Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo sounded excited about the addition of left-handed reliever Roenis Elías when he spoke to reporters after the July 31st trade deadline passed, playing down the southpaw’s reverse splits this season and talking up the addition to the left side of the Nats’ bullpen.
“His splits for his career are almost identical and we feel that he’ll be very effective against lefties and righties,” Rizzo said of the lefty, who came to the Nats with a .353/.441/.549 line vs lefties and a .182/.238/.341 line against vs right-handers in 2019 and a .