Mark

Guthrie

Guthrie is out with left elbow tendinitis. Todd Wellemeyer is expected to be sent down to make room on the roster for Guthrie.

There is a possibility Guthrie will go on the DL today.

The team has yet to acknowledge the signing of Guthrie or last week’s agreements with Ruben Mateo and Willis Roberts. It’s not 40-man roster spots that are holding up the announcements, as all three will go to camp on minor league deals.

A comeback. Guthrie gave up very quickly after an awful spring got him cut from the Pirates last year. He had sub-3.00 ERAs as a specialist the previous two years. The Rays will let him attempt to beat out Bobby Seay for a job as the team’s second lefty reliever.

Guthrie is on the disabled list with left elbow tendinitis.

Guthrie will rejoin the bullpen after missing time with left elbow tendinitis.

Guthrie had pitched a couple of perfect innings, but there wasn’t going to be room for him in the Tampa Bay bullpen. He’ll probably join another team soon.

That’ll teach him to pronounce himself healthy. Guthrie probably won’t miss much more than the minimum.

''I don’t know if it was a false alarm,’' Guthrie said. ''I had three days of medication and three days of rest. I guess there was nothing damaged. Hopefully that will be enough to get over the hump.’'

Guthrie had a 2.74 ERA in 65 relief appearances for the Cubs last season, but his WHIP jumped all the way to 1.45 and his strikeout rate decreased sharply. This looks like the correct decision.