The Yankees have placed utility player Amed Rosario on the 10-day injured list with a left SC joint sprain. The team announced the move this morning, ahead of their afternoon matchup with the Astros. To replace Rosario on the active roster, they recalled catcher J.C. Escarra from Triple-A.
The 29-year-old Rosario signed a one-year, $2MM contract with the Nationals over the offseason, and Washington sent him to New York ahead of the trade deadline last month. While he slashed a respectable .270/.310/.426 (104 wRC+) in 47 games with the Nationals, he hit the ground running with his new team, going 3-for-7 with a double over his first four games. The Yankees acquired him to help against left-handed pitching, and that’s precisely what he did, taking six of his seven plate appearances against southpaws.
Rosario is no longer an everyday player like he was during his years with the Mets and Guardians, but he remains a productive short-side platoon bat. He has a career .801 OPS and 121 wRC+ against opposite-handed opponents, and he’s only improved those numbers in 2025, with an .838 OPS and 132 wRC+ with the platoon advantage. Rosario also offers value through versatility. Once an everyday shortstop, he now sees more time at second and third base and can also cover a corner outfield spot.
Unfortunately for the Yankees, Rosario is the second of their recently acquired righty bats to hit the shelf this month; outfielder Austin Slater suffered a hamstring strain and won’t be back for about four to six weeks. As for Rosario, he injured his non-throwing shoulder running into the outfield wall on Friday, but the sprain does not seem to be serious. According to Chris Kirschner of The Athletic, Rosario does not expect to be out for any more than the minimum of 10 days.
In his place, the Yankees will have to rely a little more heavily on fellow righty-batting utility player José Caballero. Escarra is a lefty bat (of which the Yankees already have many), but with Aaron Judge leading an offense that also features Giancarlo Stanton, Paul Goldschmidt, Anthony Volpe, Caballero, and the switch-hitting Jasson Domínguez, it’s not as if the team is devoid of right-handed bats. In fact, the Yankees lead the majors in OPS and wRC+ against left-handed pitching.
After a while, what can be seen bad luck seems to be part of a design. The perennial Cashman trade acquisition(s) who promptly get injured. Or were injured.
Really? Slater came healthy and pulled a hamstring. Rosario came healthy and ran into the right field wall where he sustained the injury. Go ahead and blame Cashman for those injuries if you want.
Yes, Slater was healthy at the time of the trade. He’s also had a history of repeated hamstring, knee and groin injuries and has never played 130 games in a season. Make of that what you will.
Ya that’s stupid take
Looking like we should’ve traded for Willi Castro and Harrison Bader(walking boot) instead. Minny was probably asking for too much though.
Everyone wanted Willi and Bader. Who doesn’t need a super utility and a legit CF?
Harrison Bader is one sneeze away from another 60 day DL stint. Crapsman never should have traded for him the first time around, thankfully he at least avoided that mistake twice.
You Yankees fans are hilarious. You just can’t decide if you love Cashman or hate him!!
I think you would realize that your answer is probably: b
I’m a bit confused as to the promotion for Escarra. 1) he’s the third catcher; 2) He’s another left handed bat; 3) He hits righties better than lefties.
Rosario was brought in specifically to face lefties, so promoting a lefty bat seems to be counterintuitive.
That said, I would like to see Escarra traded to a team where he can stay on the ML roster. He’s easy to root for and seems to be a great teammate.
I think it is just a lack of options down there right now. Made getting Rosario necessary in the first place, now they find themselves back to square 1. Hopefully it is a quick turnaround on the injury.
You’re right, but even a late-inning defensive replacement, or good pinch runner off the bench seems like a better option than a third catcher, imho.
Scarra is better than Wells, but do NOT have the oportunity. He was the batting champion in the winter league in DOMINICAN REPUBLIC this year!!!
JCE will go back down after Cashman picks up a DFA’d outfielder and then get rid of him once Rosario comes back. More Stanton in RF!
The only other options on the 40 man roster to promote are Vivas (a lefty) and Shewmake (also a lefty).
that is true but you have guys like Yarbrough who is on the 15IL since June 20th according to roster resource so they can put him on the 60 since he to my knowledge hasnt had a rehab start and i dont see him jumping back on the roster in 10 days. So you could add a right handed bat like gatewood, candelerio, or even de la cruz or yes he is lefty but put ellis on the 40 and bring him up as he adds speed as well.
Of course you could lose them on waivers when rosario comes off the IL unless you think he might be out past september call ups. Which you take him off at that point.
Yup, this is even worse than the Montas/Effross deals from ’22.
Cashman who is considered family to the Steinbrenner’s can stay as GM as long as he chooses. Oh where have you gone Joe Girardi? He still should be the manager, instead of Bum Goon. 🤦♂️
@Badfinger nothing is worse than the Gallo trade.
Yankees fans, as of today they have the 3rd WC spot. Do you think they will make the playoffs? If not, why?
My Magic 8 Ball says Yes.
There is still a lot of games to play. It seems like every year now the Yankees go thru an August swoon where everything goes off the rails, but they always seem to regroup and get the job done (except for 2023). I think they have too much talent on the team not to make the playoffs. However if they lose another starting pitcher, could be game over. Overall: still optimistic (granted my main team is the Mariners.)
Probably, but only because the schedule is soft as it gets to finish up.
If the Yankees can not beat a last place team,,how do you spect them to win ?
I think the safer bet is to assume that, yes, they make the playoffs. They can beat up on enough bad teams and slide in. However it is very clear that they are not on the same level of actually solid teams and will probably not fare well unless they luck into playing the AL Central to make it to the WS
Burn ’em up, toss ’em out.
I’m just here to watch it all burn down
They will not make the playoffs. Boone is a stubborn idiot that keeps using Williams when he should have no allegiance to him. Last year it was Holmes all the time despite leading league in blown saves.
This time there are options in Doval, Bednar, Weaver but Boone keeps going to Williams.
If we’re lucky he’ll be fired soon.
FP
“They will not make the playoffs”
How many years have you said this and they made the playoffs?
If you say it often enough, you will be right sometimes. 👍