NEW YORK (AP) The scuffling New York Yankees added infield depth on Saturday evening, buying Amed Rosario from the Washington Nationals for pitcher Clayton Beeter and a minor leaguer.
The transfer got here hours after New York positioned star slugger Aaron Choose on the injured record and at some point after the Yankees obtained third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Colorado Rockies for 2 pitching prospects.
McMahon made his Yankees debut on Saturday in a 9-4 loss to Philadelphia. New York is 21-28 following a 35-20 begin and has slipped a season-high 6 1/2 video games behind AL East-leading Toronto.
The versatile Rosario can play third base, second base, shortstop and the outfield. He’s a right-handed hitter with an .816 OPS towards left-handed pitching this season, making him a superb match for a part-time position with the Yankees.
McMahon and second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. each bat left-handed. And shortstop Anthony Volpe, a right-handed hitter, is batting simply .217 in his third main league season.
The 29-year-old Rosario was hitting .270 with 5 residence runs, 18 RBIs and a .736 OPS in 46 video games and 158 plate appearances with Washington general. He was one in every of baseballs highest-rated prospects when he broke into the large leagues with the New York Mets in August 2017 at age 21.
Rosario is a .273 profession hitter with 68 homers, 110 stolen bases and a .707 OPS in 9 main league seasons. Hes additionally performed for Cleveland, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cincinnati Reds.
Beeter, 26, was 0-1 with a 14.73 ERA in two appearances out of New York’s bullpen this season. He was optioned by the Nationals to Triple-A Rochester.
The precise-hander has made 83 minor league begins, and he struck out 39 batters in 23 2/3 innings over 21 minor league outings this season his first as a full-time reliever. He was ranked the No. 20 prospect in New York’s system by MLB.com.
The last-place Nationals additionally obtain 18-year-old outfield prospect Browm Martinez, who was hitting .404 (23 for 57) with three homers, 16 RBIs and 13 stolen bases in 18 video games with the Dominican Summer time League Yankees this yr.
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