The Rays have outrighted right-hander Andrew Kittredge and lefty Vidal Nuno from their 40-man roster after both cleared waivers, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (Twitter links). The former was assigned to Triple-A while the latter has elected free agency.
Kittredge, 28, suffered mightily in the majors in 2018, getting torched for 33 earned runs in 38 1/3 innings. He fared much better at Triple-A, however, and has generally impressed of late in the upper minors. It seems reasonably likely he’ll get another shot at some point if a need arises.
As for Nuno, the 31-year-old was quite effective in his brief time in the majors, allowing just six earned runs in 33 innings over 17 appearances. He also had a solid showing in a starting role at Triple-A. While the Rays obviously did not want to commit to keeping him around, plenty of other teams will be glad to give him a look in camp in 2019.
Busy day, will they add some offense?
I doubt they’ll make any offensive moves until after the Rule 5 draft in December and are just trying to clear room on the roster for their many prospects they want to protect.
Don’t need offense….have Refsnyder…..
Actually Nuno kind of surprises me…thought his multi innings capabilities would fit in with the new system….OTOH he is arb eligible so maybe that had something to do with it….
ooops; Nuno not arb-eligible….duh….
He would have been if claimed
Rays gonna look to rule V for fireballing reliever in AAA system to use as opener?
They have one…..Shultz. If only he knew where it was going most of the time. Still young enough to get it.