Among those who had to give up major league or affiliated jobs during the offseason and turn to the Atlantic League are outfielder Joey Gathright at Bridgeport, infielder Raul Padron with Camden, catcher Travis Scott with York, and pitchers Paul Phillips with Somerset and Les Walrond with Lancaster.
Then there was another group that started spring training with a major league organization only to get a pink slip and need to find a new opportunity if they want to continue their career. The list that follows includes the major league organization the players were with this spring and those with an asterisk (*) played in some major league exhibitions:
Pitchers Nate Bump (Philadelphia), *Alberto Castillo (Los Angeles Angels), *Nelson Figueroa (Toronto), Emerson Frostad (Houston), Brad Furnish (Chicago White Sox) and John VanBenschoten (San Diego), catchers Salomon Manriquez (Los Angeles Dodgers) and *Mike Rivera (Milwaukee), infielders Yunesky Sanchez (Pittsburgh) and *Terry Tiffee (Miami) and outfielders *Cory Aldridge (Baltimore), *Jay Gibbons (Milwaukee), Sean Henry (Atlanta) and Drew Macias (Los Angeles Angels).
It is almost a certainty some of this group will end up back in the Atlantic League.
BOULTON RECEIVES TOP VILLANOVA ALUMNI AWARD
What a nice day Thursday will be for Atlantic League Founder Frank Boulton.
He will receive the 2012 St. Thomas of Villanova Alumni Medal, the highest annual award handed out by the Villanova University Alumni Association. Boulton is to be honored at an awards dinner Thursday night.
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