Eddie Rosario and the Cleveland Indians agree on a one-year, $ 8 million contract

Cleveland. The Puerto Rican gardener Eddie Rosario and the Cleveland Indians they signed a one-year contract and $ 8 million, Which assures the franchise of a quality player who has chased his pitchers in recent years.

Rosario passed his physical exam on Thursday and signed the contract he agreed to late last week. The natural player of Guayama gives the Cleveland lineup an injection of power after the departure of Puerto Rican outfielder Francisco Lindor and first baseman Carlos Santana this low season.

Rosari, 29, has spent the last six seasons with the Minnesota twins, Helping them win consecutive titles at the Central American League in the last two years.

The athlete is a left-handed batsman who hit 13 homers in 57 games last season. He connected 32 home runs and towed 109 runs in 2019. Rosario was especially tough with Cleveland’s pitching, connecting his most home runs (22 to 93 games) against the Indians.

The Cleveland Gardens have lacked offensive production in recent years, as the club resorted to a platoon of players in all three positions. Rosario can handle any of the places, but has played mostly on the left.

Rosario’s signing comes immediately after the Indians brought him back to second base César Hernández for a second season after it looked like he would sign elsewhere as a free agent.

The Indians are fulfilling the promise of baseball operations team president Chris Antonetti to reinvest part of the $ 32 million in payroll that the club cut in exchange for Lindor and opener Carlos Carrasco at the New York Mets last month.