Vincent Antonio Rottino

Positions: Leftfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: April 7, 1980 in Racine, WI
High School: St. Catherines HS (Racine, WI)
School: University of Wisconsin at La Crosse (La Crosse, WI)
Signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as an amateur free agent in 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 2006 (Age 26)   vs. FLA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Mets/Indians/Brewers/Marlins 2006-2012

Final Game: October 2, 2012 (Age 32)   vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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• 1/18 Rising Apple: Guaranteed Left Fielder?: Yesterday, Sandy Alderson spoke to Mike Francesa on WFAN. They discussed the state of the Mets, expertly summarized by Danny Abriano,...
• 1/7 Mets360.com: Factoids about the 2012 Mets: Well, as the calendar year turns, let’s take a look at some interesting, or banal depending on your mileage on such tidbits,...

• 11/26 Rising Apple: Amazin’ Ten of 2012: #8 – May 26: The hardest part of Thanksgiving weekend? Getting back to real life the Monday after. So here’s a little something to make that...
• 11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Vinny Rottino opts for free agencyCleveland Indians OF Vinny Rottino has elected to become a free agent....[+] Cleveland Indians OF Vinny Rottino has elected to become a free agent.

• 10/31 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Announces Coaching Staff, Makes Contract Decisions and Roster Moves: By Mike Brandyberry Wednesday afternoon the Cleveland Indians announced their 2013 Major League coaching staff under the direction...
• 10/24 WahoosOnFirst: Why Do Blue Jays Want to Hire Manny Acta?: Ever since the Toronto Blue Jays traded manager John Farrell to the Boston Red Sox this weekend, the Cleveland Indians have had...
• 10/15 MLB Dirt: Is Sandy Alderson the Right GM to Lead the Mets Back to Relevance?: Sandy Alderson has just completed his second year on the job as General Manager of the New York Mets.  As Met fans, we have to...
• 10/2 Mets360.com: Top 10 negative things for the 2012 Mets: Don’t like focusing on the negative? Click here for the positive in Part I How do you ultimately judge a season where not much...
• 10/1 Chicken Friars: Final Series in Milwaukee Brings Back Bad Memories of 2007 for This Padres Fan: When I first looked at the Padres’ 2012 schedule, I will admit, I did not read into it too closely.  I mean, I looked for...

• 9/27 Southside Showdown: White Sox Watch First Place Walk Away: In the middle of this one, the Tigers completed their victory against the Kansas City Royals, putting the pressure on the White...
• 9/27 WahoosOnFirst: Indians Draw 12 Walks, Beat White Sox, 6-4: A series of late-inning mini-rallies and a full dozen walks helped Cleveland overcome a rough outing from Justin Masterson Wednesday...
• 9/25 WahoosOnFirst: Why Are Indians Wasting Time with Vinny Rottino?: For a team that lacks a clear direction and has no prayer of making the playoffs, September at-bats are holy things. With active...
• 9/24 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: McAllister Outing Spoiled By Two Dunn Homers; White Sox 5, Indians 4: By Ronnie Tellalian A top notch pitching performance from Zach McAllister, and a 12-hit offensive surge for the Indians went...
• 9/24 Southside Showdown: 2 Adam Dunn Blasts Keep White Sox On Top: With ten games remaining in the season, we enter a period of time where every single game played is “the most important game...
• 9/24 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #154: Cleveland Indians (63-90) at Chicago White Sox (81-71): By Mike Brandyberry Sunday afternoon the Indians salvaged the final game of a three game series in Kansas City, whooping the...
• 9/24 WahoosOnFirst: This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 25: The Minnesota Twins took two games from the Tribe early in the week, but the Indians bounced back to win the series finale. The...
• 9/23 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: September Call-Ups Are Overrated: By Bob Toth In a normal season, the return of Travis Hafner would have created some excitement for the Cleveland Indians’...
• 9/21 WahoosOnFirst: Should the Cleveland Indians Fire Manny Acta?: As the Indians stumble towards the end of what’s been an incredibly disappointing season, one of the biggest questions facing...
• 9/21 WahoosOnFirst: Extra-Inning Walkoff Lifts Indians Over Twins, 4-3: Corey Kluber turned in a quality start and the Tribe’s bats got going in the 10th inning Thursday afternoon as Cleveland...
• 9/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview #149: Minnesota Twins (62-87) at Cleveland Indians (61-88): By Mike Brandyberry It’s cold, dark and lonely when you’re in the basement. Last night the Indians found themselves in that...
• 9/20 WahoosOnFirst: Indians Fall to Last Place in 6-4 Loss to Twins: A late-inning comeback wasn’t enough to overcome a rough outing from Zach McAllister Wednesday night as the Twins beat the...
• 9/14 WahoosOnFirst: Series Preview: Cleveland Indians vs. Detroit Tigers: In a strange twist of fate, the sports gods have spared the city of Cleveland from potential disaster for the second weekend in...
• 9/14 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Ninth Inning Comeback Helps Tribe Avoid Sweep; Indians 5, Rangers 4: By Christian Petrila The Indians rallied in the ninth to overcome sloppy errors and stun the Texas Rangers to avoid the sweep...
• 9/14 WahoosOnFirst: Ninth-Inning Rally Lifts Tribe Over Rangers, 5-4: Zach McAllister threw a gem and the Tribe’s bats came out for a ninth-inning comeback Thursday night as Cleveland won a...
• 9/13 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #143: Cleveland Indians (59-84) at Texas Rangers (85-57): By Mike Brandyberry Last night the Indians once again fell short when Adrian Beltre helped give the Rangers a lead they would...
• 9/7 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #137: Cleveland Indians (58-79) at Minnesota Twins (56-81): By Mike Brandyberry The Indians lost Wednesday evening to the Detroit Tigers 7-1 when Ubaldo Jimenez pitched well, but ran out...
• 9/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #136: Cleveland Indians (57-78) at Detroit Tigers (72-62): By Mike Brandyberry Monday afternoon the Indians took advantage of two early miscues by Alex Avila and a well-pitched game by...
• 9/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Four coming upThe Cleveland Indians will recall SP David Huff, SP Scott Maine, 2B Cord Phelps and INF Vinny Rottino Wednesday, Sept. 5....[+] The Cleveland Indians will recall SP David Huff, SP Scott Maine, 2B Cord Phelps and INF Vinny Rottino Wednesday, Sept. 5.

• 8/31 WahoosOnFirst: Which September Callup Will Make Biggest Splash?: Tomorrow is September 1, which means MLB teams’ active rosters will expand from 25 players to 40. For clubs in contention,...
• 8/30 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Cooper is Minor League Player of the Week and Minor League Roundup: By Sean Tuttle The Indians announced right-handed pitcher, Jordan Cooper, as this week’s Minor League Player of the Week. ...
• 8/23 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Paulino Minor League Player of the Week and Minor League Roundup: By Sean Tuttle Arizona League Indians infielder, Dorssys Paulino, has been named the Indians Minor League Player of the Week,...
• 8/15 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Luke Scott, Jeff Niemann Rehab Results Highlight Action: Both Luke Scott and Jeff Niemann continued their rehab assignments Tuesday night, with very different results. Brett Nommensen...
• 8/9 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Pitching Duels Highlight Minor League Action:   Two extra inning games highlighted the action Wednesday night, as the Rays minor league system engaged in multiple pitchers...
• 8/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #107: Cleveland Indians (50-56) at Detroit Tigers (56-50): By Mike Brandyberry Friday evening the Indians fell behind quickly and never caught up. Justin Masterson was unable to stifle...
• 8/3 WahoosOnFirst: Series Preview: Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers: Now the Tribe has a chance to get on a serious roll. They outlasted Detroit by taking two of three in spectacular fashion and...
• 8/2 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #105: Cleveland Indians (50-54) at Kansas City Royals (43-60): By Mike Brandyberry Last night the Indians fell behind early and their offense was unable to hit the Tribe back into the game....
• 8/2 WahoosOnFirst: Indians Call Up Vinny Rottino, Pass Over Matt LaPorta…Again: New father Travis Hafner is out on paternity leave, so on Wednesday the Indians found themselves in the interesting position of...
• 8/1 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #104: Cleveland Indians (50-53) at Kansas City Royals (42-60): By Mike Brandyberry Tuesday was not a very good day for the Cleveland Indians, regardless of what angle you look at it from....

• 7/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Soto Named Minor League Player of the Week and Minor League Roundup: By Sean Tuttle The Indians named Akron Aeros starting left-handed pitcher, Giovanni Soto, as the Indians Minor League Player...
• 7/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Jordan Smith Minor League Player of the Week and Minor League Roundup: By Sean Tuttle Then Indians named Jordan Smith of the Lake County Captains (A) as this week’s Indians Minor League Player of...
• 7/8 Mets360.com: Ike Davis has been on fire yet Mets still have offensive issues: If at the end of Spring Training, someone had told you that the day before the All-Star break that the Mets were seven games above...
• 7/1 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 6/24/12 - 6/30/12: As Boston says goodbye to one former All-Star and Baltimore welcomes another, let's catch up on the week that was here on MLBTR... The White...

• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Vinny Rottino optionedThe Cleveland Indians have optioned INF Vinny Rottino to Triple-A Columbus....[+] The Cleveland Indians have optioned INF Vinny Rottino to Triple-A Columbus.
• 6/28 Rising Apple: Cleveland Indians Claim Vinny Rottino Off Waivers: While the Mets were busy putting on their biggest power display at Wrigley since Carlos Beltran and Cliff Floyd both hit grand...
• 6/27 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Claim Rottino Off Waivers, DFA Schwinden: The Indians‬ claimed infielder Vinny Rottino off outright waivers from the Mets, the team announced.  To create space, right-hander...
• 6/25 The Baseball Page: Mets Battle Back from Early Deficit but Fall 6-5 on Cano Homer: The New York Mets (39-34) dropped the rubber game of their three-game Subway Series at Citi Field to the New York Yankees (43-28)...
• 6/25 The Baseball Page: Mets Battle Back from Early Deficit but Fall 6-5 on Cano Homer: The New York Mets (39-34) dropped the rubber game of their three-game...
• 6/25 Rising Apple: Ruben Tejada Returns, Frank Francisco Hits DL: While the Mets were able to activate both Ruben Tejada and Ramon Ramirez last night, there had to be corresponding moves to make...
• 6/25 MetsToday.com: Mets Add Left-handed Bullpen Arm: In the 8th inning of last night’s game, two left-handed hitters were due to bat for the Yankees.  Terry Collins elected not...
• 6/25 Rising Apple: Mets Injury Updates: Ruben Tejada Returns, Frank Francisco Exits: While the Mets were able to activate both Ruben Tejada and Ramon Ramirez last night, there had to be corresponding moves to make...
• 6/25 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Designate Vinny Rottino For Assignment: The Mets have designated Vinny Rottino for assignment, the team announced (on Twitter). The move creates room on the roster for...
• 6/24 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Robinson Cano Homer the Difference in 6-5 loss: The Mets and Yankees met for the final time in 2012, with a primetime pitching matchup between R.A. Dickey and CC Sabathia to...
• 6/21 Mets Are Better Than Sex: Future Features: Jordany Valdespin: Now with over 50 plate appearances, Mets fans are starting to get a better idea of the player that Jordany Valdespin can become....
• 6/10 High Heat Stats: “It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart.”: No one can better grasp the meaning of Bart Giamatti’s famous description of baseball than a Mets fan watching his team...
• 6/10 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 61: Loss to Yankees: Yankees 5 Bisons 4 For a while there, it looked like the Bisons might hang in there long enough to beat the mighty Yankees. In...
• 6/10 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees sweep Mets on Martin’s walk-off homer: The New York Yankees looked dead in the water for six and two-thirds innings in Sunday's final game with the New York Mets...
• 6/10 FanSided: Reality Check: A week ago, after the Mets won their third straight game against the Cardinals to improve to 31-23 and move into a mathematical...
• 6/6 Mets360.com: Can Terry Collins hit the sweet spot with Scott Hairston’s PT?: Scott Hairston has been pretty terrific this season. Hairston has 99 ABs so far in 2012 and if he keeps up his current pace, he...

• 5/30 NY Baseball Digest: Depth and Opportunity: The Mets have no depth on their 40-man roster. You’ve heard that since the offseason. I preached it here consistently during...
• 5/29 MetsToday.com: Which Outfielder Will Be the Odd Man Out?: Within the next 2-3 weeks, the Mets should be getting 3 key injured players back.  SS Ruben Tejada, C Josh Thole, and OF Jason...
• 5/29 Mets360.com: Will Scott Hairston be odd man out when walking wounded return?: A typical National League roster in 2012 has 12 pitchers and 13 hitters. The breakdown of the hitters usually is: 2 catchers,...
• 5/28 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 49: Loss to Phillies: Phillies 8 Mets 4 Congratulations to those who have Ty Wigginton on their fantasy baseball teams. Mets Game Notes Jonathon Niese...
• 5/28 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: May 28, 2012: Josh Bell $10.  Other bids: $8,  $6, $1, $1.Josh Bell is back and just as bad as ever.  Called up as a result...
• 5/26 Mets360.com: Thole, Tejada and Bay can’t come back soon enough: As the Mets sit at 26-21, they are admirably exceeding expectations and staying afloat the standings in the cutthroat NL East....
• 5/25 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Hefner Can’t Recover After Rain, Lose to Padres 11-5: Jeremy Hefner was making his first MLB start against the first professional organization that he ever played for. Everything was...
• 5/22 Rising Apple: Vinny Rottino: Who the Heck is This Guy?: In watching the Mets take on the Pirates in the first of their three game set last night in Pittsburgh, my girlfriend and I were...
• 5/22 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 42: Pirates vs. Mets Recap: Sometimes baseball games just go beyond all logical explanations. Monday night when the Pittsburgh Pirates opened a three game...
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Vinny Rottino recalled: The New York Mets recalled INF Vinny Rottino from Triple-A Buffalo Monday, May 21, and optioned SP Chris Schwinden to Buffalo...[+] in a corresponding move.
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Vinny Rottino sent down: The New York Mets are expected to option INF Vinny Rottino to the minors Friday, May 11, to make room for SS Ronny Cedeno on the...[+] roster.
• 5/10 Mets360.com: 2012 Mets: It Might Not Last, But It Sure Is Fun: I heard something happened in Philadelphia the last couple of days. Maybe you’ve heard something about that. Trailing in...
• 5/10 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Wright, Davis Power Sweep with 10-6 Win: This was the best possible position for the Mets to be in before they headed to Miami to face the Marlins over the weekend.Winners...
• 5/10 Crashburn Alley: Mets-Phillies Game Thread 5/9/12: No matter what, the Phillies cannot possibly lose tonight in as absurd and forehead-palm-slapping a manner as they have done the...
• 5/4 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Battle D-Backs At Citi Field: Tonight, the Diamondbacks come to town to begin a three-game set with the Mets. The Mets come into this series not playing well...
• 5/4 Up Along First: Schwinden Sent Down, Rottino Called Up: The Mets today sent down starting pitcher Chris Schwinden to Triple-A Buffalo. In his place, they called up outfielder Vinny Rottino....
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Vinny Rottino coming upThe New York Mets are recalling INF Vinny Rottino from the minors Friday, May 4, and sending SP Chris Schwinden back down....[+] The New York Mets are recalling INF Vinny Rottino from the minors Friday, May 4, and sending SP Chris Schwinden back down.

• 3/23 MetsToday.com: Mets vs. Astros Notes: The Mets enjoyed a convincing victory over the Astros in Grapefruit League action on Wednesday afternoon. Following are my observations....
• 3/13 Optimistic Mets Fan: Tim Byrdak And New Mets Competitions: Tim Byrdak will be on the disabled list until at least May.  This opens up a competition for lefty reliever in a Mets camp that...
• 3/9 MetsToday.com: Spring Training Notes: After the first week of spring training games, a few random notes … Andres Torres had some big hits, including a triple,...

• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Vinny Rottino looking to catch on: New York Mets INF Vinny Rottino is looking to win a roster spot , but he'll likely need to show he is a versatile player who can...[+] also serve as a third catcher. 'I'm going to obviously be working with the catchers while it's just pitchers and catchers,' Rottino said. '(Manager Terry Collins) told me that I'm going to be working more with the position players, mixed in during the team fundamentals and stuff, but then getting my catching in extra - either before or after, maybe catch pens.'

• 1/15 The Daily Catch: Slim, But Not Impossible: This Season Can Be Successful: This article is courtesy of our friends at Daily Stache Written by: Michael Ganci While looking at the Mets’ moves this off-season,...

• 11/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Vinny Rottino signsThe New York Mets signed free-agent INF Vinny Rottino (Marlins) to a minor league deal Wednesday, Nov. 16....[+] The New York Mets signed free-agent INF Vinny Rottino (Marlins) to a minor league deal Wednesday, Nov. 16.

• 10/5 MLBTradeRumors: Outrighted To Triple-A: Astros, Rottino, Sanches, Cubs: Here are the latest outrighted players... The Astros announced that they outrighted left-hander Xavier Cedeno and right-handers...

• 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Marlins | 10 cut: The Florida Marlins optioned SP Sean West, SP Alex Sanabia, RP Dustin Richardson, OF Bryan Petersen and P Steven Cishek to Triple-A...[+] New Orleans; released OF Chris Lubanski; and reassigned C Kyle Skipworth, C Vinny Rottino, P Tom Koehler and SP Shawn Hill to minor league camp, The Miami Herald's Clark Spencer reports.

• 1/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Marlins | Invite 22 to Spring Training: The Florida Marlins have invited OF Dewayne Wise, 2B Joe Thurston, C Clint Sammons, IF Jamie D'Antona, P Frank Mata, P Darin Downs,...[+] P Victor Garate, IF Ruben Gotay, OF Chris Lubanski, OF Josh Kroeger, P Tom Koehler, P Elih Villanueva, P Brad Hand, P Chad James, P Dan Jennings, P Rob Rasmussen, C Vinny Rottino, C Kyle Skipworth, OF Matt Dominguez, IF Donnie Murphy, IF Tim Torres and OF John Raynor to Spring Training, according to MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez.

• 11/25 MLBTradeRumors: Minor League Transactions: Here's a look at some notable names involved in minor transactions between November 16-21, as compiled by Baseball America's Matt...