Remember when Roenis Elias was last with the Seattle Mariners?Back when he made 20 starts in back-to-back seasons in 2014-15 and made his big-league debut as a hard-throwing 25-year-old out of Cuba?
Nowadays he’s a bit older, more chiseled and appearing 20 times out of the bullpen, not the starting rotation.
But maybe he’s found a role that sticks. This has been his most productive season in terms of ERA (2.93) as a jack-of-all-trades lefty.
Mariners manager Scott Servais said they’ll give him his fourth start of the season to toss the season finale on Sunday at Safeco Field, going with Elias instead of giving right-handers Mike Leake or Erasmo Ramirez one more start before the offseason.