Triple-A Durham Bulls manager Jared Sandberg runs infield drills Monday. (Photo courtesy of the Tampa Bay Rays)
Triple-A Durham Bulls manager Jared Sandberg runs infield drills Monday. (Photo courtesy of the Tampa Bay Rays)

Ailment seemed to be the buzz word around the Tampa Bay Rays camp Tuesday. First Asdrubal Cabrera missed the workout and was sent home after exhibiting stomach-flu like symptoms — Jake Odorizzi had similar issues earlier in the week. Then bench coach Tom Foley left the field early feeling lightheaded and dehydrated. Foley was taken in by the trainers and checked out and is fine. Still the Rays got in a full day of work on this abnormally warm winter (read: ha) day.

Chris Archer was among the pitchers throwing on the last day of live batting practice, along with Jeff Beliveau, Brandon Gomes, Ernesto Frieri and Kirby Yates. Archer is scheduled for his first exhibition start on Sunday.

The team will have an early and abbreviated workout with the players in shorts on Wednesday in advance of the Rays’ annual charity golf tournament.

Noteworthiness

  • Joey Butler is a player who has an idea what playing for Kevin Cash may be like. Butler was a teammate for the Round Rock Express during Cash’s last season as a catcher, and has an intimate understanding of the Rays new skipper after spending a good amount of time together. Neil Solondz (Rays Radio Network) met up with Butler to ask him about his time with Cash, among other things.

  • Flashback to the time A-Rod went hitless against a pitching machine (cough…just the other day):

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