Outfielder Jose Rojas, who played for the KBO Doosan Bears last year, accepted a minor league contract to challenge the Major League again.
The New York Post reported on the 19th (Korea time), “The Yankees signed a minor league contract with utility man Jose Rojas with a history other than the 40-man roster to strengthen the Debs,” adding, “He will participate in spring training as an invited player.”
According to the New York Post, Rojas will be paid 750,000 U.S. dollars per year if he enters the Major League and 180,000 dollars if he moves to the Minor League, respectively. A minor league contract is a split contract.
Rojas joined Doosan for 900,000 dollars last year and recorded a batting average of 0.253 (102 hits in 403 at-bats), 19 homers, 65 RBIs, 52 runs, an on-base percentage of 0.345, a slugging percentage of 0.474, and an OPS of 0.819, in 122 games. Analysts say that neither power nor accuracy met expectations to take the central batter position in the KBO.
What’s interesting is that even if Rojas is included in the Yankees’ opening roster this year, his annual salary will be less than that of Doosan. He will be paid only 10,000 dollars more than the minimum annual salary of 740,000 dollars in the Major League this season. This means that he did not receive much attention in the Major League this winter.
The Yankees acquired Juan Soto, Trent Grisham, and Alex Verdugo in last month’s trade with the San Diego Padres, respectively. All three players are outfielders. In other words, it is difficult to find a vacancy in the Yankees’ outfield. Outfielders who were listed on the 40-member roster including Aaron Judge, Jason Dominguez, Everson Pereira, Oswaldo Cabrera and Bubba Thompson are overflowing.
The New York Post said, “The Yankees have utility man Isaiah Kainer-Falefa moved to the Toronto Blue Jays as an FA this offseason, but there are many resources, including Oswaldo Cabrera, as candidates to fill the position.”
Rojas can be used not only as an outfielder but also as a third baseman and a second baseman, providing a glimpse of opportunities for multi-position players 랭크카지노주소. The Yankees also strengthened their depth by signing minor league contracts with all-weather fielder Josh VanMeter, infielder Kevin Smith, and outfielder Luis Gonzalez.
Rojas has a major league career. He played for the Los Angeles Angels for two seasons from 2021 to 2022 before coming to Korea. He had a batting average of 0.188, six homers, 16 RBIs, 27 runs scored, and an OPS of 0.584 in 83 total games.
Doosan gave up renewing its contract with Rojas this year and hired Henry Ramos, a former KT Wiz player.
