TAMPA — Jacoby Ellsbury took a full round of batting practice for 15 minutes before Thursday night’s 6-2 loss to the Rays but wasn’t in the starting lineup.

He also won’t make the trip to Sarasota for Friday’s game against the Orioles.

“It won’t be [Friday], maybe Saturday,” Joe Girardi said of Ellsbury, who hasn’t played since last Saturday, when he was drilled on the right wrist by a pitch. “We just feel he could use another day of BP, and he isn’t quite there yet.”

According to Girardi, Ellsbury informed the club he wasn’t ready to play Thursday.

“He said it was not quite there yet,” Girardi said. “Kind of a little discomfort I think.”

Tests on Ellsbury’s wrist last Saturday didn’t show any broken or fractured bones.

Six minutes after Gary Sanchez was announced as the 2015 Kevin Lawn Award winner, signifying the Yankees’ top minor-league player last season, the catcher was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday night.

Sanchez was the favorite to be Brian McCann’s backup catcher when camp opened but failed at the plate, and according to scouts, his defense went backward lately. In 13 games, Sanchez went 1-for-21 (.048).

“I think it’s important Sanchy goes and plays and gets it going,” Girardi said. “He is going to be a really good player. I think there are little things he could work on defensively and offensively.”

Sending Sanchez out leaves Austin Romine, who is on the 40-man roster, and Carlos Corporan, who isn’t, left to battle for the No. 2 job.

Sanchez, 23, has played just 35 games above Double-A, so sending him out wasn’t a complete shock. Romine had been paired with Yankees starters lately over Sanchez, which was a strong indication Romine, who was beaten out of the job last year by John Ryan Murphy, was going to stick this season. Murphy was dealt to the Twins for Aaron Hicks this past offseason.

Michael Pineda will pitch in a minor-league game Friday.

Training Day

Shreve putting up zeroes

Lefty reliever Chasen Shreve doesn’t draw the attention of Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller or Aroldis Chapman, but he hasn’t allowed a run in seven outings after a scoreless frame against the Rays.

Rough outing for Olson

Tyler Olson’s long-shot chance of making the club took a huge hit when the right-handed reliever allowed four runs, three hits, a walk and hit two batters.

Caught my eye

Chapman threw a two-inning simulated game on a back field with pitching coach Larry Rothschild watching. The Yankees won’t see their closer after April 2 because he starts serving a 30-game suspension April 4.

Friday’s schedule

One day after CC Sabathia delivered his best outing of the spring, Ivan Nova faces the Orioles in Sarasota. They are competing for the No. 5 starter’s spot. The loser is expected to land in the bullpen as a long reliever.