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IP	ERA	WHIP	SO	W	L	SV	WARP
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Birth Date	8-1-1988
Height	6' 1"
Weight	205 lbs

Age	35 years, 8 months, 18 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

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Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
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YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	W	L	SV	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-	WARP
2014	SEA	MLB	29	29	163.7	10	12	0	151	64	143	16	88	8.3	3.5	0.9	7.9	0%	.294	1.31	4.06	3.85	97	3.37	82.6	3.0
2015	SEA	MLB	22	20	115.3	5	8	0	106	44	97	15	100	8.3	3.4	1.2	7.6	0%	.280	1.30	4.49	4.14	114	5.36	125.3	-0.4
2016	BOS	MLB	3	1	7.7	0	1	0	15	5	3	2	118	17.6	5.9	2.3	3.5	36%	.419	2.61	7.67	12.91	138	8.98	198.8	-0.3
2017	BOS	MLB	1	0	0.3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0.0	27.0	0.0	27.0	0%	.000	3.00	6.14	0.00	16	1.45	30.8	0.0
2018	SEA	MLB	23	4	51.0	3	1	0	46	16	34	1	96	8.1	2.8	0.2	6.0	35%	.285	1.22	3.11	2.65	112	5.35	119.5	-0.2
2019	SEA	0	44	0	47.0	4	2	14	41	17	45	8	97	7.9	3.3	1.5	8.6	36%	.250	1.23	4.69	3.64	107	5.00	102.9	0.2
2019	WAS	0	4	0	3.0	0	0	0	5	1	2	2	105	15.0	3.0	6.0	6.0	30%	.375	2.00	11.50	9.00	158	12.80	258.1	-0.2
2019	TOT	MLB	48	0	50.0	4	2	14	46	18	47	10	97	8.3	3.2	1.8	8.5	36%	.257	1.28	5.10	3.96	110	5.47	112.3	-0.1
Career		MLB	126	54	388.0	22	24	14	364	148	325	44	94	8.4	3.4	1.0	7.5	43%	.291	1.32	4.27	3.97	106	4.60	106.2	2.0

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	GS	IP	W	L	SV	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-
2011	CLN	A	MID	7	7	36.3	4	2	0	41	18	33	7	94	10.2	4.5	1.7	8.2	0%	.330	1.62	5.61	5.45	126	6.92	141.2
2011	MRN	Rk	AZL	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0%	.333	1.00	4.36	0.00	102	5.87	119.9
2011	PUL	Rk	APP	3	1	11.0	1	0	0	11	3	8	0	94	9.0	2.5	0.0	6.5	0%	.324	1.27	3.65	0.82	94	4.51	92.1
2012	HDS	A+	CAL	26	26	148.3	11	6	0	136	41	128	19	107	8.3	2.5	1.2	7.8	0%	.281	1.19	4.74	3.76	96	3.23	67.2
2012	LAR	Wnt	VWL	6	6	19.0	0	2	0	28	10	16	2		13.3	4.7	0.9	7.6	0%	.406	2.00	4.81	4.74	0	0.00	0.0
2013	WTN	AA	SOU	22	22	130.0	6	11	0	112	50	121	9	105	7.8	3.5	0.6	8.4	0%	.286	1.25	3.19	3.18	94	4.59	99.8
2014	SEA	MLB	AL	29	29	163.7	10	12	0	151	64	143	16	88	8.3	3.5	0.9	7.9	0%	.294	1.31	4.06	3.85	97	3.37	82.6
2014	TAC	AAA	PCL	1	1	5.0	1	0	0	0	1	6	0	78	0.0	1.8	0.0	10.8	0%	.000	0.20	1.89	0.00	75	2.02	42.8
2015	SEA	MLB	AL	22	20	115.3	5	8	0	106	44	97	15	100	8.3	3.4	1.2	7.6	0%	.280	1.30	4.49	4.14	114	5.36	125.3
2015	TAC	AAA	PCL	12	12	61.3	4	2	0	80	18	47	9	107	11.7	2.6	1.3	6.9	0%	.350	1.60	5.04	7.34	107	6.70	146.9
2016	BOS	MLB	AL	3	1	7.7	0	1	0	15	5	3	2	118	17.6	5.9	2.3	3.5	36%	.419	2.61	7.67	12.91	138	8.98	198.8
2016	PAW	AAA	INT	21	19	125.0	10	5	0	115	57	113	10	100	8.3	4.1	0.7	8.1	42%	.303	1.38	3.91	3.60	104	4.95	109.3
2017	BOS	MLB	AL	1	0	0.3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0.0	27.0	0.0	27.0	0%	.000	3.00	6.14	0.00	16	1.45	30.8
2017	LOW	A-	NYP	1	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	113	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	0%	.000	0.00	1.43	0.00	86	3.04	64.7
2017	SLM	A+	CAR	1	1	4.0	0	1	0	10	2	1	1	110	22.5	4.5	2.3	2.3	36%	.429	3.00	7.64	15.75	132	10.80	229.7
2017	PME	AA	EAS	1	1	2.7	0	1	0	2	1	1	1	110	6.8	3.4	3.4	3.4	33%	.125	1.13	8.48	3.38	131	5.31	113.1
2017	PAW	AAA	INT	7	7	34.0	1	4	0	43	9	25	9	96	11.4	2.4	2.4	6.6	33%	.312	1.53	6.46	6.62	124	6.56	139.6
2017	AGU	Wnt	DWL	2	1	10.0	1	0	1	2	4	8	0		1.8	3.6	0.0	7.2	0%	.091	0.60	1.93	0.00	0	0.00	0.0
2018	SEA	MLB	AL	23	4	51.0	3	1	0	46	16	34	1	96	8.1	2.8	0.2	6.0	35%	.285	1.22	3.11	2.65	112	5.35	119.5
2018	PAW	AAA	INT	4	0	7.3	1	0	1	2	2	9	1		2.5	2.5	1.2	11.0	47%	.071	0.55	4.69	1.23	90	2.38	50.2
2018	TAC	AAA	PCL	10	7	33.7	2	4	0	32	15	31	1	106	8.6	4.0	0.3	8.3	44%	.313	1.40	3.98	4.54	98	4.60	97.2
2019	SEA	MLB	AL	44	0	47.0	4	2	14	41	17	45	8	97	7.9	3.3	1.5	8.6	36%	.250	1.23	4.69	3.64	107	5.00	102.9
2019	WAS	MLB	NL	4	0	3.0	0	0	0	5	1	2	2	105	15.0	3.0	6.0	6.0	30%	.375	2.00	11.50	9.00	158	12.80	258.1

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2014	2582	0.4400	0.4361	0.7567	0.6382	0.2773	0.8593	0.5711	0.2433
2015	1835	0.4659	0.4529	0.7702	0.6339	0.2949	0.8635	0.5952	0.2298
2016	119	0.4790	0.4286	0.9020	0.7018	0.1774	0.9000	0.9091	0.0980
2017	11	0.3636	0.3636	0.5000	0.5000	0.2857	1.0000	0.0000	0.5000
2018	829	0.4801	0.4704	0.7923	0.6784	0.2784	0.8556	0.6500	0.2077
2019	797	0.5094	0.4856	0.7364	0.6798	0.2839	0.7790	0.6306	0.2636
Career	6173	0.4627	0.4518	0.7652	0.6487	0.2816	0.8507	0.6020	0.2348

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-09-18	2014-09-29	DTD	11	11	Left	Elbow	Strain	Flexor Bundle	-
2014-07-22	2014-07-27	DTD	5	5	Left	Forearm	Cramp		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2020	WAS	$1,975,000
2019	SEA	$910,000
2018	SEA	$
2017	BOS	$582,500
2016	BOS	$
2015	SEA	$
2014	SEA	$500,000

Years	Description	Salary
4 yr	Previous	$3,967,500
4 yr	Total	$3,967,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
5 y 69 d	MDR Sports	1 year (2022)

Details

1 year (2022). Re-signed by Seattle as a free agent (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Seattle 5/16/22. Returned to Triple-A 5/19/22. Contract selected by Seattle 5/27/22. DFA by Seattle 6/20/22. Elected free agency 10/25/22.
1 year (2021). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 1/7/21 (minor-league contract). Released by Seattle 3/25/21.
1 year/$1.975M (2020). Re-signed by Washington 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration). Sent outright to Triple-A by Washington 10/12/20 (refused assignment).
1 year/$910,000 (2019). Re-signed by Seattle 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Washington in trade from Seattle 7/31/19 with $293,548 remaining on contract.
1 year (2018). Re-signed by Boston 3/18. Acquired by Seattle in trade from Boston 4/23/18.
1 year (2017). Re-signed by Boston 3/17.
1 year/$558,000 (2016). Re-signed by Boston 3/2/16.
1 year (2015). Re-signed by Seattle 3/15. Acquired by Boston in trade from Seattle 12/7/15.
1 year/$500,000 (2014). Contract selected by Seattle 3/30/14.
Signed by Seattle 5/3/11 as an amateur free agent from Cuba.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	VORP
90^o	0	0	0	0	0	13.5	12	5	12	2	.261	1.24	4.29	4.35	0.0
80^o	0	0	0	0	0	8.8	8	3	8	1	.273	1.32	4.70	4.77	-0.1
70^o	0	0	0	0	0	5.5	5	2	5	1	.282	1.38	5.01	5.09	-0.1
60^o	0	0	0	0	0	2.8	3	1	2	0	.290	1.44	5.29	5.36	-0.1
50^o	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	0	0	0	0	.298	1.49	5.54	5.61	-0.1
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	0.0	?	0	0	?	.000	0.00	0.00	?	0.0

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Date	Question	Answer
2016-03-09 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Trying to slim down on my lower tier SP for dynasty, help me rank this group, please? Roenis Elias, Chi Chi Gonzalez, Matt Wisler, Alex Meyer, Ervin Santana & Alex Wood (Meh SPs from Chicago)	I'd go Alex Wood, Santana, Wisler, Meyer, Chi Chi, and Elias. They're all pretty close to me with the exception of Elias. (Mike Gianella)
2015-02-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think the Mariners could have Roenis Elias fix his mechanics? He has a fantastic Changeup and Curveball, but his release points are all over the place. (Dylan from RI)	I'm not sure I'd call that a mechanical flaw. Some guys actually can and like to vary their slot. It's unusual, but it can work for some. (Harry Pavlidis)
2014-06-27 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What are your thoughts on Roenis Elias? He has looked pretty good so far this season. Can he keep it up and potentially develop into a 2/3 starter? (Steve from Chicago)	Elias has an excellent breaking ball, but his delivery can be very inconsistent. He lacks power in the delivery and his stability wavers, and he makes some alterations when pitching from the stretch that harm his ability to repeat. He certainly could develop into a No. 3, but that will depend on how well he can harness his repetition. (Doug Thorburn)
2014-06-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Although he got shelled last night, what have been your overall thoughts on Roenis Elias? Is he for real, or is this just some sustained flukey success? (Danny from Chicago)	Ehhh... he's just kinda whatever to me. I thought he'd collapse when he first came up, but after seeing a handful of starts, I think he can be a reasonable high-3.00s, low-4.00s guy with the occasional gem. (Paul Sporer)
2014-05-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What's your opinion on Roenis Elias' career outlook? (Can I also say "HI" to our pal Boxy, it's dusty and dark in the basement, we worry he's becoming weird!) (silvergun from ON)	I didn't really consider him for the SP Guide bc he was 24 in AA, but he has impressed. I don't think he's special, but I think he's got some real talent capable of being fantasy viable in most formats (probably not much more than a streamer option in 10-12 tm leagues) (Paul Sporer)
2014-04-16 19:00:00 (link to chat)	I'm in a 10 team mixed league with QS in place of W. Right now my starters are Strasburg, Sonny Gray, and Michael Pineda. I have an open roster spot I want to fill with another starter to give me a shot at competing in QS. I figure I might as well grab another long shot starter to join Gray and Pineda. I have it narrowed down to Danny Salazar, Jose Quintana, Taijuan Walker, or Roenis Elias. Who's my best bet? (Kyle from Detroit)	Good god man, step away from Roenis Elias. Out of the options you listed, Quintana is the safest bet while Salazar provides the highest upside. If you're truly just going for QS, I guess I'd go Quintana. I like Salazar a bit more overall, though, even if he's overrated. Walker's injury scares me now, so I'm staying away. (Ben Carsley)
2014-04-03 19:30:00 (link to chat)	Who is this Roenis Elias guy? Why isn't he in ESPN's database yet? What kind of crackerjack operation are they running over there? (RotoLando from Cloud City)	He's making the jump from Double-A, iirc and wasn't much of a prospect. It's understandable, though frustrating if you're in a deep league (Craig Goldstein)

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Roenis Elías threw 7,888 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2023, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2023, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Change (86mph), also mixing in a Curve (77mph) and Sinker (92mph).