The Dodgers introduced Sunday that they’ve designated outfielder Eddie Rosario for task. The transfer comes with the intention to create a roster spot for Shohei Ohtani, who’s returning to the membership from the paternity record after he and his spouse introduced the beginning of their daughter yesterday on social media.
Rosario, 33, at all times figured to be a short lived addition to the Dodgers roster. Now a veteran of 11 MLB seasons, Rosario spent the primary portion of his MLB profession as an efficient and dependable nook bat for the Twins. He slashed .277/.310/.478 throughout 697 video games in a Twins uniform, good for a 106 wRC+ that jumped as much as 112 when wanting solely at his closing 4 seasons with the workforce. Throughout that stretch from 2017-20, Rosario confirmed constant 25-homer energy and paired it with an impressively low 16.5 % strikeout price. That allowed him to supply a precious mix of energy and get in touch with.
Within the years since then, nonetheless, Rosario’s been an at occasions strong however largely inconsistent hitter. Taking part in for Cleveland, Atlanta and D.C. from 2021-+24, Rosario slashed simply .231/.278/.396 (82 wRC+) total as his strikeout price climbed to 21.6 % whereas his energy declined noticeably. The 2021 and ’23 seasons noticed Rosario play at a roughly league common stage total with a 100 wRC+ in each seasons, with flashes of 20-homer pop making him a succesful hitter regardless of the elevated strikeout price. 2022 noticed him wrestle badly on the plate (63 wRC+) as a result of imaginative and prescient issues that have been in the end corrected, whereas his issues on the dish (45 wRC+) in 2024 got here despite him being typically wholesome.
That lackluster efficiency was sufficient to power Rosario to take a minor league cope with the Dodgers this winter, and he didn’t make the roster out of camp as a result of Teoscar Hernandez, Michael Conforto and Ohtani blocking him within the outfield corners and at DH. Rosario was chosen to the roster to exchange Ohtani within the lineup whereas he went on the paternity record. His temporary keep within the majors this yr noticed him hit simply .250/.250/.250 with a 41 wRC+, but it surely needs to be famous that he didn’t document a single strike out and made a number of loud outs throughout his extraordinarily temporary, two-game journey again as much as the majors.
Going ahead, the Dodgers can have one week to both commerce Rosario or place him on waivers, the place he could possibly be claimed by any membership. If he goes unclaimed, Rosario can have the selection to both settle for an outright task again to Triple-A with the Dodgers or else head to free company and search for a greater alternative elsewhere.
As for Ohtani, the reigning NL MVP rejoins a Dodgers membership that suffered a irritating walk-off loss to the Rangers final night time. Previous to his journey to the paternity record, Ohtani was wonderful as ever with a .288/.380/.550 slash line throughout 20 video games and 92 plate appearances this yr, with six residence runs and 5 stolen bases. Evidently, the celebrity figures to reclaim his spot atop the Dodgers’ lineup as their on a regular basis DH now that he’s again with the membership.
