Roenis Elias

Roenis Elias

36-Year-Old PitcherP
 Free Agent  
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Roenis Elias in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with the Cubs in December of 2022. Released by the Cubs in May of 2023.
Bound for KBO
PFree Agent  
May 3, 2023
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.
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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.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
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-9%
BAA vs RHP
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BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .250 9 1 1 2 1 0 1
Since 2022vs Right .227 24 5 2 5 0 0 0
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Left .250 9 1 1 2 1 0 1
2022vs Right .227 24 5 2 5 0 0 0
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-46%
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 2.45 1.36 3.2 0 0 0 7.4 2.5 0.0
Since 2022Away 4.50 1.25 4.0 0 0 0 6.8 4.5 2.3
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home 2.45 1.36 3.2 0 0 0 7.4 2.5 0.0
2022Away 4.50 1.25 4.0 0 0 0 6.8 4.5 2.3
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Since 2017 Elias has shifted from a starting pitcher to a long reliever to last season's stint as a closer with Seattle. The latter was his best shot at fantasy relevance, but a trade to Washington in late July -- and a subsequent hamstring injury -- ended his stay on most fantasy rosters. Elias was reasonably effective as a closer, converting 14 of 16 save opportunities and posting a 3.53 ERA between April 1 and July 30. Aside from the saves total, his body of work last season included a career-best 21.8 K% and an acceptable 8.3 BB%. Still, neither of those numbers are going to drop any jaws, and his 1.80 HR/9 substantiated the suspicion that the absurd 0.18 HR/9 he posted in 2018 was merely a mirage. Elias should have a spot in Washington's bullpen in 2020, but the southpaw's reverse splits (.368 BAA vs. lefties, .181 vs. righties) last season and middling stuff make his role uncertain.
Elias begin the season with Triple-A Pawtucket before being reacquired by the Mariners in late April. He was then assigned to Triple-A Tacoma where he was stretched out in anticipation of his long-relief, spot-starter role in Seattle. He was summoned June 1 and remained with the big club all season, save for a near three-week stretch in August when he was sidelined with a triceps strain. Elias appeared in 23 games, working multiple innings 14 times, including four starts. Despite gaining velocity across the board last season, including a career best 95-mph average on his fastball, Elias' strikeout rate dropped to 16%, below his career average. Last season, he was saved by allowing only one homer in 51 frames, a feat not likely to be repeated. With the Mariners acquiring a couple of young arms in their rebuild, Elias is again ticketed for a swingman role not conducive to fantasy, especially with his paucity of punchouts.
Elias was a disappointment for the Red Sox after being acquired in the offseason deal that sent him and Carson Smith to Boston for Wade Miley. At that time of the deal, the Red Sox envisioned him as a competitor for the fifth spot in the rotation or a piece of the bullpen. But he labored throughout the spring, giving up 12 runs over 10.1 innings and was ultimately assigned to Triple-A Pawtucket. The left-hander was slow to develop a rhythm with the PawSox and was overmatched in his three appearances for the big club (12.91 ERA, 2.609 WHIP). He eventually settled into a second-half groove in the minors, posting a 2.38 ERA in 41.2 innings over seven appearances (six starts). Barring several injuries, there won't be a spot for him in Boston's rotation. A bullpen role is not out of the question, but the Red Sox will presumably allow him to try to build off his second-half success as a starter at Pawtucket.
Elias lost the battle for the fifth starter's job last spring but ended up making 20 starts for the Mariners (plus two relief appearances). He was mostly mediocre, as his strikeout rate actually dipped a bit from the previous year while his poor walk rate didn't improve significantly. Too often he made mistakes up in the zone with his low-90s fastball, which led to an elevated home-run rate, and he sometimes struggled to command his plus curveball and above-average changeup. This led to high pitch counts and shorter outings — he averaged only 5.2 innings per start but threw 91 pitches per start. The lefty was traded to the Red Sox in December and will compete for a rotation spot in spring training. He could also be used in the bullpen, as the Red Sox could use another southpaw reliever. Either way, he'll also have to contend with going from one of the more pitcher-friendly parks in the league to one of the most hitter-friendly.
Elias, who had never pitched above Double-A, came out of nowhere last season to earn a rotation spot in spring training. All things considered, he pitched pretty well throughout the season, allowing two earned runs or fewer in 18 of his 29 starts and posting a 2.31 ERA in his last 10. Armed with a low-to-mid-90s fastball, the left-hander has a good slider and changeup. A Cuban defector, Elias was fairly unpolished out of spring, and as he develops he'll likely improve both his strikeout rate and his control. The Mariners limited his innings by not allowing him to go deep into games, but his season ended with an elbow injury in mid-September anyway. He is expected to be healthy for spring training where he'll again compete for a rotation job. Whether a spot is open depends on what moves the team makes in the offseason.
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Dismissed from bullpen competition
PChicago Cubs  
March 27, 2023
The Cubs reassigned Elias to minor-league camp Monday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Receives camp invite from Cubs
PChicago Cubs  
December 22, 2022
Elias signed a minor-league contract with the Cubs on Thursday and was invited to major-league spring training, Tim Stebbins of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
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Accepts outright assignment
PSeattle Mariners  
June 23, 2022
Elias cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
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Removed from 40-man roster
PSeattle Mariners  
June 20, 2022
The Mariners designated Elias for assignment Monday.
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Makes rare appearance Friday
PSeattle Mariners  
June 18, 2022
Elias fired a scoreless ninth inning during which he allowed a hit in a win over the Angels on Friday.
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Planning workout
PFree Agent  
December 17, 2020
Elias (forearm) is planning a workout for teams Sunday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
Elias missed the entire 2020 campaign due to a left flexor elbow strain, but he's set for a workout Sunday to show teams that he's healthy. Prior to being traded to Washington in 2019, the 32-year-old saved 14 games for the Mariners that year.
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