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Filia

Filia hit .262/.388/.383 with three homers and four steals across 183 plate appearances at Triple-A Tacoma this past season. The 29-year-old outfielder was a highly-regarded prospect in the Mariners’ system a few years ago, but served a 100-game suspension back in 2019 after a third positive test for a drug of abuse, and wound up stalling out in the upper minors.

Filia -- who is ranked by MLB.com as the Mariners’ No. 28 prospect -- served a 50-game suspension at the beginning of last season for his second positive test. The 26-year-old hit .274/.371/.348 with two homers at the Double-A level last season.

Filia had been announced earlier this week as the player to be named in the Roenis Elias deal, but he failed his physical. The Red Sox will receive cash considerations instead. Filia was suspended for 50 games in January after testing positive for a drug of abuse.

Filia sat out the first 50 games of the season at Double-A Arkansas after testing positive for a drug of abuse in January, but the 25-year-old was sporting an impressive .426/.508/.537 batting line in 63 plate appearances since his activation. He has a .343/.428/.460 slash line in 210 pro games. It’s a pretty nice get for Boston.

Filia led the Arizona Fall League with a .408 batting average. This was Filia’s second failed drug test. He slashed .326/.407/.434 with five home runs and 59 RBI in 567 plate appearances at Single-A Modesto last year.