Don Atley Joseph

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 1, 1987 in San Marcos, Texas, US
High School: Jack C. Hays HS (Buda, TX)
School: University of Houston (Houston, TX)

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 3rd round of the 2009 from University of Houston (Houston, TX).

• 5/17 Mets Chronicle: Mets Minor League Roundup 5/16: Syndergaard K's 10 in no decision: Mets Minor League Roundup 5/16: Class AAA - OMAHA 5, LAS VEGAS 4: Andrew Brown tripled and scored on Wilmer Flores' groundout...
• 5/17 Kings of Kauffman: Royals May 16th Minors Recap: Omaha won their first game at home to Las Vegas, 5-4. The Storm Chasers scored a much needed insurance run in the bottom of the...
• 5/12 Kings of Kauffman: Royals May 11th Minors Recap: Omaha lost their series opener against Colorado Springs, 10-7. That was after the Storm Chasers had a 5-0 lead heading into the...
• 5/9 Kings of Kauffman: Royals May 8th Minors Recap: It was a quiet night on the KC Royals farm. NW Arkansas and Lexington both had days off. Omaha lost to host Reno, 7-5 as their...
• 5/7 Kings of Kauffman: Royals May 6th Minors Recap: Omaha lost their finale to Memphis, 11-4 in 12 innings. Donnie Joseph and Dan Wheeler combined to give up seven runs in the top...

• 4/23 Kings of Kauffman: Royals April 22nd Minors Recap: Omaha erupted for nine runs in the top of the 6th inning to pull away from host Nashville, 12-3. In the sixth, the Storm Chasers...
• 4/20 Kings of Kauffman: Royals April 19th Minors Recap: Omaha beat Albuquerque in both games of their doubleheader by a final of 3-2. In Game One with the game tied at 2-2, Xavier Nady...
• 4/16 Kings of Kauffman: Royals April 15th Minors Recap: I know everyone tonight is thinking and praying for the victims in Boston, but there was also baseball being played throughout...
• 4/13 Kings of Kauffman: Royals April 12th Minors Recap: A five-run bottom of the first inning gave the almost 4,000 in attendance at Werner Park something to cheer about early on. Omaha...
• 4/8 Kings of Kauffman: Is this team different?: I looked at the comments to this post during the game yesterday, and following the blown save Saturday, and 4 runs given up in...
• 4/7 Kings of Kauffman: Royals April 7th Minors Recap: Finally! Some wins for the KC Royals full season minor league affiliates.  Despite only collecting six hits, the Omaha Storm...
• 4/6 Kings of Kauffman: Royals April 5th Minor League Recap: It was a rough Day 2 to the minor league season for the KC Royals minor league affiliates. All four full season teams lost, with...

• 3/30 Kings of Kauffman: Mendoza Decision Hints At Change In Perspective: I was surprised. No doubt, Bob Dutton was shocked. And I’m sure many of you were a little taken aback as well. The Royals chose...
• 3/28 Kings of Kauffman: J.C. Gutierrez Nabs Final Bullpen Spot: The Royals have finally showed their hand at what will resemble the complete bullpen product come Opening Day. In a very competitive...
• 3/28 Blog Red Machine: 2013 Reds Season Preview: The ‘Pen: I doubt anyone would question that one reason for the Reds success in winning the NL Central in 2012 was largely due to the pitching...
• 3/28 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Spring Training: More Cuts, Good Karma, and Outfield Notes: The Royals are getting closer to narrowing down their roster as spring training comes to a close. On Wednesday, they moved four...
• 3/27 KC Kingdom: State of the Royals Bullpen: Last year was a busy one for the Royals bullpen and it has led some to be worried if they were over-worked to the point they will...
• 3/27 KC Kingdom: Royals Recaps: Cactus Champs!; Hayes, Tejada Have A Big Day: The Kansas City Royals have only lost 20% of their spring games thus far. Their victory Tuesday over the Seattle Mariners put...
• 3/26 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Announce Luis Mendoza as Fifth Starter, Bruce Chen to Bullpen: When the Royals put out their lineup for Tuesday’s spring training game against the Seattle Mariners, scheduled starter...
• 3/25 KC Kingdom: Royals Recap: Guthrie Rolls; Francoeur Shows Life; Gordon Belts 5th: The pitching stiffened and the bats stayed hot as the Kansas City Royals took out division rival Chicago White Sox 8-2 on Sunday,...
• 3/25 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Spring Training Notes: The Regular Season is So Close: The World Baseball Classic extended this year’s spring training, and it’s starting to feel like an eternity before...
• 3/22 Kings of Kauffman: Talking About Royals Cuts, Eric Hosmer, Luke Hochevar on the Kansas City Baseball Vault: The Royals were busy trimming the roster and the latest Kansas City Baseball Vault discussed any surprises or disappointments...
• 3/21 KC Kingdom: Royals Recap: Wade Davis Pitches Well; Mike Moustakas & Lorenzo Cain Go Deep: The offense bounced back yesterday in the Kansas City Royals‘ 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Surprise, Arizona....
• 3/19 Kings of Kauffman: Pitching Depth and the Crowded Omaha Rotation: Having too much starting pitching depth is impossible. No matter how good a general manager thinks his five-man rotation looks,...
• 3/19 KC Kingdom: Kansas City Royals Recap: Ervin Santana Struggles; Offense Sputters; 12 Cut: It was a big day in camp for the Kansas City Royals and it really had little to do with the game with the Texas Rangers, in which...
• 3/18 Kings of Kauffman: Decision Makers Haven’t Turned The Corner Just Yet: About a week ago, I wrote a post vilifying the Royals for their flippant use of the term “competition”. I chastised them for...
• 3/15 Kings of Kauffman: Musical Chairs and Royals Relievers: Spring training always brings up the same terms. Players are in position battles. They’re racing each other for a position....
• 3/14 KC Kingdom: Royals Recap: Santana Ks 7, Hochevar To The Pen, Nady Sighting: The Kansas City Royals got right back on track with a win on Wednesday after losing their second contest of the spring on Tuesday....
• 3/9 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Spring Training: Rainouts and Reassignments: The Royals tried to get two split squad games in today, first against the Cleveland Indians in the afternoon, then again against...
• 3/8 Kings of Kauffman: The Royals Winning Streak Ends. Tomorrow Is a New Day.: After twelve undefeated games, the Royals finally brushed up against disappointment this spring. While dreams of a perfect spring...
• 3/4 KC Kingdom: When To Get Excited About The Royals: Nine games. That’s how many consecutive Spring Training games the Kansas City Royals have won. Nine meaningless games. There...
• 3/4 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Spring Training Streak Continues: The Royals are 9-0-1 in spring training so far, with their only “loss” happening in the second intrasquad game. As...
• 3/2 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Reach Agreement With Last Five Unsigned Players: After going in waves, the Royals now have every player on the 40 man roster signed to a contract for 2013. Today they announced...
• 3/2 KC Kingdom: Unlikely Sources Power Undefeated Royals: Imagine a hot summer day in Chicago, say July 19th, 2009.  For kicks, imagine that current Royal Jeremy Guthrie is on the mound...

• 2/28 i70baseball.com: Is Donnie Joseph for real, or a spring mirage?It's early in Spring Training, but Royals reliever Donnie Joseph is making a good impression....
• 2/27 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Spring Training 2/26: Pitching on Display: Today’s matchup against the Cleveland Indians was more significant for the Royals because of their pitching lineup than...
• 2/24 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Spring Training: Weekend Games Tell Us … Something: The fun part of spring training are the early games where teams get a look at the young players who won’t make the team...
• 2/15 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Agree to Terms With Seven Players on 2013 Deals: The Royals announced contract details for seven players on Friday. All seven are players under team control and none are yet eligible...
• 2/15 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Royals Signings: The latest minor moves from around MLB... The Royals have agreed to terms with seven players on Major League contracts for...
• 2/15 Kings of Kauffman: A Memory Of Van Snider: Back in the mid-1980′s I saw a short clip about an outfielder in the Royals system who scouts were getting excited about....
• 2/7 KC Kingdom: 10 Intriguing ST Questions For The Royals, Part 1: It is that time of the year.  The Super Bowl is over; it is time to think baseball.  The Kansas City Royals’ catchers and...

• 1/25 Kings of Kauffman: A Good Problem to Have: When the Royals pack up and leave Surprise at the conclusion of Spring Training, there will be some players left behind who don’t...

• 12/27 i70baseball.com: Royals sign four veteran players to Minor League contracts Sherrill, Wheeler, Taveras and Nady provide depth to the Royals roster....
• 12/21 CAL Prospects: Analyzing the Jonathan Broxton Signing: With all the data collected, numbers crunched and research done in recent years regarding constructions of bullpens, the rule...
• 12/15 KC Kingdom: Meet The New Royals: George Sherrill: On Tuesday the Kansas City Royals signed three veterans to minor league contracts. Joining the organization are OF Willy Taveras,...

• 11/28 Baseball News Source: Reds Re-Sign Jonathan Broxton – Three Years – $21 Million Deal: Broxton returns to the Reds on a three-year deal The Cincinnati Reds added an important piece to their bullpen, re-signing free-agent...
• 11/28 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Reds Sign Jonathan Broxton to 3-Year Deal: Free agent closer Jonathan Broxton has come to an agreement with the Cincinnati Reds on a 3-year, $21 million deal. The...

• 9/10 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: September 10: Top stories Omaha avoids second straight collapse to win series: The day after blowing a huge lead to Albuquerque, Omaha was in...
• 9/6 Redlegs Review: MINOR details: 2012 recap edition - AA Pensacola Blue Wahoos: All of the Reds minor league organizations are through with baseball for this season except for Billings (1 regular season...

• 8/29 Full Spectrum Baseball: Down On The Farm: Kansas City Royals: Wil Myers is one of the most exciting hitting prospects in all of baseball, but is he enough for the Royals' system to overcome...
• 8/26 Kings of Kauffman: Royals August 26th Minors Recap: Omaha scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning and held on for the 7-2 victory over New Orleans. The Zephyrs out-hit...
• 8/25 Redlegs Review: Checking in on 13 former Reds: Roster turnover in Major League Baseball is often a gradual yet consistent process. Players come and go from teams...
• 8/14 Kings of Kauffman: Royals August 13th Minors Recap: Omaha completed their four-game sweep at Tuscon on Monday, 5-2. Their magic number to clinch the division is now just five. One...
• 8/5 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 7/29/12 - 8/4/12: With the trade deadline but a distant memory, let's catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR... The Giants acquired right...
• 8/4 i70baseball.com: The offense strikes backAfter just a horrendous month of July, the Kansas City Royals start off the month of August on a good note....
• 8/3 Kings of Kauffman: Royals August 3rd Minors Recap: With the tying run on second base, Anthony Seratelli struck out to end the game, as Omaha lost to Reno, 5-3. The Storm Chasers...
• 8/1 Kings of Kauffman: Replacing Jonathan Broxton: Greg Holland and Jeremy Jeffress: Yesterday, the Royals made the right move and traded reliever Jonathan Broxton to Cincinnati for pitchers J.C. Sulbaran and Donnie...
• 8/1 Baseball News Source: MLB Trade Deadline Analysis: Grading the NL Central Moves: The NL Central has become a three-horse race with gap ever-widening between the Reds, Pirates and Cardinals and the trio of sub-.500...
• 8/1 FanSided: MLB Trade Deadline Ends, Mercifully: Yesterday sure was fun, wasn’t it? Well, “fun” might not be the appropriate word, at least not for this baseball...

• 7/31 Baseball News Source: Reds add Jonathan Broxton to Bullpen in Trade with Royals: Cincinnati Reds strengthened an already strong bullpen by adding Jonathan Broxton from the Kansas City Royals in a trade this...
• 7/31 StanGraphs: Trade: Reds Get Jonathan Broxton From Royals, Weren’t Content Having Best Bullpen Ever: The Royals just traded massive reliever Jonathan Broxton to the Reds for minor league pitchers Donnie Joseph and J.C. Sulbaran....
• 7/31 Crown Crazed: Jonathan Broxton Traded to the Cincinnati Reds: With a little more than half an hour remaining until the MLB trade deadline, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports is reporting the Cincinnati...
• 7/31 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Trade Jonathan Broxton to Cincinnati Reds: After the Rangers dropped out of the discussion and the Orioles and Giants ended up being fringe trade candidates, the Reds stepped...
• 7/31 Blog Red Machine: Reds Land Reliever Broxton in Exchange for Two Prospects: A deal that has Walt Jocketty’s fingerprint on it. Right before the trade deadline ended, the Reds acquired relief pitcher...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Acquire Jonathan Broxton: The Reds added a late-inning reliever to the NL's best bullpen today, acquiring Jonathan Broxton from the Royals, according to...

• 5/21 FanSided: At the Quarterpole: Which Reds Prospect is Having the Best Year?:     In general terms, the Reds Minor League affiliates are a quarter of the way through the 2012 season.  Let's take...

• 1/19 The "Mc" Effect: N.L. Central Top Prospects - Cincinnati Reds: I'm launching a pre-season series that is going to take a brief look around the National League Central at each team's top 20...