The Rays designated Guerra for assignment Wednesday.
Guerra's latest stint with the Rays lasted just under two weeks, with the right-hander making a trio of two-inning relief appearances during that stretch and allowing three earned runs on three hits and four walks. The Rays called up Calvin Faucher from Triple-A Durham to replace Guerra in the bullpen and on the 26-man active roster. Guerra will now be exposed to waivers but could remain in the Tampa Bay organization if he goes unclaimed.
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Rays' Javy Guerra: Contract selected
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Guerra's contract was selected by the Rays on Saturday.
Guerra pitched his way off the 40-man roster in mid-May but went unclaimed and remained in the Rays' organization. He owns a 6.75 ERA in 13.1 innings of relief at the big-league level this season, striking out nine batters while walking 18. His 5.94 ERA at the Triple-A level doesn't inspire confidence either. Elvin Rodriguez was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.
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Rays' Javy Guerra: Clears waivers
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Tampa Bay outrighted Guerra to Triple-A Durham on Wednesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Guerra passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment Sunday. The 27-year-old reliever could have elected free agency but will instead remain part of the Rays organization for the time being.
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Rays' Javy Guerra: Removed from roster
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Tampa Bay designated Guerra for assignment Sunday, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
Guerra is removed from the 26- and 40-man roster to make room for Zack Littell, with Littell officially joining the Rays on Sunday. After being acquired by the Rays from the Brewers at the start of May, Guerra allowed two runs over five innings in six appearances for a 3.60 ERA, but he walked nine hitters against four strikeouts as command continues to be an issue for the right-handed reliever.
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Rays' Javy Guerra: Set to be opener again Sunday
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Guerra will operate as the Rays' opening pitcher for Sunday's matchup with the Yankees, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
After being acquired via trade from the Brewers on April 29, Guerra served as the team's opener Tuesday versus the Pirates, walking two batters while pitching two-thirds scoreless to begin the contest. He'll now look to make it two straight scoreless outings since returning to Tampa Bay prior to handing the ball off to Josh Fleming as the Rays go for the series win Sunday. Guerra owns an 8.00 ERA and 2.33 WHIP with five strikeouts over nine innings in nine appearances this season with the Brewers and Rays, though his numbers are inflated by the five runs he allowed to the Pirates over 1.2 innings on April 23.
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Rays' Javy Guerra: Opening Tuesday's game
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Guerra will serve as the Rays' opening pitcher for Tuesday's game against the Pirates, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Guerra is beginning his second stint with the Rays after he appeared in 17 games for the big club in 2022 before being dealt to Milwaukee in November. The right-hander turned in an 8.64 ERA and 2.28 WHIP in 8.1 innings over his eight relief outings with the Brewers before Tampa Bay re-acquired him Saturday. Guerra maxed out at two innings and 44 pitches during his time with Milwaukee, so he likely won't be asked to work more than once through the batting order Tuesday before turning the game over to bulk reliever Josh Fleming.
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Rays' Javy Guerra: Joins big club
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The Rays will add Guerra to their 26-man roster Sunday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The 27-year-old was acquired from the Brewers on Saturday and will officially join his new team ahead of Sunday's series finale versus the White Sox. He finished last season with Tampa Bay before being dealt to Milwaukee during the offseason. Guerra surrendered eight runs on 10 hits with a 5:9 K:BB across 8.1 innings with the Brewers this season, and he should fill a low-leverage role for the Rays.
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Rays' Javy Guerra: Traded to Tampa Bay
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Guerra was traded from the Brewers to the Rays on Saturday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Guerra had been designated for assignment by Milwaukee earlier this week after allowing eight earned runs on 10 hits and nine walks through 8.1 innings to begin the 2023 campaign. The 27-year-old reliever spent a portion of the 2022 season with Tampa Bay and posted a 3.38 ERA across 16 frames.
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Brewers' Javy Guerra: Expunged from 40-man roster
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The Brewers designated Guerra for assignment Monday.
Guerra held an 8.64 ERA and 5:9 K:BB over 8.1 innings to earn a ticket off the 40-man roster. The former position player has a big arm but hasn't been able to find consistency since converting to pitching.
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Brewers' Javy Guerra: Grabs roster spot
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Guerra, per Adam McCalvy of MLB.com, secured a spot on the Brewers' Opening Day roster.
Guerra was tagged for seven earned runs over 5.2 spring training innings, but with him out of options the Brewers elected to place him in the big-league bullpen and give him a chance to iron things out. Guerra owns a career 6.60 ERA at the big-league level, but he did post a 3.38 over 17 appearances with the Rays last season.
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Brewers' Javy Guerra: Dealt to Milwaukee
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The Rays traded Guerra to the Brewers on Friday in exchange for a player to be named later, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
While the Rays didn't see Guerra as worthy of a 40-man roster spot, the Brewers will welcome the 27-year-old righty (not to be confused with the 37-year-old, 11-year MLB veteran of the same name). Milwaukee will be hoping he can refine his command and control a bit.
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Rays' Javy Guerra: Joins MLB club
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The Rays selected Guerra from Triple-A Durham on Monday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.
Guerra will provide depth in the bullpen during this week's four-game series in Toronto-and possibly beyond-in his first big-league stint since early July. The righty has a 10.80 ERA in 8.1 MLB innings this season and has yielded four earned runs in his last three minor-league innings, suggesting he won't see any high-leverage work while with the Rays.
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Rays' Javy Guerra: Returns to minors
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Guerra was returned to Triple-A Durham on Monday.
Guerra served as a replacement player for the Rays during their five-game series in Toronto since several of the team's relievers were unavailable due to their vaccination statuses. He allowed a run on two hits and two walks while failing to strike out a batter in one inning during his lone relief appearance and will head back to the minors now that the Rays are returning to the United States.
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Rays' Javy Guerra: Added to active roster
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Guerra's contract was selected by the Rays on Thursday.
The 26-year-old will join Tampa Bay's active roster as a replacement player after Brooks Raley and Ryan Thompson were placed on the restricted list ahead of the team's weekend series in Toronto. Guerra made seven big-league appearances between the Padres and Rays earlier in the year and allowed nine runs in 7.1 innings.
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Rays' Javy Guerra: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Guerra cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Durham, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The former shortstop prospect turned reliever showed signs of promise a few years ago with San Diego, but it's been mostly a struggle for him in his new role. He gave up three home runs and walked four in 7.1 innings in the majors this season.
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Rays' Javy Guerra: DFA'd by Tampa Bay
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Tampa Bay designated Guerra for assignment Sunday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
The Rays will replace Guerra on the 40-man roster and in the big-league bullpen with Robert Dugger, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move. After being acquired from the Padres on April 16, Guerra appeared in six games and gave up five earned runs on eight hits and a walk over 5.1 innings.
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Rays' Javy Guerra: Traded to Tampa Bay
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Guerra was sent from the Padres to the Rays on Saturday in exchange for cash considerations.
Guerra was available for an inexpensive price after being designated for assignment Tuesday. He gave up four runs in two innings in his lone relief appearance of the year, raising his career ERA to 8.46 in 27.2 major-league frames.
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Padres' Javy Guerra: DFA'd by San Diego
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Guerra was designated for assignment by the Padres on Tuesday.
Guerra surrendered four earned runs over two innings during his lone appearance of the season Sunday against the Diamondbacks, and he won't retain his spot on the Friars' 40-man roster. San Diego claimed Kyle Tyler off waivers in a corresponding move.
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Padres' Javy Guerra: Shows good velocity this spring
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Guerra consistently hit 98-99 mph during Cactus League play, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
The right-handed reliever isn't guaranteed a spot on the Padres' Opening Day roster, though he finished spring training on a positive note by pitching four straight scoreless outings and frequently approaching triple-digit velocity. However, Guerra has been plagued by injuries in recent seasons, and he has thrown only 50 frames across both the majors and minors since 2019. One thing working in his favor as he seeks a spot on the 28-man Opening Day roster is that he is out of minor-league options.
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Padres' Javy Guerra: Back from injured list
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Guerra (elbow) was activated from the 60-day injured list Tuesday.
Guerra has been on the injured list all season while recovering from a sprained UCL in his right elbow, but he'll join San Diego's active roster for the closing stretch of the season. The 25-year-old figures to fill a low-leverage role out of the bullpen now that he's healthy. Jake Arrieta (groin) was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.
