The Rays announced that right-hander has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list. Righty was optioned to Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move. The club had a couple of vacant 40-man spots after their deadline dealings and Miguel Vargas Jersey their count in that regard now climbs to 39. Rasmu sen, now 29, has been on the IL all season after undergoing internal brace surgery on his ulnar collateral ligament in July of last year. Its not the first time that doctors have done work in that area of his elbow, as he underwent Tommy John surgery twice in college. Those continual i sues with his elbow have played a role in his circuitous journey. The Rays actually drafted him in the first round of the 2017 draft, between his two Tommy John surgeries, but didnt sign him due to concerns in his physical. After he returned to college and went under the knife a second time, he was signed by the Brewers after that club selected him in the sixth round of the 2018 draft. He worked his way up through the farm and then broke into the majors as a reliever with Milwaukee in 2020 and 2021. It was in May of 2021 that the Rays and to the Brewers to get Rasmu sen and . Though the Rays had walked away from the chance to sign him a few years prior, it seems they kept an eye on him and were encouraged by his progre s. They stretched him out after that deal, giving him ten starts in the latter half of the 2021 campaign. He was then able to fully grab hold of a rotation job in 2022 by making 28 starts with a 2.84 earned run average, 21.4% strikeout rate, 5.3% walk rate and 46.6% ground ball rate. He kept things rolling with a 2.62 ERA in eight starts last year before landing on the IL and eventually requiring yet another surgery. Coming back from so many operations will be a challenge but it seems he and the Rays will take it a bit easy by keeping him in a multi-inning relief role for now. He started a rehab a signment last month and made five minor league appearances, none longer than two innings. Earlier this week, reported that Rasmu sen would be coming back in a relief role rather than getting fully stretched out. Despite recently trading away and , the Rays have a strong rotation mix that currently consists of , , and . They also have doing solid work as a bulk guy behind an opener. is on the injured list with a knee i sue but could be back shortly. For now, the club will a se s Rasmu sen out of the bullpen and decide how to proceed. He is making $1.8625MM this year, his first arbitration season, and can be controlled via arb for two more campaigns after this one. Each of those aforementioned rotation options projects to be a part of next years rotation mix, when will also return from his own Tommy John surgery layoff. The Eflin and Civale deals have shown that the club is not afraid to deal established guys and then replace them with their own internal options, as Baz and Springs were also coming back from surgeries as those deals were lined up. Whether they decide to move Rasmu sen back to the rotation next year or not, it seems fair to expect trade rumors around their pile of potential starting pitchers this offseason. Nicky Lopez Jersey