Twins outfielder Eddie Rosario has changed agencies, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports. Roc Nation Sports will represent Rosario going forward.
Rosario, who turned 28 in September, is one of many major leaguers fresh off a career-best season in the power department. Across 590 plate appearances, Rosario smashed 32 home runs, helping the Twins amass a record 307 as a team, and posted a .224 ISO – both personal highs for him since he debuted in 2015. At the same time, though, Rosario struggled more than ever to get on base. He ultimately slashed an uninspiring .276/.300/.500 owing in large part to an inability to draw walks.
While Rosario did strike out at a meager 14.6 percent clip this year, he collected free passes just 3.7 percent of the time. Considering his game’s largely predicated on putting the ball in play, the career-low .273 BABIP Rosario logged was especially deleterious. But if we’re to believe Statcast, Rosario wasn’t really the victim of poor luck in 2019. After all, there was almost no difference between his real weighted on-base average (.329) and his expected wOBA (.330).
Despite his flawed campaign, the counting stats Rosario has put up over the past few years have him in good position as he nears his second-last trip to arbitration. MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projects Rosario will earn $8.9MM in 2020, though it’s up in the air whether the Twins will retain the three-time 20-home run hitter or attempt to move him in a trade.
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Oh boy, look what happened with Miguel Sano’s performance when he signed with these Roc Nation boys. He moved to New York and stopped caring or training. They better trade Eddie before something similar happens. Quick… somebody make up one of those crazy trade scenarios for Eddie Rosario.
I got ya Quaker Oats.
Rosario and two prospects for Grichuk and Giles.
Is he really worth $9m? 32 homers but it seemed that everyone hit them last year, especially for the Twins.
I’d take him to arbitration and try to point to changes in how player are valued. Rosario doesn’t have any significant trade value so moving him right now after a down year doesn’t make a ton of sense.