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Tampa Bay Rays outright Hoby Milner to minors, other news

Hoby Milner lost his roster spot last week at the hands of the Rule 5 Draft deadline. The Tampa Bay Rays chose to designate him, Oliver Drake, and C.J. Cron for assignment in favor of their highly touted prospects.

Yesterday, the righty Oliver Drake was claimed by the Toronto Blue Jays and former Rays slugging first baseman C.J. Cron was claimed by the Minnesota Twins. Cron will rejoin Rocco Baldelli in the Twin Cities, becoming the second powerful Rays first baseman in two years to end up in a Twins uniform.

Logan Morrison was signed by the Twins last year and struggled mightily, finishing the year with a .