Lloyd McClendon has announced that surprising Cuban left-hander Roenis Elias has landed the fourth spot in the Mariners rotation. Elias won all three decisions in five exhibition starts and sported a 2.04 ERA. He yielded just 12 hits in 17 2/3 innings with eight walks and eight strikeouts.
Elias sits behind Felix Hernandez, James Paxton and Chris Young and ahead of Erasmo Ramirez in the rotation.