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Off-season News

and

2004 Spring Training

Brett's assignment will not be confirmed until the completition of Spring Training in March 2004

The following "News and Notes" were published on various sites during the off-season
and relate to the following Boston Minor League affiliates:-

The Portland Sea Dogs - of the "AA" Eastern League
and
The Pawtucket Red Sox
- of the "AAA" International League

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Off-Season News

 

The Boston Minor League site
(scroll to the bottom of this page for link)

Tuesday 4th November 2003
Brett Roneberg - New Contract


The Boston Minor League site
(scroll to the bottom of this page for link)

November 2003
Brett is listed on the Portland Sea Dogs roster



From the Portland Press Herald newspaper
Sunday 9th November 2003
'NEW' SEA DOGS
The Red Sox have signed two minor-league free agents,
and they appear ready for a return to Portland.
Jeff Bailey and
Brett Roneberg,
both of whom played here in 2001, are now in the Red Sox organization.

Bailey, who turns 25 next week, was traded to the Expos before the 2002 season.
He's played two seasons for Double-A Harrisburg, batting 0.282 in 2002 and 0.246 last season.
He's played first base, outfield and catcher.
Roneberg, 24, also was traded to the Expos, midway through the 2002 season
(he had been on the disabled list for most of the early months of the season).
Roneberg hit 0.294 for Harrisburg in 2002 and 0.281 last season.
He played both first base and the outfield.



The Boston Minor League site
(scroll to the bottom of this page for link)

Wednesday 19th November 2003
Brett Roneberg - transferred from Portland Sea Dogs to Pawtucket Red Sox
------and he is one of three outfielders currently listed with Boston's "AAA" affiliate


SportsWired/The Baseball Cube
December 2003
This site has developed pages for both Major and Minor Leaguers
We sponsored Brett's page last season when he played for the Altoona Curve,
and the details can be seen by
clicking here
The site has now been updated for the 2004 Season,
and the page heading and Brett's updated statistics are below

If you wish to see the page as it appears on the internet, simply
click here

Year Team Lg. Age Org. Avg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO HBP SH SF GDP SLG OBP OPS
1996 Gulf Coast Marlins GCL 17 Fla .213 50 174 23 37 8 0 1 15 0 0 11 39 .276
1997 Gulf Coast Marlins GCL 18 Fla .265 53 185 25 49 11 2 0 13 6 5 28 35 .346
1998 Kane County Midw. 19 Fla .271 68 240 35 65 7 0 3 35 2 5 25 50 .338
1999 Kane County Midw. 20 Fla .288 132 511 88 147 32 4 8 68 3 2 79 81 .413
2000 Brevard County FSL 21 Fla .261 125 445 51 116 18 2 2 45 4 2 77 60 .324
2001 Brevard County FSL 22 Fla .299 88 331 49 99 20 4 11 63 5 3 50 54 .483
2001 Portland East 22 Fla .262 49 164 17 43 11 0 5 19 1 0 17 25 .421
2002 Jupiter FSL 23 Fla .211 15 57 4 12 1 1 0 7 1 1 7 11 0 0 0 1 .263 .297 560
2002 Harrisburg East 23 Mtl .294 63 214 36 63 15 2 4 36 2 1 27 38 2 2 3 0 .439 .374 813
2002 Calgary PCL 23 Fla .400 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .571 971
2003 Altoona East 24 Pit .281 125 442 60 124 29 4 10 61 12 6 40 56 1 3 5 13 .432 .338 770
Minor League Totals: .273 771 2768 389 757 152 19 44 362 36 26 363 449 3 5 8 14 .390 747


Sox Prospects.com
December 2003
A great web site that came on-line during the latter part of 2003
I am sure it is a private site, which is being run by a Sox fan
It has a lot of information on the 'up-and-coming' Red Sox players,
and is easy to navigate and understand
Below are Brett's details as published on this site,
and they include a brief scouting report and his "ETA" into the Major Leagues


2004 Spring Training
Brett departed Cairns for Florida on Friday 27th February 2004
He had a very successful off-season in Australia,
and click on these two links for the details
(1) The Claxton Shield and receiving the "MVP - The Helms Award"
(2) Olympic Qualifiers - playing with the Australian Olympic Team

Photos
#01 - Amber Patton and Brett - Amber had travelled from Pennsylvania to Florida to see the Spring Training camps and games - she met up with Brett at the Red Sox camp - Amber had met Brett while he was playing for the Altoona Curve during the 2003 season

General
"Expected to battle for the first-baseman spot in AAA Pawtucket" - a note from a message board on one of the Red Sox/Baseball web sites - gives a few of Brett's statistics, along with the prediction that "He’ll definitely make the majors somewhere" - Thursday 15th January 2004

The Portland Sea Dogs (AA)
"Some pretty good prospects likely heading for Hadlock" - an article from the Portland Press Herald - gives details on the "likely" players who will start the season in Portland - includes Brett - Tuesday 23rd March 2004

The Portland Sea Dogs (AA)
"Still playing, still fighting" - an article from the Portland Press Herald - list all the "Minor League Veterans" who will likely start the season in Portland - includes Brett - Sunday 28th March 2004

The Portland Sea Dogs (AA)
"Dogs likely know way back home" - an article from the Portland Press Herald - gives all the details on the proposed 2004 Sea Dogs roster - at least twelve players are "returning to the team" - includes Brett - Thursday 1st April 2004

The Portland Sea Dogs (AA)
"Prospects? Few prospects" - an article from the Portland Press Herald - another report on the 2004 Sea Dogs roster - includes Brett - Sunday 4th April 2004

Major League - Spring Training Game - Red Sox v Phillies
Brett was invited to attend this "Big League" game played on Monday 8th March 2004 - he had one at-bat and lined out to rightfield - this page includes details on Brett's plate appearance, an email from Brett, a game report, the complete box score, plus photos and details on the Stadium

Major League - Spring Training Game - Red Sox v Orioles
Brett was invited to play in another game on Sunday 21st March 2004 - he had two at-bats and got a hit!!! - this page includes an email from Brett, a game report, the complete box score, plus photos and details on the Stadium - and a mistake on the scoreboard!!!

Major League - Spring Training Game - Red Sox v Yankees
Brett went to this game which was played on Wednesday 24th March 2004 - unfortunately he did not get an at-bat - which was "good news" in a way for us here in Cairns - what does this mean??? - page includes photos of Legends Field at night

Major League - Spring Training Game - Red Sox v Blue Jays
Brett went to this game which was played on Tuesday 30th March 2004 - it had a live internet-radio broadcast and heard it all!!! - had two at-bats, but unfortunately he did not get a hit - he made some great defensive plays and was given a "great wrap" by the commentators - page includes details of Brett's game, a game report, complete box score, and information and photos of Knology Park

......and click here to go to his Team
for the 2004 Season!!!


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