CHICAGO — The Mariners added some left-handed pitching depth to their 40-man roster on Monday by bringing back an old friend.
The organization announced through general manager Jerry Dipoto that they had re-acquired Roenis Elias in a trade with the Red Sox for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Elias was placed on the 40-man roster — the Mariners have one open spot left – and is scheduled to report to Class AAA Tacoma.
Dipoto originally traded Elias to the Red Sox along with reliever Carson Smith on Dec. 2015 for left-handed starting pitcher Wade Miley and right-handed reliever Jonathan Aro, neither of whom are in the organization.