (2004)
Peter Bourjos (2007)
Chris Pettit (2007)
Kevin Jepsen (2003-04)
Michael Kohn (2009)
Ervin Santana (2002)
Rich Thompson (2003)
Jordan Walden (2008)
Diamondbacks
Joe Saunders (2002)
Phillies
David Herndon (2007)
Rangers
Mike Napoli (2001-02)
Darrin O’Day (2006)
Mason Tobin (2008)
Rays
Joel Peralta (2001-02)
Sean Rodriguez (2004-05)
Red Sox
Bobby Jenks (2001)
John Lackey (2000)
Royals
Sean O’Sullivan (2007)
Twins
Alexi Casilla (2004-05)
The Harvester – Harvesting News for Alumni Reports
The Harvester – Harvesting the News for Kernels Alumni ReportsThis feature is a morning report sharing the links to recent news of Kernels Alumni. Previously, we updating these throughout the day on Facebook as they happened. I will be posting each morning to try and keep the links as relevant and fresh as I can. If something comes across during the day, it likely will sneak into another post. Opening Day for the big leagues is tomorrow. Without further delay, Your Harvester Links for 3/30/11:
No Surprises as Angels set Opening Day Roster – MLB.com
Mason Tobin (2008) Breaks Camp with Rangers – MLB.com
Mike Napoli (2001-02), Mason Tobin (2008) Impacted Most by Treanor Trade – MLB.com
The Harvester – Harvesting News for Alumni Reports
The Harvester – Harvesting the News for Kernels Alumni ReportsThis feature is a morning report sharing the links to recent news of Kernels Alumni. Previously, we updating these throughout the day on Facebook as they happened. I will be posting each morning to try and keep the links as relevant and fresh as I can. If something comes across during the day, it likely will sneak into another post. Mother nature decided we needed just a little more snow today before the baseball season. Without further delay, Your Harvester Links for 3/29/11:
Mike Trout (2009-10) and Hank Conger (2007) Key Comeback Win over Dodgers – MLB.com
John Lackey (2000) Stays Behind in Fort Myers to Pitch – MLB.com
Mark Trumbo (2006-07) hasn’t hit his way into Angels’ Lineup yet – LATimes.com
Cael’s Collection – Dick Tracewski 1964 Topps #154
Cael’s Collection – Cedar Rapids Professional Baseball Alumni Baseball Cards
The alumni card of the day is a 1964 Topps card of Dick Tracewski. Tracewski was a member of the 1956 Cedar Rapids Raiders team that finished with a mark of 44-76 under manager George Scherger. Tracewski hit .259 with 2 HR in 55 games for Cedar Rapids.
Dick Tracewski hit .213 with 8 HR and 91 RBI during his 8 year MLB career playing for the Dodgers and the Tigers. Tracewski was a member of the World Series Championship teams in 1963 (Dodgers), 1965 (Dodgers) and 1968 (Tigers).
The Harvester – Harvesting News for Alumni Reports
This feature is a morning report sharing the links to recent news of Kernels Alumni. Previously, we updating these throughout the day on Facebook as they happened. I will be posting each morning to try and keep the links as relevant and fresh as I can. If something comes across during the day, it likely will sneak into another post.
The Kernels arrive one week from today. We are getting closer to ballgames. Without further delay, Your Harvester Links for 3/28/11:
Mark Trumbo (2006-07), Peter Bourjos (2007) Providing Spark for Angels – OCRegister.com
Angels Youngsters coming of age – LATimes.com
Scioscia says offense better than 2010 – MLB.com
Mark Trumbo (2006-07) drives in four runs in Angels 9-2 win over San Diego – LATimes.com
Mark Trumbo (2006-07) hit .220 with 13 HR and 59 RBI for the 2006 Kernels squad that finished 65-74 under manager Bobby Magallanes. He returned to Cedar Rapids for the 2007 season where he posted a .272 batting average along with 14 HR and 76 RBI as the Kernels made the playoffs with 78-61 record under manager Ever Magallanes.
Mark Trumbo (2006-07) made his MLB debut on 9/11/10 and collected his first MLB hit and two RBI as the Angels defeated the Rangers 6-2 on 10/3/10.
The Harvester – Harvesting News for Alumni Reports
The Harvester – Harvesting the News for Kernels Alumni ReportsThis feature is a morning report sharing the links to recent news of Kernels Alumni. Previously, we updating these throughout the day on Facebook as they happened. I will be posting each morning to try and keep the links as relevant and fresh as I can. If something comes across during the day, it likely will sneak into another post. Without further delay, Your Harvester Links for 3/27/11:
Bobby Jenks (2001) Falters for the First time this Spring – MLB.com
Angels Break Camp but still have Questions – OCRegister.com
Healthy, Confident Erick Aybar (2003) Raring to go – MLB.com
The Harvester – Harvesting News for Alumni Reports
The Harvester – Harvesting the News for Kernels Alumni ReportsThis feature is a morning report sharing the links to recent news of Kernels Alumni. Previously, we updating these throughout the day on Facebook as they happened. I will be posting each morning to try and keep the links as relevant and fresh as I can. If something comes across during the day, it likely will sneak into another post. Without further delay, Your Harvester Links for 3/26/11:
Angels Offense Rakes in Victory over A’s – MLB.com
Joe Saunders (2002) not Guaranteed Spot in Rotation – MLB.com
Angels see Bounce back in Erick Aybar’s (2003) Step – OCRegister.com
Jeff Mathis (2002) Homers as Angels Beat Athletics 10-3 – WashingtonPost.com
The Harvester – Harvesting the News for Alumni Reports
The Harvester – Harvesting the News for Kernels Alumni Reports
This feature is a morning report sharing the links to recent news of Kernels Alumni. Previously, we updating these throughout the day on Facebook as they happened. I will be posting each morning to try and keep the links as relevant and fresh as I can. If something comes across during the day, it likely will sneak into another post. Without further delay, Your Harvester Links for 3/24/11:
Bobby Abreu, Ervin Santana (2002) lift Angels over San Francisco 8-0 – LATimes.com
Roster Squeeze not so Tight – Lyle Spencer / Rally Monkeys
Michael Kohn (2009) Branching out from Famous Family Tree – MLB.com
The Harvester – Harvesting the News for Alumni Reports
The Harvester – Harvesting the News for Kernels Alumni ReportsThis feature is a morning report sharing the links to recent news of Kernels Alumni. Previously, we updating these throughout the day on Facebook as they happened. I will be posting each morning to try and keep the links as relevant and fresh as I can. If something comes across during the day, it likely will sneak into another post. Without further delay, Your Harvester Links for 3/23/11:
Peter Bourjos’s (2007) Prowess in Center Drawing Rave Reviews – MLB.com
Hank Conger (2007), Peter Bourjos (2007) Lead Angels Rout of Royals – MLB.com
Cael’s Collection – Joe Hague 1973 Topps #447
Cael’s Collection – Cedar Rapids Professional Baseball Alumni Baseball CardsThe alumni card of the day is a 1973 Topps card of Joe Hague. Hague hit .251 with 9 HR and 24 doubles in 119 games for the 1966 Cedar Rapid Cardinals squad. The team finished 81-40 in 1st place during the regular season under manager Ron Plaza. The Cedar Rapids Cardinals fell to Fox Cities 2 games to 1 in the Championship Series.
Joe Hague hit .239 with 40 HR and 163 RBI during his six year MLB career playing for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds.
Seth Dohrn
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