The New York Yankees had been on the seek for a right-handed hitting infielder. They discovered their man late Saturday night time.
Jack Curry from YES Community reported that the Yankees acquired infielder Amed Rosario from the Nationals. In alternate, the Yankees are sending pitcher Clayton Beeter and minor league outfielder Browm Martinez to Washington.
The Yankees had been wanting for a right-handed hitting infielder within the wake of buying third baseman Ryan McMahon on Friday. Rosario is strictly the kind of participant the Yankees had sought – a stable choice able to enjoying second and third. He had posted a .270/.310/.426 batting line in 158 plate appearances getting into Saturday, hitting 5 homers and eight doubles.
Rosario’s best attribute for the Yankees is his capability to hit left-handed pitching. He has a .299/.333/.483 batting line in 99 plate appearances towards lefties this season, with three homers and 7 doubles. He and McMahon ought to kind a stable platoon on the sizzling nook in New York.
Nevertheless, the Yankees paid a steep value to carry Rosario on board for the subsequent a number of months. Beeter had been ranked because the Yankees’ Twentieth-best prospect per MLB.com, together with his upper-90s fastball and wipeout slider each thought-about plus choices. He has operated strictly as a reliever this season, the place each his capability to overlook bats and questionable command have been obvious.
Martinez had been thought-about a participant to observe heading into the season by FanGraphs, citing his stable contact charges and projectability. The 18-year-old is years away from making an affect, however has posted a formidable .404/.507/.632 batting line in 69 plate appearances within the Dominican Summer season League, hitting three homers and 4 doubles whereas stealing 13 bases. His capability to make contact has been spectacular, as Martinez has drawn six walks with simply eight strikeouts this season. A promotion stateside could possibly be within the playing cards earlier than the top of the 12 months.
