Yankees might have to navigate an Amed Rosario problem after WBC
This is an unusual spring for a potential contributor.
Yankees might have to navigate an Amed Rosario problem after WBC originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Yankees are counting on Amed Rosario to share a versatile role off their bench as a player who especially can contribute against left-handed pitching.
Rosario has missed most of Spring Training, though. He was with the Dominican Republic at the World Baseball Classic. That absence has created a weird dynamic for the Yankees, one that could be a problem if they can't solve it.
Rosario, instead of getting semi-regular at bats if he was in camp with the Yanks, got just one plate appearances over the last few weeks for the Dominican Republic. The powerhouse D. R.
lineup didn't have room for Rosario. He was a veteran presence with versatility that they could've used in a pinch, but it never really was called upon. Rosario went 0-for-1.