MINNEAPOLIS – When J.A. Happ was traded to the Pirates it was widely assumed that Roenis Elias would take his spot in the rotation. That very well may have been the plan, but last night Elias allowed six runs on five hits and a balk in 2/3 innings pitched for Triple-A Tacoma. To top things off he was ejected from the game after being taken out.
In his previous outing he gave up seven earned runs, although four of the runs were given up in the seventh inning. Regardless, not the kind of performances that should earn a player a call up to the big leagues.