Alumni report

Noticed a transaction from Saturday in the independent Atlantic League in which the Newark Bears acquired former Wild Things pitcher Brendon Davis. He joins outfielder Jack Headley and third baseman Pat Peavey as ex-Things in Newark. The Bears also have Peters Township's Jason DiAngelo as their closer.

There are two other former Wild Things in the Atlantic League. Catcher Randy McGarvey and outfielder L.J. Biernbaum play for Camden.

Biernbaum is second in the league in home runs with 15 and third in RBI with 49. That's impressive when you consider the Atlantic League has many former major league hitters, such as Carl Everett, Junior Spivey, Quinton McCracken and Edgardo Alfonzo, and ex-big league pitchers like Danny Graves and John Halama. McGarvey, meanwhile, is batting an eye-popping .390. McGarvey has only 82 at-bats because he was playing behind former major leaguer Ben Davis, who had his contract purchased by the Dodgers about a week ago. McGarvey has moved into the starter's role and already has 4 home runs. I don't think he hit 4 home runs in his 2 years in Washington.

Here is how some other former Wild Things are doing in other leagues:

- Infielder Brett Grandstrand is batting .197 in 42 games for Columbus, the Devil Ray's affiliate in the Class A South Atlantic League.

- Catcher Brandon Ketron was with the Staten Island Yankees in the New York-Penn League that began play about 10 days ago. He was promoted to Charleston of the South Atlantic League and in his debut Sunday went 1-for-2 with 2 RBI.

- Shortstop Mike Ambrose, who signed with Washington last winter only to have his contract purchased a few weeks later, began the season with the Pirates' South Atlantic League team in Hickory and batted .231. He's now playing for State College in the New York-Penn League.

- Second baseman Chad Ehrnsberger is batting .262 for Joliet in the independent Northern League. Ehrnsberger won the Northern League batting title last year.