Eddie Rosario Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 180 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 9/28/1991 (32)
- Experience
- 9
- College
- None
Eddie Rosario Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Eddie Rosario News
Washington Nationals outfielder Eddie Rosario and second baseman Luis Garcia Jr. are both sitting on Saturday with the team taking on a left-handed pitcher against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies. Rookie outfielder Jacob Young will start in center field and bat ninth, while Ildemaro Vargas is playing the keystone and hitting seventh versus Phillies southpaw Ranger Suarez. The 32-year-old Rosario probably isn't going to play much against lefties in his platoon role in D.C. in 2024, so this shouldn't be a big surprise. Garcia, 23, is hitting .368 (7-for-19) with a league-leading five doubles, but the Nats also want to pick and choose their spots with the young infielder this year. It's hard to recommend either Vargas or Young in DFS contests while at the bottom of Washington's lineup on Saturday.
Washington Nationals outfielders Eddie Rosario and Joey Gallo and second baseman Luis Garcia are all on the bench on Monday with the team facing a left-hander in Pittsburgh Pirates southpaw Marco Gonzales. Victor Robles is getting the start in center field and is batting ninth, Joey Meneses is starting at first base and batting third, and Ildemaro Vargas is at the keystone and hitting seventh. Rosario started the first three games of the year for the Nats in center field and went 3-for-11 with a home run over the weekend. Gallo also started each of the team's first three games against right-handed pitchers and went hitless in 12 at-bats with six strikeouts. The 30-year-old slugger is unlikely to play much against lefties in 2024. Garcia went 2-for-11 with a walk and four strikeouts in the first three games of the year.
After reassigning outfielder Eddie Rosario to minor-league camp on Saturday in a procedural move, the Washington Nationals selected both he and outfielder Jesse Winker to the major-league roster on Sunday. Given the lack of experienced options in the outfield for the rebuilding Nationals in 2024, Rosario was signed earlier this month to give the team a stable left-field presence. He could get off to a slow start this year after going just 3-for-18 in his seven Grapefruit League games, but don't ignore the power-hitting left-hander in NL-only leagues just because in D.C. The 32-year-old veteran Puerto Rican slugger might not be much to look at against left-handers, but he did manage 21 home runs and 74 RBI in 142 games played last year for the Atlanta Braves.
Batting Order
1 | CJ Abrams |
2 | Jesse Winker |
3 | Joey Meneses |
4 | Luis García Jr. |
5 | Keibert Ruiz |
6 | Joey Gallo |
7 | Eddie Rosario |
8 | Ildemaro Vargas |
9 | Jacob Young |
Eddie Rosario Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | CJ Abrams |
2 | Jesse Winker |
3 | Joey Meneses |
4 | Luis García Jr. |
5 | Keibert Ruiz |
6 | Joey Gallo |
7 | Eddie Rosario |
8 | Ildemaro Vargas |
9 | Jacob Young |
Coming off a career 2019 campaign, outfielder Eddie Rosario slashed .257/.316/.476 with 13 home runs and 42 RBI in just 231 plate appearances with Minnesota in 2020. Now with the Indians, Rosario will call Progressive Field home for 2021. Though he won't be hitting against Indians' pitching, Rosario has had tremendous success in Cleveland throughout his career. In 177 plate appearances (45 games) at Progressive Field, Rosario owns a career .353/.379/.653 line with 11 HR and a 1.031 OPS. Looking at Rosario's 2020 metrics, managers could shy away from Rosario due to a low overall exit velocity and overall hard-hit rate that ranked in the bottom third of MLB. This would be misguided. Rosario's 2020 metrics in these areas were relatively consistent with career averages resulting in 25-to-30 HR production. Furthermore, Rosario's 2020 zone contact rate of 84.2% was identical to his 2019 contact rate, and his 2020 14.7% strikeout rate (up ever so slightly from 14.6% in 2019) remained elite in the top-11% of MLB. Notably, Rosario's 2020 EV on FB/LD dipped down to 92 mph from 93.9 mph in 2019. This, coupled with a move to a less potent Indians' lineup, may slightly impact HR and RBI returns (if it outweighs his move to a better ballpark), but not enough to justify passing on Rosario at an ADP of 117.5. The always underappreciated but consistent Rosario should provide managers with a .270 average, 27-32 HR, and 90-100 RBI as an OF2/3 around the 120th pick. Draft with confidence.