Having confidence in someone can only last for so long before the time comes when a change is needed and for Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash the time for a change has come for reliever Austin Pruitt who was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Tuesday.
In a corresponding move, the Rays selected the contract of Diego Moreno from Durham. Moreno was signed as a free agent this past offseason and returns to the majors for the first time since 2015 was he was with the Yankees.
Pruitt’s first month in the majors was reminiscent of a roller coaster ride, with more downs than ups.