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Mets SS prospect Amed Rosario is the best prospect in baseball, according to Keith Law of ESPN's midseason Top 50 prospects list. Rosario was also ranked No. 1 by Law on his list at the beginning of the season, and was ranked No. 3 in January. "Rosario remains on top as he rots in Triple-A", writes Law, "and he'll be there until Godot shows up to call him to the majors, I guess, even with the Mets getting a composite .240/.313/.409 line from their shortstops along with below-average defense."...... Law wrote earlier this season that Rosario "has MVP potential as a true shortstop who will be above average defensively and projects to hit .300 with some walks and power." Rosario, 21, is hitting .327 with a .365 OBP and .474 SLG with seven HR, 16 doubles, seven triples, 16 stolen bases, 55 runs scored, and 52 RBI in 83 games this season for Triple-A Las Vegas...... |
everyday instead of this kid.
Let him take his lumps now
He used to be way worse. the most snark I see from him now is when Mets fans question him about Tebow. It's become comical because fans are 100% (I hope) trolling him.
He used to just be a giant douche to everyone, now most innocuous questions are met with what seem like genuine replies, snarkiness is reserved for when it's warranted at least on twitter.
I hate the fact his content is behind a pay wall, and I hate that ESPN still has a pay wall, I refuse to pay for content like that even if I respect Law's opinions.
He sure is but I still value his opinion over any other prospect analyst.
2) Torres
23) Dom Smith
Devers, Robles and Jimenez round out the top 5.
I continue to be underwhelmed by Rosario. Understand that I want him to be a superstar, but, so far, I just don't see it.
IMHO, as a former SS meself, his fielding is below average/average. Jose Rondon of the El Paso/Sand Diego team is a slick Ozzie kind of SS who cannot hit. Seeing Rondon & Rosario on the same field was laughable that night.
Rondon does not double clutch...Rosario does.
Rondon's transfer is so smooth, so fast...Rosario's is not.
Rondon's arm is a cannon...Rosario's is OK and thankfully D. Smith bails him out all the time.
Rondon as a double guy is so good. I can't say about Rosario as the horrible pitching of the 51's this year does not induce many DP balls...at least in the games I'v seen.
We were there for July 4 game. Guy goes 1st to third on ball hit to CF...Rosario receives a good cutoff throw, whirls and fires a short hop throw to 3rd that eats up the third baseman. This was from 150 ish feet.
Later in game, a soft line drive to Rosario's glove side head high...he makes the latest reaction to catch it. I was flabbergasted. I mean I am almost 69 years old and I am damn sure I would have reacted faster than he did.
On to hitting, well I think his hitting is more advanced than his fielding at this point. Is it enough to play MLB...not sure of that either.
To balance this, I saw Nolan Aranado play at Cashman and it was obvious at first glance that he was a major leaguer, both in the field and at bat.
I really like Dom Smith progression this year even though he has packed on weight since the beginning of the season; but, he has also played much better. He can really field. I don't think he is six foot tall, which is something else as a first baseman, target-wise.
As to the Mets bringing him up, I say do it now, not September. A cup of coffee NOW may be beneficial to Amed...maybe he is a little bored at AAA. I really want him to succeed.