. ▁The ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Dev il ▁R ays ▁signed ▁him ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁but ▁sent ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁min ors ▁during ▁spring ▁training ▁and ▁released ▁him ▁soon ▁after . ▁He ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x , ▁pitch ed ▁well ▁for ▁the ▁Tri ple - A ▁P awt uck et ▁Red ▁So x , ▁and ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁maj ors ▁in ▁late ▁June . ▁After ▁pitch ing ▁very ▁well ▁in ▁relief ▁for ▁a ▁month , ▁Pul si pher ▁was ▁awful ▁through ▁August ▁with ▁an ▁E RA ▁near ▁ 1 0 . 0 0 ▁and ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁wa ivers . ▁The ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ▁claimed ▁him ▁off ▁wa ivers ▁but ▁he ▁rejected ▁an ▁assignment ▁to ▁the ▁min ors ▁after ▁posting ▁a ▁ 7 . 8 8 ▁E RA ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁free ▁agent . ▁ ▁Br ief ▁career ▁change ▁and ▁com eb ack ▁attempts ▁The ▁Texas ▁R angers ▁signed ▁Pul si pher ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁season , ▁but ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁consecutive ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁during ▁spring ▁training . ▁He ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁soon ▁after , ▁but ▁was ▁released ▁again ▁after ▁posting ▁a ▁ 1 4 . 7 3 ▁E RA ▁and ▁inj uring ▁his ▁gro in ▁with ▁the ▁Tri ple - A ▁Columb us ▁C li ppers . ▁His ▁third ▁release ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁months ▁combined ▁with ▁being ▁off ▁his ▁ant ide press ant ▁medic ation ▁caused ▁Pul si