PEORIA, Ariz. — Following a brutal outing on Sunday, right-hander Rob Whalen was optioned to Class AAA Tacoma on Monday.
“It had nothing to do with yesterday’s outing, just to be clear on that,” manager Scott Servais said. “It was on the docket for him to be sent out to keep him going in the right direction.”
With the regular season looming and Cactus League games limited, Whalen needed to go to the minor league side to continue to pitch on normal rest. He was ticketed for Tacoma’s rotation coming into spring.
Whalen struggled in his final Cactus League start against the Indians.