OAKLAND -- David Rollins, the Mariners' Rule 5 Draft pick last December from the Astros, was one of three players added to Seattle's 25-man roster on Saturday morning to complete a flurry of moves that began after Friday's 9-5 victory over the A's.
Rollins, a left-handed reliever who drew an 80-game suspension after testing positive for an anabolic steroid during Spring Training, had to be added to the 25-man roster on Saturday or put through waivers and offered back to the Astros, per Rule 5 Draft rules now that he's no longer suspended.
The 25-year-old pitched well enough the past two weeks in Triple-A Tacoma to convince the Mariners he's worth the roster spot for now, as he threw 9 1/3 scoreless innings in seven appearances to continue the outstanding work he'd done in spring.