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The Cleveland Significant League Baseball crew has agreed to a one-One year, $8 million contract with ex-Minnesota Twins outfielder Eddie Rosario, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic and Fox Sports.
Rosario, 29, posted 13 home runs, 42 RBI, a .257 batting moderate and a .792 OPS in 57 games final season. He posted occupation highs with 32 home runs and 107 RBI the One year sooner than.
Here’s how Cleveland’s lineup might well possibly possibly eye with Rosario within the lineup, per RosterResource (by FanGraphs):
Projected Cleveland Batting Expose
1. 2B Cesar Hernandez
2. 3B Jose Ramirez
3. LF Eddie Rosario
4. DH Franmil Reyes
5. 1B Josh Naylor
6. C Roberto Perez
7. SS Andres Gimenez
8. CF Oscar Mercado
9. RF Daniel Johnson
Bench
C Austin Hedges
SS Amed Rosario
OF Jordan Luplow
OF/1B Jake Bauers
Notes
The Twins non-tendered Rosario in December, making him a free agent. He one way or the other decided to tag with an AL Central rival, which is hoping for improved offense after posting a .689 OPS, third-worst within the American League.
The lineup has arguably gotten worse after Cleveland dealt star shortstop Francisco Lindor to the Contemporary York Mets. Lindor (.258 AVG, .750 OPS) had a down One year in 2020, but the 26-One year-extinct had a .288 moderate and .840 OPS at some stage within the notable five years of his occupation.
Rosario brings some mighty-compulsory pop to the lineup, though, and he need to be featured prominently within the lineup. He’ll be expected to anchor the offense alongside Jose Ramirez, Cesar Hernandez and Franmil Reyes.
The offense might well possibly possibly now not devour to beef up mighty for Cleveland to get success again.
Shane Bieber, the crew ace and 2020 American League Cy Younger Award winner, is abet. The the same goes for Zach Plesac (2.28 ERA) and Triston McKenzie (3.24 ERA).
Cleveland did lose Carlos Carrasco within the Mets deal, and nearer Brad Hand is now a Washington Nationwide after he left by free company.
Aloof, the fracture half of of Cleveland’s lineup is promising, and the the same goes for its starting pitching. A return to the postseason after ending fourth within the American League final One year is indubitably possible, in particular if Rosario can post numbers conclude to his 2019 private.
