Roach was optioned back to Triple-A Tacoma prior to Seattle's game Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Roach was only with the team for a few days after coming up Monday, but appeared in Tuesday's contest against the Red Sox, giving up one earned run during two innings of work. The 26-year-old will head back to Tacoma, where he has amassed a 4.21 ERA over the course of 17 starts this season. Roach may get called up again by the team later this season.

Roach will come up from Triple-A Tacoma on Monday, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Mariners freed up a roster spot when they dealt Wade Miley to the Orioles on Saturday, and Roach will return from Tacoma to fill it. Roach has struggled through three appearances for the big league club this season, and he holds a 4.21 ERA and 1.23 WHIP across 104.2 Triple-A innings.

Roach was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Mariners made a switch in their bullpen Thursday by calling up Tom Wilhelmsen and sending Roach back down to Triple-A. Roach had a 10.80 ERA in three appearances with the Mariners during his stint.

Roach was designated for assignment Friday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN Chicago reports. With Mike Olt (wrist) returning from the 60-day DL, the Cubs needed a spot on the 40-man roster. Roach has just 33 strikeouts in 89 innings for Triple-A Iowa this season, and he gave up four runs over 3.1 innings in his lone big-league appearance.

Roach has been optioned to Triple-A Iowa, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports. While the Cubs were planning on using Roach to start Saturday's game against the Marlins, Friday's acquisition of Clayton Richard addresses that need instead.

Roach will make another spot start Saturday against the Marlins, CSN Chicago's Patrick Mooney reports. The Cubs are unsure when Tsuyoshi Wada will return from the DL, but in the meantime Roach appears to be the top replacement option. He only lasted 3.1 innings in his season debut, giving up four runs on eight hits against the Cardinals. While the Marlins offer a much better matchup, he is still a bottom tier option in daily leagues.

Roach (0-1) lasted only 3.1 innings in his season debut Saturday, giving up four runs on eight hits and a walk in an 8-1 loss to the Cardinals. Roach's game is all about keeping the ball on the ground, and he mostly succeeded in that Saturday, but as the Cards helped demonstrate, that sort of high-contact approach carries a high risk level too. This was only expected to be a spot start for Roach, so he'll likely be returned to Triple-A Iowa soon.

Roach has been officially recalled to pitch Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports. Roach was already announced as the starter, so it was just a matter of time before the move was made official. The Cubs optioned Yoervis Medina to open up a spot for him on the 25-man roster, and he'll make just his second career major league start Saturday against a tough Cardinals lineup.

Roach has been named the Cubs' starter for Saturday's game against the Cardinals, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports. This was supposed to be Tsuyoshi Wada's turn in the rotation but he was scratched with a shoulder issue. A 25-year-old righty, Roach has a 2.29 ERA and just 33 strikeouts in 82.2 innings at Triple-A this season, so even if he gives the Cubs a quality start, the strikeout totals will likely be well below average. The hope is that one skipped start will give Wada the time he needs to get right, so this may just be a spot start for Roach.

Roach was reassigned to minor league camp Monday, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports. Roach gave up seven hits and four runs in three appearances this spring. He'll likely spend the year with Triple-A Iowa.