For the most part, discipline in baseball is handled in house. Short of the type of fracas that we saw from the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees, or a drug related infraction, most of the day to day punishments in the game do not reach the general public. This is particularly the case when a team punishes a player for some violation of team rules.
However, every so often, a team wants to send a message to that player. This appears to be the case with the Tampa Bay Rays and top prospect Brent Honeywell. Although the reasons were not divulged, Honeywell has been suspended for four games by the Durham Bulls for “disciplinary reasons.