The New York Yankees are likely to spend some money this winter, but ideally for Hal Steinbrenner and the Yankees front office, they won't overspend for the top free agents.
While Cody Bellinger is still an option, a few cheaper options are much more likely additions this winter for the Yankees.
According to Jack Curry of YES, one of those moves occurred a few days after the MLB Winter Meetings. The Yankees are re-signing a former New York Mets journeyman infielder to a one-year, $2.5 million free agent contract.
Yankees re-sign veteran journeyman infielder to $2.5 million deal
"Amed Rosario signed a one-year deal with the Yankees," Curry reports. "Smart bench addition. The Yankees need some RH bats. Rosario crushes lefties and has versatility."
This is a solid bench addition for the Yankees, and as Jon Heyman of The New York Post reports, it's a small $2.5 million deal.
Rosario is a nine-year MLB veteran who most recently spent some time with the Yankees in 2025. He played in just 16 games for the Yankees, but hit.303 with a.788 OPS in his limited time to finish out the regular season.
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In the postseason, across four games and 10 at-bats, Rosario hit.300 with a.700 OPS. He's a bench option who can hit left-handed pitching for the Yankees, something they need with a lefty-heavy lineup.
Rosario spent the first four years of his career with the Mets before joining the Cleveland Guardians, then going to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays, Cincinnati Reds, and Washington Nationals before joining the Yankees.
Rosario is a quality bench addition, and while the Yankees aren't done this winter, re-signing Rosario is a good way to provide lineup insurance against lefty pitching in 2026.
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