PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Jake Bauers and Casey Gillaspie headlined the cuts made by the Rays on Thursday.
Johnny Field, Jake Hager, Patrick Leonard, Dayron Varona, Andrew Kittredge and Neil Wagner were also reassigned to Minor League camp. In addition, David Carpenter and Jeff Walters were released.
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Bauers hit .371 with four home runs and 13 RBIs in 17 games. He also walked seven times.
"What did [Bauers] not show?" Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "We're excited about him -- him and others. He obviously had a good camp. ... I think just his overall approach to hitting stands out more than anything."
Gillaspie hit .200 with three home runs and eight RBIs.

"Casey made a big jump [in 2016]," Cash said. "We probably heard more about Casey at the end of the year, because he got to Triple-A, he was challenged at Triple-A and excelled. You're always a little bit curious, is that going to play when he comes into camp? And I know it did."
Cash added about the pair: "We're excited for both of those guys to go off and have good starts."
Worth noting
• Blake Snell has had a tough spring, going 2-1 with a 5.65 ERA, including eight walks in 14 1/3 innings. Cash noted that the left-hander needed to "flip a switch a little bit" to be ready for the season.
Cash also said that Snell has been trying to use four pitches, and now "it's time to stop tinkering."
"I think we have to see him simplify some things," Cash said.
• Colby Rasmus was in the lineup at DH for the second day in a row on Thursday. Cash said he needs to be able to play the field if he's going to be active on Opening Day.
"He knows that," Cash said. "I'm just thrilled he's been getting at-bats."
• Brad Boxberger said his lat still is nagging him. The Rays have shut down the right-hander for the next week to quiet the injury before again starting pitching activities. He will not be on the Opening Day roster.
• Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg was asked about Cash's status as he heads into his third year at the helm
"He's been nothing short of as advertised," Sternberg said. "There have been no negative surprises whatsoever. The most important thing you never know about somebody is how they're going to learn from their mistakes, the group's mistakes or their experiences. ... He's been tremendous."