Tampa Bay Rays utilityman Amed Rosario joined in on the fun in the team's 13-0 victory versus the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. Rosario started at third base and went 3-for-6 with a pair of runs and two stolen bases. The veteran has had a nice comeback season in Tampa Bay with a .311 batting average to go along with two homers, 26 RBI and nine stolen bases, but he hasn't gotten consistent playing time. That could all change with the trade of outfielder Randy Arozarena on Thursday night. If Rosario were to see an uptick in playing time, his versatility could make him a solid end-of-the-roster bat in deeper mixed leagues. However, other than speed and batting average, he doesn't offer much to be excited about.
Tampa Bay Rays utility player Amed Rosario is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's contest against the visiting Washington Nationals and right-hander Jake Irvin. The 28-year-old has been rather productive at the plate in his first season with the Rays, hitting .296 with a .727 OPS in 62 games. At the same time, he has hit just two homers on the season -- and none since April 17 -- while walking in just 3.1% of his trips to the plate. His 110 wRC+ tells us that he has been valuable to the Rays but fantasy managers have been unable to extract much value from the veteran's counting stats which include 18 runs, 24 RBI, and seven steals on the season. Rosario is a decent middle infield fantasy player for leagues that count batting average but he has largely been fantasy irrelevant this season.
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Amed Rosario struggled in Sunday's 4-2 loss against the Chicago White Sox. Rosario went 1-for-4 with one strikeout and a hit-by-pitch to end a tough weekend series. The Rays shortstop went 2-for-12 (.167) with one RBI, one run, two walks, and three strikeouts in the three games against the White Sox. He has been a solid starter for fantasy managers this season, though, hitting .320 (31-for-97) with five doubles, one triple, 13 RBI, eight runs, two homers, 13 walks, and fourteen strikeouts in 26 starts. He'll kick the week off with a tough matchup versus Milwaukee, but his fantasy upside remains high and desirable for managers.
Tampa Bay Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander said that the plan is to play infielder Amed Rosario at both middle-infield positions and in the corner-outfield spots in 2024 after signing him to a one-year, $1.5 million deal on Tuesday. Rosario will give the Rays more insurance at the 6 with Wander Franco potentially never playing for the team again given his off-the-field issues, but Jose Caballero will remain the primary option at shortstop. The 28-year-old Rosario has been a lefty killer in his career, so between multiple positions with the Rays in 2024, the Dominican infielder should play rather regularly when the club faces a left-handed pitcher. He'll be most attractive as a low-cost DFS play against southpaws, but with modest power and speed, Rosario's fantasy ceiling is low.
Free-agent infielder Amed Rosario and the Tampa Bay Rays agreed on Tuesday to a one-year, $1.5 million deal, according to sources. The 28-year-old will bring a strong bat against left-handed pitching and should get at-bats at shortstop, second base and potentially in the corner-outfield spots in 2024. It's more insurance for the Rays at shortstop with the possibility that Wander Franco will never play in the big leagues again. Rosario is a career .272 hitter in seven major-league seasons, and he slashed .263/.305/.378 with six home runs, 58 RBI, 15 stolen bases and 70 runs scored in 142 games last year with the Guardians and Dodgers. The move to Tampa makes the veteran infielder more attractive as a deep-mixed corner infielder and for DFS lineups against lefties, who he has hit .298/.339/.467 against in his career.
Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Amed Rosario put up a multi-hit game on Thursday, going 2-for-5 with a run and two RBI, helping his club blowout the Miami Marlins 10-0. The seven-year veteran is having an excellent September thus far, batting .375 over six games. Across 127 games overall this season, Rosario owns a .262/.303/.379 slash line with six homers, 63 runs, 56 RBI, and 13 stolen bases. Those are serviceable numbers in standard formats, but the 27-year-old is stuck in a platoon, making him a deep league option for the remainder of the season.
Los Angeles Dodgers middle infielder Amed Rosario is taking the day off on Wednesday in the series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks. With Rosario resting, Mookie Betts is at the keystone and hitting leadoff, with Miguel Rojas at shortstop and hitting ninth against Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly. Rosario has certainly been more attractive in fantasy with the move from the Cleveland Guardians to the Dodgers at this year's trade deadline. The 27-year-old Dominican isn't always going to be in the starting lineup for a stacked Dodgers squad, but he has made the most of his opportunities so far in LA. In 10 games for the Blue, he's gone 8-for-32 (.250) with two homers, two doubles, nine RBI, a steal and five runs scored. Overall, Rosario is hitting a .264 (110-for-417) with five homers, 49 RBI, 10 steals and 56 runs scored in 2023.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired shortstop Amed Rosario from the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday. This deal makes sense for the Dodgers who have experienced issues in the field all season long. Rosario is on the last year of his deal before free agency, so it sounds like Guardians weren't interested in extending him long term. Rosario is slashing .265/.306/.369 with three home runs and 40 RBI across 90 games. The expectation is that he'll have similar fantasy value in Los Angeles. There is no word yet on what the Guardians are receiving in exchange for Rosario.
Cleveland Guardians shortstop Amed Rosario will take a day off on Sunday with the team facing the visiting Philadelphia Phillies. Rosario will get a much-needed day to rest after starting each of the team's last 38 games. He's had a solid month of July to this point and is currently riding a modest five-game hitting streak in which he's gone 6-for-22 (.273) with a home run, a double, six RBI and five runs scored in 23 plate appearances. Overall, the 27-year-old Dominican is hitting .261/.303/.356 with only three home runs, 17 doubles, five triples, 40 RBI, nine stolen bases and 49 runs scored in 91 games in his third year in Cleveland. Tyler Freeman is starting at the 6 on Sunday and is in the two-hole against Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola.
Cleveland Guardians shortstop Amed Rosario went 1-for-5 with a double, two RBI, a run scored, and a strikeout in a 7-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. Rosario did all of his damage in the fifth inning when he sliced a double off Rich Hill to score Myles Straw and Steven Kwan. Josh Bell would then single in Rosario in that same frame to give Cleveland a 4-0 lead. The 27-year-old shortstop did nothing in his fourth other plate appearances, unfortunately. Rosario has been a bit underwhelming so far this season, as has most of Cleveland's offense outside of Jose Ramirez and Josh Naylor. However, while he's hitting just .194 (6-for-31) over the last seven games, he's slashing a rock-solid .313/.341/.420 with 22 RBI over the last 30 games. Overall, Rosario owns a .262/.305/.360 batting line with three home runs, 39 RBI, and nine stolen bases across 367 at-bats.
