The Rays have released right-hander Simon Nemec Jersey , reports . The righty signed a minor league deal with the club about a month ago but hell now head back to free agency. Odorizzi, 34, has a lengthy track record of succe s in the majors but mi sed the entire 2023 season after undergoing an arthroscopic procedure on his throwing shoulder. Given that mi sed season and some other health i sues in previous campaigns, he had to settle for the aforementioned minor league deal with the Rays. Hes made two Triple-A starts this year but they have not gone well, to put it mildly. He allowed seven earned runs in 5 1/3 innings, striking out just two opponents while walking five. word from Odorizzi, who says hes been dealing with a hamstring strain. He will heal up and then start throwing again before looking to sign his next deal. From 2014 to 2019, Odorizzi had six straight solid seasons. He to sed between 140 and 190 innings in each of those, with his earned run average finishing between 3.50 and 4.50 in every campaign of that period. He had a combined 3.88 ERA in 991 2/3 innings for that time, striking out 23% of batters faced while walking 8.2% of them. But his health, or lack thereof, has largely defined the subsequent seasons. He was only able to make four starts in the shortened 2020 campaign, with an intercostal strain the primary culprit. In the next two seasons, he just barely eclipsed the 100-inning mark in both, mi sing time due to a flexor strain in his right arm and a tendon strain in his lower leg. As mentioned, the shoulder procedure wiped out his 2023 season entirely and hes now battling a hamstring strain. All of those i sues will surely tamp down interest, but pitching also figures to be in high demand around the league. Pitchers have seemingly been dropping like flies in recent weeks so clubs will surely be looking to add veteran depth in the coming months. Despite the recent struggles, Odorizzis track record ought to get him a few calls whenever he starts ramping up again. Chase Stillman Jersey