Royal Rooters > Kyle Bono

Lou Duffys Cliff

Apr 27 2005, 10:03 PM

Kyle Bono RHP
Age: 21
Born: June 29, 1983
Resides: Lake Mary, FL
Height: 6-2
Weight: 200
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 8th round, 2004
How Acquired: Draft
College: Central Florida
High School: Lake Mary HS (FL)

Scouting Report: Bono throws a low 90s fastball, as well as an above average slider and change. Great makeup and command. Tall and athletic. Has been used as both a starter and a reliever. Utilized as a closer in the Cape Cod League in the Summer of 2004.

Career Stats

CODE

age w l era g gs cg sh sv ip h r er hr bb so wp
2003 Central Florida College 20 4 2 0.83 2 32.2 20 10 43
2004 Central Florida College 21 8 2 1.94 18 15 6 5 2 97.1 69 34 21 6 29 107 6
2004 Lowell NYPL 21 0 1 3.00 6 5 0 0 0 12.0 4 4 4 1 5 17 0

2005 Wilmington Blue Rocks
Through 4/26/05

CODE

W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR BAA
0 1 4.26 4 0 0 6.1 6 5 3 5 7 0 .286

Lou Duffys Cliff

May 8 2005, 02:46 PM

2005 Wilmington Blue Rocks
Through 5/6/05

CODE

W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR BAA
0 1 3.60 6 0 0 10.0 6 6 4 10 10 0 .200

Lou Duffys Cliff

May 15 2005, 12:35 PM

2005 Wilmington Blue Rocks
Through 5/14/05

CODE

W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR BAA
0 1 5.79 9 0 0 14.0 15 13 9 12 14 0 .300

Lou Duffys Cliff

May 22 2005, 05:01 PM

2005 Wilmington Blue Rocks
Through 5/22/05

CODE

W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR BAA
0 1 5.06 10 0 0 16.0 17 13 9 13 15 0 .293

Lou Duffys Cliff

May 29 2005, 01:45 PM

2005 Wilmington Blue Rocks
Through 5/28/05

CODE

W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR BAA
1 1 4.26 11 0 0 19.0 17 13 9 14 17 0 .254

Kyle earned his first win of the season on 5/25 in a 3 inning relief appearance. He retired 9 of the 10 batters he faced, surrendering 1 walk and striking out 2 on a cold, drizzly night in Wilmington as the Blue Rocks blanked the Frederick Keys 2-0.

Congrats Kyle.

Lou Duffys Cliff

Jun 5 2005, 12:26 PM

2005 Wilmington Blue Rocks
Through 6/4/05

CODE

W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR BAA
1 1 4.09 12 0 0 22.0 18 14 10 15 22 0 .234

Kyle had another good outing vs the Salem Avalance on Thursday, striking out 5 while surrendering 1 run on 1 hit and 1 walk over 3 innings.

Lou Duffys Cliff

Jun 11 2005, 10:04 PM

2005 Wilmington Blue Rocks
Through 6/11/05

CODE

W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR BAA
1 1 3.96 13 0 0 25.0 20 16 11 17 26 1 .225

Lou Duffys Cliff

Jun 19 2005, 10:38 AM

2005 Wilmington Blue Rocks
Through 6/18/05

CODE

W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR BAA
1 1 3.41 15 0 0 29.0 23 18 11 21 27 1 .221

Lou Duffys Cliff

Jun 26 2005, 11:18 AM

2005 Wilmington Blue Rocks
Through 6/15/05

CODE

W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR BAA
1 1 4.40 16 0 0 30.2 27 22 15 23 33 2 .239

Lou Duffys Cliff

Jul 4 2005, 02:39 PM

2005 Wilmington Blue Rocks
Through 7/3/05

CODE

W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR BAA
1 1 3.79 19 0 0 38.0 31 23 16 25 41 3 .226

Lou Duffys Cliff

Jul 10 2005, 12:31 PM

2005 Wilmington Blue Rocks
Through 7/9/05

CODE

W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR BAA
1 1 3.69 20 0 0 39.0 31 23 16 25 42 3 .221

Kyle pitched a scoreless 9th last night to close out Wilmington's 12-2 victory over Myrtle Beach.

Lou Duffys Cliff

Jul 16 2005, 06:14 PM

2005 Wilmington Blue Rocks
Through 7/15/05

CODE

W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR BAA
1 1 3.73 21 0 0 41.0 32 24 17 26 47 4 .218

Kyle pitched 2 innings in Wilmington's 9-2 loss to the Frederick Keys on Wednesday night. He gave up 1 run on 1 hit, a homerun, while walking 1. Of the 6 outs he recorded, 5 came by way of the strikeout, to raise his season total to 47 K's in 41 innings pitched.

Lou Duffys Cliff

Jul 21 2005, 09:47 PM

2005 Wilmington Blue Rocks
Through 7/20/05

CODE

W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR BAA
1 2 4.33 22 0 0 43.2 36 28 21 30 50 5 .228

Kyle took the loss in Tuesday night's game against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. He gave up 4 runs on 4 hits while walking 4 and striking out 3 in 2 2/3 innings of relief.

Lou Duffys Cliff

Jul 24 2005, 12:00 PM

2005 Wilmington Blue Rocks
Through 7/23/05

CODE

W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR BAA
1 2 4.34 23 0 0 45.2 38 29 22 32 53 5 .229

Kyle pitched 2 innings last night in Wilmington's 5-3 loss to the Lynchburg Hillcats. He gave up 1 run on 2 hits while walking 2 and striking out 3.

Lou Duffys Cliff

Jul 30 2005, 10:46 PM

Final Stats
2005 Wilmington Blue Rocks
Through 7/30/05

CODE

W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR BAA
2 2 4.07 24 0 0 48.2 39 29 22 32 56 5 .222

Kyle got the win in last night's 6-2 victory over the Kinston Indians. He pitched 3 shutout innings striking out 3 and walking 3.

Bono Traded

QUOTE

BOSTON -- The Red Sox acquired outfielder Jose Cruz Jr. and cash considerations from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night in exchange for minor league infielder Kenny Perez and minor league right-hander Kyle Bono.

Bono, 22, is 2-2 with a 4.07 ERA in 24 relief appearances for Class-A Wilmington in 2005, his second professional season. An eighth-round draft selection in 2004, Bono is 2-3 with a 3.86 ERA in 28 games (five starts) in his minor league career. He has struck out 73 and allowed only 43 hits in 60 2/3 career innings.

Fair thee well Kyle, it's been a pleasure to track your Red Sox career.

Lou Duffys Cliff

May 25 2006, 09:31 PM

LA Daily News 5/23

QUOTE

Odds and ends: Reliever Kyle Bono announced his retirement while the JetHawks (DBacks High A affiliate) were in San Jose two week ago. He was replaced by reliever Jonatan Valverde.

Sad news for a kid that had tons of potential coming out of the University of Central Florida as a sophmore less than 2 years ago.

EDIT - Link fixed

jsinger121

May 25 2006, 09:50 PM

QUOTE(Lou Duffys Cliff @ May 25 2006, 10:27 PM) [snapback]523980[/snapback]

LA Daily News 5/23

Sad news for a kid that had tons of potential coming out of the University of Central Florida as a sophmore less than 2 years ago.

that is sad news considering he got a pretty decent size bonus for where he was drafted. he had alot of potential but just couldn't put it all together.

Caspir

May 25 2006, 10:10 PM

Wait, what? The link didn't work, but why the heck did he retire?

jsinger121

May 25 2006, 10:22 PM

QUOTE(Caspir @ May 25 2006, 11:07 PM) [snapback]524010[/snapback]

Wait, what? The link didn't work, but why the heck did he retire?

try this link....it doesn't tell why he retired.

link

Lou Duffys Cliff

May 25 2006, 10:36 PM

QUOTE(Caspir @ May 25 2006, 08:07 PM) [snapback]524010[/snapback]

Wait, what? The link didn't work, but why the heck did he retire?

Possibly to go back to school.

The Antelope Valley Press has a blurb from 5/17 but unfortunately the paper only archives a week's worth of stories so it is no longer available.

QUOTE

Kyle Bono retires ... He said 'I've thought about it, and I want to go back to school.

Caspir

May 25 2006, 10:54 PM

Well then good luck to him. Glad there's not something wrong with him physically, or family wise.

Lou Duffys Cliff

May 25 2006, 11:28 PM

QUOTE(Caspir @ May 25 2006, 08:51 PM) [snapback]524023[/snapback]

Well then good luck to him. Glad there's not something wrong with him physically, or family wise.

Exactly, he's about to turn 23, seems to be intelligent and hopefully has a good chunk of his signing bonus left. If he chooses to he could come back in 2 years and make another go at it, 2 years wiser without the wear and tear. Or he could just get a degree and a good job.

Boston Globe 8/1

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Jim Callis of Baseball America notes that the $432,000 bonus the Sox gave University of Central Florida pitcher Kyle Bono was a record for an eighth-round draft choice. Bono, who was a draft-eligible sophomore, went 8-2 with a 1.94 ERA for UCF with five shutouts, and was a Cape Cod League All-Star this summer, pitching 15 2/3 scoreless innings with seven saves for Chatham. Opposing batters hit just .100 (5 for 50) against the 6-foot-3-inch, 205-pounder.

Lou Duffys Cliff

Jul 22 2006, 10:17 PM

I emailed the Antelope Valley Press and they were kind enough to send me the story.

Antelope Valley Press 5/17/06

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Short stay

Kyle Bono’s JetHawks career is over. Bono, 22, joined the JetHawks from extended spring training when Chris Kinsey was promoted to Double-A on May 3, but he decided to retire during the team’s recent road trip.

“He just decided that he didn’t want to play the game anymore,” JetHawks manager Brett Butler said. “He came to me and said I don’t have the desire to play anymore. I said ‘The only thing I ask of you is that you think about it.’ He said ‘I’ve thought about it, and I want to go back to school.’

“I said ‘Good luck to you,’ and shook his hand.”

Bono allowed four runs in 1 1/3 innings in his one appearance for the JetHawks. His pro career began in 2004 after he was drafted in the eighth round out of Central Florida University by Boston. Bono was traded to the Diamondbacks last year as part of a deal for former JetHawk Jose Cruz Jr. and pitched in six games for Lancaster last season.

Jonathan Valverde replaced Bono on the roster and made his JetHawks debut Tuesday night.