AMED ROSARIO NEWS

Will get work in center field Rosario will start taking flyballs in center field within the next week, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Impact Rosario has been almost exclusively a shortstop over his four big-league seasons, with the only exception being a three-inning stint in left field in 2019. He hasn't graded out as a particularly strong defender despite the fact that defense was considered one of his carrying tools as a prospect. His bat would seem to fit best in a utility role, as he's a career .268/.302/.403 hitter. The fact that the team is looking to improve Rosario's versatility may suggest that Andres Gimenez has moved ahead of him on the shortstop depth chart.

MARCH 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mets' Carrasco has sore elbow, shut down until next week

New Mets pitcher Carlos Carrasco is uncertain to be ready for the start of the season after elbow soreness forced him to stop throwing

MARCH 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Springer, Bauer, Lindor lead list of big names on new teams

George Springer, Trevor Bauer and Francisco Lindor are wearing blue now

MARCH 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Will Andres Gimenez, Amed Rosario make opening day roster for Cleveland Indians? Hey, Hoynsie The Indians acquired shortstops Andres Gimenez and Amed Rosario from the Mets as part of the return for Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco...

MARCH 6, 2021 • CLEVELAND.COM

Alderson details Mets' pursuit of Bauer, pleased by results

New York Mets president Sandy Alderson says the team may have been naive to think it could manage Trevor Bauer’s habit of inflammatory social media posts but says he’s happy with t...

MARCH 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Spring games begin with fans, new faces, moment for Mancini

All over spring training, baseball enjoyed a bevy of reassuring signs Sunday on the opening day of Grapefruit and Cactus league play

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Change up: Indians moving on after expected Lindor trade

The Cleveland Indians don't look the same in 2021

FEBRUARY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

AL Central teams at the start of spring training

A team-by-team look at the American League Central entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catc...

FEBRUARY 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NL East teams at the start of spring training

A team-by-team look at the National League East entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catcher...

FEBRUARY 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

AP source: Indians, OF Rosario agree on free agent contract

A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Cleveland Indians have agreed to a contract with free agent outfielder Eddie Rosario

JANUARY 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Indians re-sign 2B Hernández to $5 million contract for '21

The Cleveland Indians have re-signed free agent second baseman César Hernández for the 2021 season

JANUARY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

AP source: Indians, 2B César Hernández agree on 1-year deal

A person familiar with the agreement tells The Associated Press that the Cleveland Indians are brining back free agent second baseman César Hernández

JANUARY 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Indians avoid arbitration with 3, all acquired in trades

The Cleveland Indians avoided salary arbitration with catcher Austin Hedges, right-hander Phil Maton and infielder Amed Rosario, agreeing to one-year deals with three players who j...

JANUARY 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gets $2.4 million from Cleveland Rosario agreed to a one-year, $2.4 million contract with Cleveland on Friday, avoiding arbitration, Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Impact The newly acquired middle infielder had become a spare piece for the Mets, so Cleveland will look to get a bounce-back season from the 25-year-old former top prospect. If Rosario can return to his 2019 form (.287/.323/.432, 15 HR, 19 SB), he would be a great bargain in fantasy drafts. If that season turns out to be the outlier, however, Cleveland has top second base prospect Tyler Freeman waiting in the upper levels of the minors.

JANUARY 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mets avoid arb with 8 players, including Lindor, Conforto

The New York Mets have agreed to one-year contracts with eight players to avoid salary arbitration, including shortstop Francisco Lindor, outfielder Michael Conforto and first base...

JANUARY 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Carrasco: Mets primed for playoffs, can compete for title

New York has bulked up since Steven Cohen completed his $2.4 billion purchase of New York from the Wilpon and Katz families on Nov. 6, and new pitcher Carlos Carrasco is expecting...

JANUARY 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Francisco Lindor all smiles after trade from Indians to Mets

Francisco Lindor smiled widely for a full 40 minutes, enthralled to join a New York Mets team bulking up under new owner Steven Cohen

JANUARY 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Here’s what infielder Amed Rosario brings to the Cleveland Indians Rosario was baseball's top minor league prospect midway through the 2017 season.

JANUARY 7, 2021 • CLEVELAND.COM

Mega deal: Indians trade star Lindor, Carrasco to Mets

The Cleveland Indians have traded four-time All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor and pitcher Carlos Carrasco to the New York Mets

JANUARY 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Moving to Cleveland Rosario was sent from the Mets to the Indians on Thursday along with Andres Gimenez, Isaiah Greene and Josh Wolf in exchange for Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco, Jonathan Mayo...

Impact Rosario started to lose his grip on the Mets' shortstop job last season during a disappointing campaign in which he hit just .252/.272/.371 and failed to steal a single base. In theory, the move to Cleveland should help him get a fresh start, but the player who began to displace him, Andres Gimenez, was also included as part of the deal. It's possible one of the former Mets slides to second base, but there is still a bit of uncertainty with this situation. His ceiling may not be particularly high, as he's never produced an above-average batting line.

JANUARY 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mets, Syndergaard agree to $9.7M salary to avoid arbitration

The New York Mets and Noah Syndergaard have agreed to a $9.7 million, one-year contract for next season, when the injured pitcher hopes to return from Tommy John surgery

DECEMBER 22, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bumpy season ends in big disappointment for frustrated Mets

Like so many things in everyday life this year, little went according to plan for the New York Mets

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Smacks fourth homer Rosario went 1-for-2 with a solo home run during a 4-3 loss to the Nationals in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

Impact Andres Gimenez got the start at shortstop for the matinee but left in the second inning with an oblique strain, and Rosario then took Max Scherzer deep in the fourth as his replacement. After an 0-for-3 showing in the nightcap, Rosario is wrapping up a tough campaign that's put his spot as the Mets' shortstop of the future in jeopardy, posting a .245/.266/.367 slash line with four homers, 15 RBI, 20 runs and a baffling zero steals on only one attempt through 45 games.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Mets eliminated from playoffs, then swept by Nats in DH

The New York Mets were eliminated from playoff contention in a mistake-filled loss to the Nationals in the opener of a doubleheader on Saturday

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Could transition to center field Rosario could be moved to center field in 2021, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.

Impact The Mets briefly considered moving Rosario to the outfield last year, but the idea could get a more serious look this offseason with Andres Gimenez making a strong case, both offensively and defensively, that he's a better -- or at least a more reliable -- option at shortstop. Rosario is still only 24, so the team isn't going to give up on him just yet, but his future looks a lot more uncertain than it did during his strong second half in 2019.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 • ROTOWIRE