#5

Amed Rosario, SS

amed-rosario-100_5103Biography: Born on November 20, 1995 in Santo Domingo Centro, Dominican Republic, Rosario joined the Mets organization as a 17-year-old shortstop as an international free agent for $1.75 million. It seemed to be perfect timing for the Mets to sign a young, promising shortstop, as Jose Reyes left the organization to play for the Miami Marlins. So far, Rosario has held his own throughout the minor leagues, and was promoted to Double-A Binghamton towards the end of his 2015 campaign. Making it to Double-A as a 19-year-old is impressive, as Rosario could be playing in New York pretty soon.

Scouting: Baseball America rated Rosario as the best defensive shortstop in the Florida State League, and said he is a sure-bet shortstop moving forward in the future. Needless to say, on these statements, Rosario’s defense has been a strength of his. MLB.com said he has a rocket arm at shortstop, and is learning the strike zone, while hitting the ball nicely to right field. The power stroke will come, but it seems apparent that Rosario’s game will be defense-oriented.

2015: Rosario had a nice campaign in Single-A St. Lucie, as he hit .257, with 20 doubles and 12 stolen bases. Although he did not hit a home run in 2015, his average provided some promise to his growing offensive game. The organization does not seem to be worried about his offensive prowess, as he was promoted towards the end of the season. While playing two games in Double-A Binghamton, Rosario seemed overmatched, as he struck out 5 out of 10 at-bats. He could begin next season in Double-A, but we will see what the organization decides to place their promising young shortstop of the future to start the 2016 campaign.

Rob: “I’m super high on Rosario, though at this point it’s all projection as his actual production has been more in line with “holding his own” than with that of an elite prospect. Still, the Mets have been pretty aggressive with him since signing him and he’s not been completely overmatched. That’s a very good sign. I would not be shocked to see him take Cecchini’s spot in AA to open up 2016, though that may be slightly too aggressive at this point.”

James: “One of the most raw, talented prospects the Mets have in their system. At age 19, Rosario is progressing through the minors awfully fast, as he was called up to Double-A Binghamton towards the end of the season. While he may have been overmatched offensively in the minors (with a .257 average and .302 OBP), he is still going to have time to develop and add size in order to develop power.”

David: “I, for one, am getting a little tired of judging Rosario based on his potential.  He has to produce on his potential in 2016.

Brian: “We’re still depending on scouts and projections with Rosario.  It was a bold move having him play in Hi-A in 2015.  It will be curious to see if they start him at the same level this upcoming year with an eye towards a mid-season promotion or if they go ahead and start him in Double-A.  Neither one would surprise me.”

9 comments on “Mets360 2016 top 50 prospects: #5 Amed Rosario

  • Eraff

    They have been pushing him and he’s been surviving…and then some. They need to slow him down a bit and let him grow out his bat a little bit at one level. It’s nice to have extremely young players arrive a half season early—better to have him arrive a half season later and Ready. Even “Ready” allows for struggle in an MLB transition.

  • Scott

    Single A guys your best prospects,your system probably isn’t very good.

    • Mets baseball

      You don’t know anything in regards to
      Prospects or the mets system do you

    • Eric

      Well aren’t you just a nelly-negative. Not sure what you’re trying to say. He’s a #5 prospect anyway.

    • Brian Joura

      Just because you repeat the same thing multiple times doesn’t make it true.

  • DED

    My hope is that they start Rosario at St Lucie, give him a chance to consolidate what he has learned. Then once he has spent 40 games blowing off the doors, on to Binghamton and the Flushing radar.

    • Buddy3

      I agree with DED. At 19 there is no reason to rush him to AA and some success with eth bat at PSL would be great for his confidence.

      These lists are all discretionary and about potential, not production. That is why a guy like Desmond Lindsay is also so high . Hard to project these kids at this age, but isn’t that the fun?

  • Patrick Albanesius

    I agree. Starting him at Double-A seems like a needless rush. He is still incredibly young and needs to prove himself a bit before he can move on, IMHO.

  • Eraff

    Rosario has over 400 ab’s at stl… I expect that he will start or be quickly moved to AA— struggle or not, I expect him to stay there and build his bat.

    I expect Cheenee to be at AAA…Reynolds to wear many gloves and practice “Utlity Man”, so that he’s ready to help/patch at MLB as needed

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