Eddie Rosario’s signing with the Cleveland Indians is about to be candied

Puerto Rican outfielder Eddie Rosario is nearing the end of a contract with the Cleveland Indians, a franchise that traded Francisco Lindor to the New York Mets earlier this month.

The information was provided by MLB Network.

After playing six seasons with the Twins, the franchise that selected him in the fourth round of the 2010 rookie draft, Minnesota placed the 29-year-old Guy on the list of direct waivers in early December, after not managed to make an attractive transaction. ranger. According to Ken Rosenthal, Rosario could have reached a salary of $ 9.6 million in arbitration before being released.

Last year, Rosario managed .257 with 13 home runs and 42 RBIs in the short Major League Baseball season. The twins were swept into the wild card series by the Houston Astros.

In his career, he hit .277 with 119 home runs and 388 RBIs. In 2015, he was the leader in triples in both leagues with 15.

If the pact is finalized, Rosario will reach the Indians – rivals of the twin division – after he changed his star compatriot, Lindor, to the Mets because he did not have the capital to offer him an extension for several years. Roberto “Bebo” Pérez, twice addicted to Glove Gold, plays in Cleveland, and former player Sandy Alomar Jr. is the first head coach.