Rays optioned LHP Brendan McKay, INF Jonathan Aranda, RHP Calvin Faucher, and C’s René Pinto and Ford Proctor to Triple-A Durham; reassigned LHP Zack Erwin and RHP’s Adrian De Horta, David Hess, David McKay and Aaron Slegers to minor league camp.
The first cuts from Rays’ spring training trim their big-league camp roster to 42 players. McKay, who is recovering from thoracic outlet syndrome surgery, is the most notable of the inclusions. Hess and Slegers are the most likely relievers to make an impact this season in Tampa Bay.