Edwin Ros Elects Free Agenc Edwin Ros Elects Free Agenc

Infielder recently elected free agency, per his at MLB.com. He had been designated for a signment by the Reds last week and was sent outright to Triple-A Louisville after clearing waivers, but he instead exercised his right to return to the open market. Ros, 30, Enos Slaughter Jersey started the year on a minor league deal with the Reds and had a nice run at Triple-A. He got into 50 games for the Bats and hit 11 home runs while drawing walks at an 11.8% clip. He also struck out in 28.6% of his plate appearances but his .243/.340/.486 batting line still translated to a solid wRC+ of 108. He was called up by Cincinnati a few weeks ago but didnt get much playing time, which has been a theme of his career. The Reds gave him just ten plate appearances in five games during his two weeks on the roster. The Reds acquired from the Giants and also welcomed players like and back from absences and Ros got squeezed off. Players with at least three years of service time or a previous career outright have the ability to elect free agency rather than accept another outright a signment. Ros qualifies on both of those counts and now used that right to look for a new gig on the open market. Ros has always hit well in the minors and also had a nice start to his major league career with the Dodgers. In 2019 and 2020, he slashed .260/.338/.634 in the big leagues with Los Angeles but was limited to 139 plate appearances on a fairly crowded roster. In 2021, he was limited to just 60 trips to the plate and struggled to a line of .078/.217/.137 but then bounced back in 2022. Though he still only got 92 plate appearances, he hit seven home runs and slashed .244/.293/.500 in those. By the end of 2022, he had 20 homers in just 291 trips to the plate and a .219/.299/.492 batting line that translated to a 112 wRC+. But he qualified for arbitration by cro sing the three-year service mark and the Dodgers decided not to tender him a contract. He signed with the Cubs and continued hitting well in the minors but slashed just .071/.235/.214 in the small sample of 34 plate appearances he got at the major league level. He exhausted his final option season last year and was outrighted off the roster in the middle of the campaign. Since the start of 2018, Ros has hit .272/.347/.511 and a produced a 110 wRC+ in almost 1400 Triple-A plate appearances. Despite that consistently strong work and his encouraging showing with the Dodgers in the majors a few years ago, he still hasnt cracked 100 plate appearances in any individual MLB season. Defensively, he provides a bit of versatility since he has lined up at the four corner spots at the major league level. 29 clubs pa sed on the chance to grab Ros from the Reds, so hes likely looking at a minor league deal in the coming days or weeks. With the trade deadline coming up on July 30, its po sible that some new opportunities might open up for him. If he finds a role anywhere, he is out of options but has le s than four years of service time and could theoretically be retained via arbitration beyond this season. Matt Carpenter Jersey