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Wilin Rosario Elects Free Agency

By Jeff Todd | December 1, 2015 at 2:32pm CDT

Rockies first baseman/catcher Wilin Rosario has elected free agency after clearing outright waivers, per MLB.com’s Thomas Harding (via Twitter). As a player with more than three years of service time, Rosario had the right to reject his outright assignment.

Rosario owns a lifetime .273/.306/.473 batting line in parts of five big league seasons. That looks rather impressive at first glance, but represents roughly league-average production overall once his time at Coors Field is weighed in. Last year was Rosario’s worst at the big league level — excluding a short stint as a 22-year-old — as he managed only a 79 OPS+ in his 242 MLB plate appearances.

The 26-year-old was one of several arb-eligible players recently designated for assignment by Colorado. MLBTR projected him to earn $3.2MM through arbitration, and that pay rate obviously proved too steep both for the Rockies and the rest of the league.

It seems likely that Rosario will find a new home, though it remains to be seen whether any other organizations still believe there’s hope for the 26-year-old behind the plate. As a backstop, Rosario’s high-power bat holds quite a bit of appeal. But if he’s limited to first base or DH duties, there’s obviously much less upside.

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  1. sdsuphilip

    10 years ago

    He has value as a platoon 1B/DH, he’s so awful at catcher just can’t play him there. Career 319/356/6004/960 numbers against lefties.

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    • hopper15

      10 years ago

      Career .260 OBP away from Coors Field.

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      • seamaholic 2

        10 years ago

        Don’t judge Rockies hitters by their road numbers as Rockies. Look at what they do after they leave the team. There is a road penalty when you hit for Colorado that doesn’t exist for any other team. It’s probably almost as strong as the home benefit.

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        • Ray Ray

          10 years ago

          Not to mention the fact that Colorado’s division road schedule includes SF, LA, and SD, three of the most pitcher-friendly parks in the league.

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          • hopper15

            10 years ago

            Those parks have little to do with his awful plate discipline.

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      • sdsuphilip

        10 years ago

        As said by Seamaholic there is a very real road penalty when it comes to players playing in Colorado that I believe Eno (maybe I got person wrong) studied. Rosario is useless against righties but he has a 144 wRC+ against lefties over his career, which you know adjusts for the coors effect.

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  2. seamaholic 2

    10 years ago

    Good guy, huge thunder in that bat when he gets a fastball. Bad anywhere in the field, although his emergency ability to play multiple positions has a little value. Hope he finds the right home.

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  3. Dan LeBlanc

    10 years ago

    He’s worth a flyer….. if teams are Wilin…

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  4. darthjayder1

    10 years ago

    Jays should sign him as a backup catch and first baseman Martin can show him a thing or two about being an effective catcher

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  5. The Oregonian

    10 years ago

    The Rays could try and unload Loney, then platoon Rosario with Morrison at 1B. Would add some power to the lineup.

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  6. Out of place Met fan

    10 years ago

    Enjoy Cleveland Wilin

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  7. chicagos

    10 years ago

    He was jerked around so much last year I don’t take his numbers to heart as much as some. I could easily see him going somewhere and turning it around like Big Papi and EE did.

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