Jonathan Heasley

They’ll both become free agents. Heasley was called up by the Rays on May 27, gave up five runs over four innings in one appearance and then was DFA’d, only for that to be rescinded because of a stress reaction in his elbow. He spent the rest of the year on the injured list.

Heasley was removed from Tampa Bay’s 40-man roster earlier this week, but that has since been voided. He’ll spend some time on the shelf for now. He figures to be designated for assignment once he’s off the injured list.

Heasley will stick with Tampa Bay as organizational depth after passing through waivers unclaimed earlier this week. The 29-year-old allowed five runs over four innings on Wednesday against the Orioles in his Rays debut.

Heasley threw four innings on Wednesday as the Rays were blown out by the Orioles, saving the rest of the bullpen. His reward is getting kicked off the roster. There’s got to be a better way to handle this. Assuming he clears waivers, Heasley has the option to declare free agency rather than accept an outright assignment to Triple-A Durham.

Heasley has forged a 3.90 ERA and 1.21 WHIP in his time with Triple-A Durham this year. He’ll be a multi-inning option for Tampa Bay while he’s with the club.