The Rays optioned Pruitt to Triple-A Durham on Sunday.
Pruitt earned a look this spring as a multi-inning reliever, but with Matt Andriese and Yonny Chirinos also on hand to fill that role, Pruitt would have been a redundant piece in Tampa Bay's Opening Day bullpen. The Rays will presumably have Pruitt get stretched back out so he can fill a spot in Durham's rotation this season.