The Rays have announced that they will promote Snell to start Thursday’s game against the Seattle Mariners. Matt Andriese will move to the bullpen and will be available starting Tuesday. The Rays have not yet announced who will be demoted, but presumably it will be a reliever.
Snell had a 1.83 ERA in 44.1 innings at triple-A Durham with 57 strikeouts and 13 walks. He gave up 3 runs in his last start on Friday, but did strike out 13 and walked just 1 in 5.2 innings. He did not allow a run in his previous two starts.