ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays made a pair of roster adjustments Friday before their opener against the Brewers at Tropicana Field, activating infielder Daniel Robertson from the disabled list and calling up reliever Jose Alvarado, while left-hander Blake Snell and infielder Taylor Featherston were optioned to Triple-A Durham.
Tampa Bay just finished an eight-game road trip that taxed the bullpen. Almost four relievers were used on a per-game average during the trip, counting backup catcher Jesus Sucre, who mopped up in the opener against the Astros.
"We've used our bullpen quite heavily here to win these last couple ballgames, and we needed to clean it up," Cash said.