by Steve Carney

The Tampa Bay Rays trimmed eight pitchers from their major-league camp roster prior to Monday's game.

Optioned to Durham (AAA)

Alex Colome
Frank De Los Santos
Mike Montgomery

Optioned to Montgomery (AA)

Enny Romero

Optioned to Charlotte (A)

Felipe Rivero

Reassigned to minor-league camp

Matt Buschmann
Marquis Fleming
Adam Liberatore

That reduced the number of players in big league camp to 54, and the team says more cuts could come after Monday night's game.