Louis Head RP FA Fri 7/23/21 5:16 PM
Louis Head
RP FA
Head was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
The 31-year-old will fill the roster spot vacated by Rich Hill, who was traded to the Mets on Friday. Head has a 2.45 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 6:4 K:BB over 11 frames for Tampa Bay this season and should fill a low-leverage role out of the bullpen.
Louis Head RP FA Mon 6/28/21 6:51 PM
Louis Head
RP FA
Head was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Monday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Head was promoted over the weekend and will return to Durham after posting two scoreless frames in his lone appearance. The right-hander has a 2.45 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 6:4 K:BB across 11 innings this season, so he should receive another big-league opportunity.
Louis Head RP FA Sat 6/26/21 12:49 PM
Louis Head
RP FA
Head was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Saturday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Head spent over a month in the minors, but he'll return to the major-league roster after Josh Fleming (calf) was placed on the injured list in a corresponding move. The right-hander has made 11 relief appearances for Triple-A Durham this year, and he's posted a 2.13 ERA and 0.98 WHIP in 12.2 innings.
Louis Head RP FA Thu 5/20/21 6:20 PM
Louis Head
RP FA
Head was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Head made a relief appearance in Thursday's win over the Orioles and allowed no hits and two walks while striking out one in two scoreless innings. The right-hander will return to the minors but could rejoin the major-league bullpen at some point.
Louis Head RP FA Wed 5/19/21 2:42 PM
Louis Head
RP FA
Head was recalled by the Rays on Wednesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Head was sent to Triple-A Durham on Thursday but will now return to the major-league roster as part of a shuffle after Luis Patino (finger) and Cody Reed (thumb) were placed on the 10-day injured list. Head has made five relief appearances for the Rays this year and has posted a 3.86 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in seven innings.
Louis Head RP FA Thu 5/13/21 11:00 PM
Louis Head
RP FA
Head was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Head was recalled by the Rays on Sunday, and he threw three scoreless innings across two appearances before being sent back down to the minors. His demotion is expected to make room for the activation of Diego Castillo (groin).
Louis Head RP FA Sun 5/9/21 2:40 PM
Louis Head
RP FA
The Rays recalled Head from Triple-A Durham on Sunday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Tampa Bay will bring Head back on the 26-man active roster as a replacement for outfielder Kevin Kiermaier (wrist), who was placed on the 10-day injured list. Head is expected to work mostly in lower-leverage situations out of the Tampa Bay bullpen while he's up with the big club.
Louis Head RP FA Fri 4/30/21 11:22 PM
Louis Head
RP FA
Head was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Head was called up by the Rays on Friday and pitched in relief during the ninth inning of Friday's loss to the Astros. He allowed three runs on three hits and a walk in one inning. Head will now report to Triple-A Durham ahead of the minor-league season.
Louis Head RP FA Fri 4/30/21 2:57 PM
Louis Head
RP FA
Head was recalled from the alternate training site Friday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
EDGE Analysis
The 31-year-old was demoted Thursday but will quickly rejoin the team with Rich Hill dealing with side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine. Head made his major-league debut in his last stint with the team and allowed one hit with one strikeout and one walk in three scoreless innings across two appearances.
Louis Head RP FA Thu 4/29/21 4:58 PM
Louis Head
RP FA
Head was optioned to the Rays' alternate training site following Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Athletics, Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE reports.
EDGE Analysis
The righty reliever was up with the Rays for only a week, appearing in two games and covering three scoreless innings. Tampa Bay will wait until Friday to announce a corresponding roster move, but first baseman Yoshi Tsutsugo will most likely be activated from the COVID-19 injured list ahead of this weekend's three-game series versus Houston.