The New York Mets have sent lefty Mike O'Connor (Southern Maryland) back to Triple-A Buffalo even though he had a 2.70 ERA for nine appearances. He took one loss, but also fanned eight in 6.2 innings and gave up only five hits.
Milwaukee has Erick Almonte (Long Island) out on a rehab assignment at Nashville. He was perhaps the major surprise among former Independent players during spring training when he came from nowhere to make the Brewers' Opening Day roster as a utilityman and pinch hitter.
Corey Smith (Newark) is back at Double-A Chattanooga, TN after the Dodgers had moved the hot-hitting third baseman up to Albuquerque for a time. It still would not surprise this corner if he got a major league opportunity because of his bat.
The pace of player sales from Atlantic League teams to major league organizations has really picked up in recent days. Just ask York, which lost its fourth player of the year when reliever Mike DeMark signed with Arizona. Lancaster has lost a trio of players.
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