{"id":89686,"date":"2025-08-23T09:38:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T09:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/89686\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T09:38:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T09:38:19","slug":"rays-option-joe-boyle-promote-brian-van-belle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/89686\/","title":{"rendered":"Rays Option Joe Boyle, Promote Brian Van Belle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rays optioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=boylejo01,boyle-001joe&amp;search=Joe+Boyle&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Joe Boyle<\/a> to Triple-A Durham this afternoon. They recalled swingman\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=vanbel000bri&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brian Van Belle<\/a> in a corresponding move, setting the 28-year-old up to make his MLB debut.<\/p>\n<p>Boyle has held a spot in Kevin Cash\u2019s rotation for the past month. Tampa Bay optioned and eventually traded\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bradlta01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Taj Bradley<\/a> in part because they felt Boyle deserved a starting look. The hard-throwing righty had brilliant numbers out of the rotation in the minors (1.85 ERA with a 33% strikeout rate in 15 appearances) and looked similarly sharp in relief against big league opposition. His rotation audition hasn\u2019t been as smooth.<\/p>\n<p>Four of Boyle\u2019s five recent starts have been underwhelming. While he fired five scoreless innings against the Dodgers on August 3, he gave up at least four earned runs in every other outing. That includes each of his past three. The Cardinals put up six runs (five earned) on nine hits and a trio of walks in four innings yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The Rays haven\u2019t named a replacement in the rotation. Rookie lefty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/seymoia01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ian Seymour<\/a> seems the likeliest option. He turned in a 2.62 ERA with a 29% strikeout rate in 16 appearances out of Durham\u2019s rotation. Seymour\u2019s first 12 MLB outings have come in relief. He carries a 3.86 earned run average while fanning 27% of opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Van Belle could also be a consideration, though it seems likelier he\u2019ll pitch out of the bullpen. The former undrafted free agent has combined for a 3.17 ERA in 105 Triple-A frames divided between three organizations. The Rays acquired him from Cincinnati at the deadline as an ancillary piece of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/litteza01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Zack Littell<\/a> trade.<\/p>\n<p>A Miami product, Van Belle is approaching his 29th birthday and sits around 90 MPH with his fastball. He\u2019s not really a prospect, but his plus changeup and elite control have fooled Triple-A hitters. Van Belle spent two days in the majors with the Red Sox in early June but didn\u2019t make it into a game. He\u2019ll hope to achieve that milestone with Tampa Bay and should be available in long relief behind scheduled starters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/housead01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Adrian Houser<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/pepiory01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ryan Pepiot<\/a> this weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Rays optioned Joe Boyle to Triple-A Durham this afternoon. 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