Earlier than Cactus League play started, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been projected to decide on between Chris Taylor, Andy Pages, and James Outman for the final roster spot.
Nevertheless, Eddie Rosario isn’t taking place with out a struggle.
Rosario blasted the Dodgers’ first house run of the spring Friday and went 1-for-2 with a run scored and two runs batted in. By way of three video games, Rosario is 2-for-7 with three strikeouts, three RBIs, one stroll, and one run scored.
How does the previous NLCS MVP and 2021 World Sequence champion stack up in opposition to his competitors?
Outman doubled for his first hit on Monday. He’s 1-for-7 with a run scored, a stroll and 5 strikeouts. Pages is 1-for-8 with a stroll and 4 strikeouts. Taylor is 2-for-8 with a run scored, a stroll and 5 strikeouts.
Judging by numbers alone, Rosario seems to be proper on the prime of the race. All 4 gamers have appeared in three video games and have roughly the identical pattern measurement to work with.
The Dodgers introduced Rosario in on Feb. 15 after he was launched from a earlier minor league cope with the New York Mets again in August. He’s coming off a disastrous 2024 hitting simply .175/.215/.316 in 91 video games with the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves.
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The excellent news for Rosario is that Taylor and Outman additionally struggled final 12 months.
The unhealthy information for Rosario is he isn’t as versatile as Taylor and the Dodgers love having utility gamers who can play any place.
“I’ve at all times mentioned that certainly one of Chris’ superpowers — and he’s received loads of large video games for the Dodgers within the largest of moments — is his mindset, his mentality to be prepared for no matter we ask of him,” supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned. “I nonetheless consider that’s a superpower, and his capacity to play all around the diamond. So he’s acquired numerous gloves. He’s wholesome. He’s transferring very well. So it may very well be from third base to left area to heart area, and I feel after that, there’s (taking part in) second base in there. However I feel CT simply is aware of how you can put together himself.”
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Taylor is Rosario’s largest menace and he isn’t going to surrender his spot simply. The truth that he’s due $15 million this 12 months positively doesn’t assist Rosario’s case.
“Being a Dodger means every part to me,” Taylor mentioned. “I’m so grateful that I used to be given the chance. Getting traded right here in 2016 is the most effective factor that ever occurred to me. I do know that is the most effective group in baseball, and I really feel very lucky that I’ve been capable of play right here so long as I’ve, and I’m hoping to proceed to play right here.”
Photograph Credit score: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Photos
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