Former Chiefs in 2010

So I'm going to rip off an idea that Nathan Baliva from the Chiefs came up with for Spring Training, and expand on it a bit.  Now that camp has broken, thought I'd provide links to former Chiefs players (year they played with the Chiefs) and where they've landed to start 2010...
Chicago Cubs
Jim Adduci (2007) - Iowa Cubs
Chris Archer (2009) - Daytona Cubs
Mitch Atkins (2006) - Iowa Cubs
Darwin Barney- (2007) - Iowa Cubs
Justin Berg (2005) - Chicago Cubs
Austin Bibens-Dirkx (2009) - Tennessee Smokies
Mike Brenly (2009) - Daytona Cubs
Justin Bristow (2009) - Daytona Cubs (DL)
Ryan Buchter (2009) - Tennessee Smokies
Kyler Burke (2008,2009) - Daytona Cubs 
Alberto Cabrera (2009) - Daytona Cubs
Matt Camp (2007) - Iowa Cubs
Tony Campana (2009) - Tennessee Smokies
Russ Canzler (2007) - Tennessee Smokies
Chris Carpenter (2009) - Tennessee Smokies (DL)
Marco Carrillo (2006, 2007) - Tennessee Smokies
Wellington Castillo (2007) - Iowa Cubs
Robinson Chirinos (2006) - Tennessee Smokies
Casey Coleman (2008) - Iowa Cubs
Rafael Dolis - Daytona Cubs
Ryan Flaherty (2009) - Tennessee Smokies
Sam Fuld (2005) - Iowa Cubs
Brandon Guyer (2008) - Tennessee Smokies
Angel Guzman (2005, 2009) - Chicago Cubs (DL)
Chris Huseby (2009) - Daytona Cubs
Brett Jackson (2009) - Daytona Cubs
Jay Jackson (2008) - Iowa Cubs
Junior Lake (2009) - Daytona Cubs
Blake Lalli (2007, 2008) - Tennessee Smokies
Casey Lambert (2007) - Tennessee Smokies (DL)
DJ LeMahieu (2009) - Daytona Cubs
Ted Lilly (2009) - Chicago Cubs (DL)
David Macias (2009) - Daytona Cubs
Alex Maestri (2007) - Tennessee Smokies
Marcos Mateo (2008) - Tennessee Smokies
Craig Muschko (2008) - Tennessee Smokies
Jake Muyco (2006, 2008) - Tennessee Smokies
Jeremy Papelbon (2007) - Tennessee Smokies
Mike Parisi (2005) - Iowa Cubs
Blake Parker (2008) - Iowa Cubs
Mike Perconte (2009) - Daytona Cubs
Nelson Perez (2009) - Daytona Cubs
Aramis Ramirez (2009) - Chicago Cubs
Mark Reed (2005, 2006) - Daytona Cubs
Dae-Eun Rhee (2008) - Daytona Cubs
Rebel Ridling (2009) - Daytona Cubs (DL)
James Russell (2007) - Chicago Cubs
Jeff Samardzija (2006) - Chicago Cubs
Nate Samson (2007, 2008) - Tennessee Smokies
Dustin Sasser (2008) - Tennessee Smokies
Aaron Shafer (2009) - Daytona Cubs
Chris Siegfried (2009) - Daytona Cubs
Marquez Smith (2007, 2008) - Iowa Cubs
Josh Vitters (2009) - Daytona Cubs
Carlos Zambrano (2009) - Chicago Cubs

DL (as of 6 April 2010 - as per Baseball America) - RHP Justin Bristow, RHP Chris Carpenter, RHP Manolin DeLeon, RHP Marcus Hatley, RHP Dylan Johnston, RHP David Patton, LHP Casey Lambert, 1B Rebel Ridling, SS Matt Matulia

Suspended - Luis Flores

Released - Robert Bautista, Erik Hamren, Robert Hernandez, Josh Lansford, Jose Made, Billy Muldowney, Jayson Ruhlman, Josh Whitlock, Jonathan Wyatt

St. Louis Cardinals:
Blake Hawksworth (2003) - St. Louis Cardinals
Rich Hill (2005)- Memphis Redbirds
Josh Kinney (2001) - Memphis Redbirds
Joe Mather (2004) - St. Louis Cardinals
Kyle McClellan (2004) - St. Louis Cardinals
Yadier Molina (2002) - St. Louis Cardinals
Jason Motte (2003) - St. Louis Cardinals
Matt Pagnozzi (2004) - St. Louis Cardinals
Albert Pujols (2000) - St. Louis Cardinals
Brendan Ryan (2004) - St. Louis Cardinals (DL)

Oakland A's:
Daric Barton (2004) - Oakland A's
Jerry Blevins (2005) - Oakland A's
Yusuf Carter (2006, 2007) - Midland Rockhounds
Coco Crisp (2000) - Oakland A's
Josh Donaldson (2008) - Midland Rockhounds?
Eric Patterson (2005) - Oakland A's

Toronto Blue Jays:
Jarrett Hoffpauir (2004) - Las Vegas 51's
Mike McCoy (2003, 2004) - Toronto Blue Jays
Jose Molina (1994)- Toronto Blue Jays

Baltimore Orioles:
Chris Lambert (2004) - Norfolk Tides  - placed on restricted list 4/6/2010
Luis (Lou) Montanez (2005) - Norfolk Tides
Jake Renshaw (2007) - Frederick Keys - placed on DL 4/6/2010



Kansas City Royals:
Rick Ankiel (1998) - Kansas City Royals
Brad Thompson (2003) - Omaha Royals


LA Angels:
Terry Evans  (minors) (2003, 2004) - Salt Lake Bees - otherwise known as the other "bee" team...



New York Yankees
Reid Gorecki (2003) - Scranton / Wilkes-Barre Yankees


Seattle Mariners:
Eli Alfonzo (2000) - Tacoma Rainiers
Jack Wilson (1999) - Seattle Mariners


Philadelphia Phillies:
Placido Polanco (1995) - Philadelphia Phillies


Colorado Rockies:
Ryan Harvey (2005) - Tulsa Drillers
Al Alburquerque (2007) - Tulsa Drillers (inactive 4/16/2010)
Stuart Pomeranz (2004) - Tulsa Drillers


Washington Nationals:
Chris Duncan (2000, 2001, 2002) - Syracuse Chiefs
Jesse Estrada (2005) - Potomac Nationals 
Jesus Valdez (2006) - Harrisburg Senators


Arizona Diamondbacks:
Dan Haren (2002) - Arizona Diamondbacks


Milwaukee Brewers:
Chris Narveson (2001, 2002) - Milwaukee Brewers


Pittsburgh Pirates:
Josh Harrison (2009) - Altoona Curve
Kevin Hart (2009) - Indianapolis Indians
Donnie Veal (2006) - Indianapolis Indians


San Diego Padres:
Sean Gallagher (2005) - San Diego Padres
Mark Worrell (2004) - Portland Beavers
Florida Marlins:
 
Jose Ceda (2007) - Jacksonville Suns - DL as of 4/6/2010


New York Mets:
Henry Blanco (2007) - New York Mets

Los Angels Dodgers:
Reed Johnson (2009) - Los Angeles Dodgers


Boston Red Sox:
JD Drew (2001) - Boston Red Sox


Cleveland Indians:
Kerry Wood (2007) - Cleveland Indians (DL)

I'm sure I missed some folks.  Curious about someone in particular?  Leave me a comment and I'll see what I can find out!!!

Season's Starting - Loving Me Some Baseball!

There's something about going to Arizona to catch Spring Training that gets me excited to be able to watch a lot more baseball.  Nothing like the warm weather - and my Peoria Chiefs tickets came in the mail on Friday.  I'm not sure how much of Red Sox / Yankees I'll be able to stomach on ESPN tonight, but I'll likely at least have it on in the background.  Tomorrow's the day that things really get going, followed by our booster club hosting a "Meet the Chiefs" dinner Tuesday and a Chiefs exhibition game versus Bradley University on Wednesday before they hit the road.

To celebrate the new season, I read The Bullpen Chronicles by Dirk Hayhurst pretty well cover to cover on Friday.  A phenomenal, funny, inspiring story that just puts things into perspective.  *Loved* it and am hoping he'll continue to write for Baseball America this season.