The Yankees have plenty of unfinished business after another postseason flameout, but one of their quieter offseason decisions may be straightforward: Amed Rosario appears headed for the open market.
New York is trying to clean up the mess left by a season that ended the same way too many have for this franchise, with the club still stuck on a 17-year World Series drought. Injuries to Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton will get part of the blame, but the roster itself is the bigger issue, and general manager Brian Cashman now has to sort through 10 impending free agents, including four position players and six relievers.
Rosario is one of the position players in that group, and the fit never really clicked. The Yankees brought back the 10-year veteran for his energy and for what was supposed to be his usefulness against left-handed pitching, but that edge never showed up the way they needed it to.
“For the first time in his 10-year career, Rosario finished with a higher OPS against righties and lefties. That is not ideal for the Yankees, given how they structured their roster,” The Athletic’s Chris Kirschner wrote.
“They re-signed him last offseason to come off the bench and to hit lefties, and he failed to do that,” Kirschner added.
Rosario finished the year in 87 games with a -0.2 bWAR, along with a .238/.279/.405 slash line and a .684 OPS. His production against lefties was especially underwhelming, as Kirschner noted that “Rosario posted a 65 wRC+ against lefties in 160 plate appearances. Poor batted-ball luck hurt his numbers, but he didn't have encouraging contact quality metrics to begin with,” and added, “Additionally, Rosario can't be trusted defensively at any position.
Kirschner predicted the Yankees will let Rosario leave in free agency, and the club does have other options in-house. Anthony Volpe and Jose Caballero are both available at third base, while Ryan McMahon is currently listed as the starter on paper.
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