Yankees Bolster Roster with Amed Rosario
The New York Yankees have finalized the acquisition of versatile player Amed Rosario, coming from the Washington Nationals. The announcement was made on Saturday night, giving the team a right-handed hitter they had been looking for before the trade deadline.
Rosario, who was a highly touted prospect with the New York Mets, has a batting average of .270 with five home runs and an OPS of .736 in the current season. His performance against left-handed pitchers stands out, where he bats .299 with an OPS of .816. The Yankees are expected to use him primarily against this type of pitcher.
In defense, Rosario offers manager Aaron Boone a versatile player. This season, he has played 20 games at third base and 13 at second base. Throughout his nine-year career, he has also participated in the three outfield positions and at shortstop.
The transaction occurs one day after the Yankees closed a deal with the Colorado Rockies to acquire the experienced third baseman Ryan McMahon. Unlike McMahon, who is under contract for the next two seasons with a value of $32 million, Rosario will become a free agent at the end of the current season.
The Yankees will assume the payment of the balance of the one-year contract and $2 million that Rosario signed with Washington in January.
The Yankees were close to signing Rosario before last season, but the player opted for a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Tampa Bay Rays. He was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the end of July and finished the season with the Cincinnati Reds after being claimed off waivers. This is the third consecutive year that Rosario has been traded near the trade deadline. For the Yankees, this will be his sixth team since the end of the 2023 season.
In exchange for Rosario, the Yankees traded right-handed pitcher Clayton Beeter, a 26-year-old player in Triple-A who has participated in five relief games in the Major Leagues, and Browm Martinez, an 18-year-old outfielder in the Dominican Summer League.
The Yankees acquired Beeter, a second-round pick in 2020, from the Dodgers for Joey Gallo in 2022. Beeter debuted in the Major Leagues last season and allowed six runs in 3⅔ innings in two relief appearances this season.
Martinez is batting .404 with an OPS of 1.139 in 18 games this season, his second in the Dominican Summer League. He signed with the Yankees for $130,000 last year.
