Impact Elias, 36, spent the previous two seasons pitching for the SSG Landers of the Korea Baseball Organization. The left-hander last appeared in the majors in 2022 with the Mariners, making seven appearances.
DECEMBER 30, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
ROENIS ELÍAS
Signs with CPBL team The Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League signed Elias to a one-year, $500,000 contract Monday, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.
Bound for KBO Elias is expected to finalize a contract with the Korea Baseball Organization's SSG Landers later this week, Jeeho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency reports.
Impact The Landers have an opening on the roster for a foreign pitcher with Enny Romero battling a shoulder injury and having yet to pitch this season, and the KBO club appears to have set its sights on Elias to fill the opening. The 34-year-old lefty's ongoing negotiations with the Landers explain why the Cubs' Triple-A affiliate in Iowa placed Elias on its temporary inactive list over the weekend. After failing to win a spot on the Cubs' Opening Day roster, Elias has proceeded to turn in a 5.48 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 18:5 K:BB across 21.1 innings with Iowa.
MAY 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Accepts outright assignment Elias cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
Impact Elias was designated for assignment by the Mariners on Monday, but he'll remain in the organization with the Triple-A club after going unclaimed on waivers. The southpaw has posted a 3.63 ERA and 1.35 WHIP in 17.1 innings over 14 appearances (one start) in Tacoma this year, and it wouldn't be surprising to see him rejoin Seattle's bullpen at some point.
JUNE 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Removed from 40-man roster The Mariners designated Elias for assignment Monday.
Impact Elias and fellow bullpen arm Sergio Romo both lost their spots on the 40-man roster with Seattle needing to reduce its pitching staff to 13 men ahead of Monday's MLB-imposed deadline while also needing to clear a spot for reliever Ken Giles (finger) to come off the 60-day injured list. Following his promotion from Triple-A Tacoma on May 27, Elias made six appearances out of the bullpen and gave up two earned runs on six hits and a walk while striking out six in 6.2 innings.
JUNE 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Makes rare appearance Friday Elias fired a scoreless ninth inning during which he allowed a hit in a win over the Angels on Friday.
Impact The veteran left-hander has been sparingly deployed since a May 27 callup from Triple-A Tacoma, with Friday's appearance only his fifth since that point. Elias' days as a true high-leverage option seem to be behind him, but he's put together a serviceable 4.05 ERA across his first six majors appearances since the 2019 season..
JUNE 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Especially sharp Tuesday Elias fired two scoreless innings in a win over the Orioles on Tuesday, allowing one hit and recording two strikeouts.
Impact The veteran southpaw was razor-sharp in his first appearance since being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Friday, firing 21 of his 24 pitches for strikes. Elias already had one prior and brief big-league stint this season, and he could stick around for an extended period this time around as a valuable innings-eater that can also work higher-leverage scenarios if necessary.
JUNE 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Contract selected by Mariners Elias' contract was selected by the Mariners on Friday.
Impact Elias spent most of spring training recovering from Tommy John surgery that he underwent in March of 2021, but he was activated at Triple-A Tacoma in mid-April. Elias briefly joined the Mariners as a replacement player last week but has spent most of the season in Tacoma, where he posted a 3.63 ERA and 1.35 WHIP in 17.1 innings over 14 appearances (one start). The southpaw converted 14 of 16 save chances for Seattle in 2019, but it seems most likely that he'll pitch mainly in lower-leverage situations to begin his current stint with the major-league club.
MAY 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Heads back to Triple-A The Mariners returned Elias to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday.
Impact With Seattle activating Drew Steckenrider (personal) from the restricted list in a corresponding move, Elias will be removed from both the 40-man roster and 26-man active roster, though the Mariners won't have to expose him to waivers. After being called up from Tacoma earlier this week for his first stint in the big leagues since 2019, Elias made one relief appearance for Seattle, giving up an earned run on one hit and two walks over one inning in Monday's 6-2 loss to Toronto.
MAY 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Gives up run in '22 debut Elias, called up from Triple-A Tacoma earlier in the day, allowed an earned run on one hit and two walks over an inning in a loss to the Blue Jays on Monday.
Impact The veteran southpaw gave himself some extra work in his 2022 majors debut thanks to some control issues, but he ultimately escaped the eighth inning having allowed just one run on a Bo Bichette single. Elias may only remain with the Mariners through the end of the series against Toronto on Wednesday, since his call-up was a direct result of Drew Steckenrider going on the restricted list ahead of the Mariners crossing into Canada.
MAY 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Summoned to majors The Mariners selected Elias' contract from Triple-A Tacoma on Monday.
Impact He'll assume the 40-man roster spot of fellow reliever Drew Steckenrider (personal), who was placed on the restricted list in advance of the Mariners' three-game series in Toronto that begins Monday. Steckenrider will be eligible to rejoin the Mariners when they return to the United States for a four-game set in Boston beginning Thursday, so Elias' stint with the big club could be short-lived. After missing the entire 2020 and 2021 seasons with an elbow injury that later required Tommy John surgery, Elias was cleared to make his 2022 debut at Tacoma in mid-April. Over his 11 appearances with the affiliate spanning 14.2 innings, Elias turned in a 4.30 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 11:4 K:BB.
MAY 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
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