Wilin Rosario Re-Signs With Hanwha Eagles In Korea

Former Rockies catcher and first baseman Wilin Rosario has agreed to a deal to stay with the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO, SB Nation’s Chris Cotillo tweets. Rosario is a client of Team One Management.

The 27-year-old Rosario was a bit of a square peg in parts of five seasons with the Rockies, batting .273/.306/.473 but with questionable defense behind the dish. He played with the Eagles in 2016 and had success there, however, batting .321/.367/.593 with 33 homers (although it should be noted that the KBO, like Coors Field, tends to be very kind to hitters — other recent KBO sluggers to make the leap to the big leagues, including Jung Ho Kang, Byung Ho Park and Eric Thames, posted KBO OPS figures a couple hundred points higher than Rosario’s). Rosario reportedly was considering returning to the Majors following his fine season in Korea, but it appears he’ll stay there for at least another year.