NY Mets Monday Morning GM: 5 most important spring training non-roster invitees

4) Jose Rojas

You’re not seeing double. Jose Rojas is the aforementioned similarly titled player the Mets are inviting to camp. He’s the one taken from the New York Yankees organization. Also an outfielder but a bit older at 33 later this month.

How can we remember the difference in print? R”a”mos has only spent his career in different levels of “A”-Ball (Single, Double, and Triple) while R’o”jas has gone “over” and made it to the majors. Maybe this can help us all. I literally put together the whole previous section on Ramos calling him Rojas. Oye vey!

Rojas hit .287 with 32 home runs and 105 RBI for the Yankees’ Triple-A team over in The Poconos. Unable to crack any playing time in the majors despite this, his defensive versatility has him profiling similarly to Jared Young. He also happens to hit left-handed for whatever that’s worth.

Rojas played some first base, second base, third base, and corner outfield last year. Most of his career has been spent at third base with a more recent transition to becoming a corner outfielder/first baseman/DH type. He is almost 33 after all.

Anyone who can hit 30+ bombs, drive in over 100, and do it with such an authoritative batting average in Triple-A deserves your attention. Consider Young warned. Rojas is someone who can get some specialized at-bats for the Mets this coming year. His 1.039 OPS against right-handed pitchers last year is mouthwatering.