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Beeks was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket on Sunday.

Beeks was one of 11 players sent back to minor-league camp Sunday as the Red Sox whittle down their roster with Opening Day less than three weeks away. After being added to the 40-man roster over the winter, the 24-year-old should be on Boston's short list of callups should injuries hit the big-league rotation. Beeks tallied a 3.86 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 97:33 K:BB over 95.2 innings with Pawtucket in 2017 after being promoted from Double-A Portland early last season.

Rumbelow (neck, shoulder) was officially optioned to Triple-A Tacoma by the Mariners on Saturday.

Rumbelow was expected to push for an Opening Day roster spot in the Mariners bullpen, but has been held out with shoulder discomfort since Feb. 24 and more recently is also battling a neck issue. The 26-year-old tossed two-thirds of an inning in his lone appearance of spring training and has no clear timetable for his potential return.

Zych was placed on waivers by the Mariners on Saturday, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Zych has been battling both elbow and shoulder issues this spring and has yet to make his Cactus League debut. The 27-year-old righty has a 2.72 career ERA over 72.2 innings but has made four trips to the disabled list in the past two seasons. He could be an effective middle reliever for whatever team claims him, but questions about his health are unlikely to go away any time soon.

Puk fired three scoreless innings in Friday's 2-0 Cactus League win over the Brewers, allowing two walks and striking out two.

The towering lefty continues to push the envelope in a positive way, as he's now allowed just one unearned run on four hits and three walks over eight innings across three spring appearances. Puk is still considered a relative long shot to make the starting rotation, although manager Bob Melvin didn't completely rule out that possibility recently, either. Irrespective of whether he makes the Opening Day roster, Puk is undeniably making quite the impression on the coaching staff, especially after facing a Brewers lineup with plenty of regulars Friday, Alyson Footer of MLB.com reports. "Using all four of his pitches, he keeps you off balance," manager Bob Melvin said. "I don't know what the [velocities] were on him today -- didn't look from the side as hard as maybe the last time out -- but he's got enough to keep you off balance. He pitched well again."

Kittredge struck out one and allowed three earned runs on two hits and a walk over 1.1 innings in Friday's 4-3 Grapefruit League loss to the Twins.

It was a ragged outing overall for the 27-year-old, who was touched up for a solo homer by Miguel Sano as part of a three-run second inning for the Twins. Kittredge threw 30 pitches, with 20 of them finding the strike zone. He remains in the mix for a bullpen role despite the uneven effort, Maureen Mullen of MLB.com reports, and his versatility is something that's particularly caught the eye of hs coaches. "He's pretty interesting," manager Kevin Cash said. "If you ask [pitching coach] Kyle [Snyder], every possible role that he was asked, he excelled in. He had some three-inning outings, he had some one-batter outings. I like the way that he can come in. Looks like he's a big strong guy that we're going to continue to explore lengthening him, building him up a little bit."

Robertson (illness) took the mound for his Grapefruit League debut against the Mets on Saturday, Erik Boland of Newsday Sports reports.

Robertson dealt with a bout of food poisoning that left him sidelined for the past week. The reliever was able to toss a simulated game earlier this week and should be operating at full capacity heading into the final couple weeks of spring camp.

Rogers gave up a run and three hits in one inning in Friday's spring training outing, but got a hold in the win. He's given up three runs in 5.3 innings this spring but with seven strikeouts and one walk.

Spring training stats are unlikely to matter for Rogers as he's set to make the bullpen as the top lefty reliever. He moved from being a lefty specialist in 2016 to the primary eighth-inning setup man for much of 2017. His 30 holds led all of baseball last season. Rogers dominates lefties (.560 OPS allowed in 2017) and improved slightly against righties last year (.766 OPS allowed vs. an .811 OPS allowed in 2016). He may have a slightly reduced role this season with the signing of Addison Reed, but he'll still figure prominently in the late innings.

Pomeranz (forearm) believes he will be ready for the start of the 2018 season and is expected to throw a live batting practice session Wednesday or Thursday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Pomeranz said that his arm is doing just fine and that he's on the verge of throwing a bullpen session. He was able to resume a throwing program earlier this week and shouldn't have any trouble getting back to full health by the time Opening Day rolls around, barring any setbacks.

Kimbrel (personal) remains away from the Red Sox, but threw a bullpen session Wednesday in Boston, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Kimbrel is back in Boston to be on hand for his daughter's surgery for a heart defect. He had a radar gun clocking his bullpen session at Fenway Park and reported that he feels good physically and the arm is where it should be.

Santiago tossed two scoreless innings in Friday's game against the Padres.

Santiago lowered his spring ERA to 0.90 after Friday's effort. In 10 innings, the left-hander has allowed one run on seven hits and three walks while striking out 10. Those numbers stand in stark contrast to Friday's starter and projected member of the starting rotation, Carson Fulmer, who has allowed 13 hits and seven walks in five innings. The 30-year-old Santiago has vast experience as a starter and could wrest the fifth spot in the rotation from Fulmer.