New York Mets shortstop of the future, Amed Rosario, is next month’s cover boy on Baseball America, senior editor Matt Eddy announced on Twitter this afternoon.
It’s a gorgeous cover if I should say so myself on what we hope will be a future star for the Mets for years to come.
At the recently concluded Winter Meetings, Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson let it be known to all teams that the highly desirable Rosario is untouchable and unavailable in any trades.
“We’ve made that clear before and continue to make it clear when his name is mentioned,” Alderson said. “So I think clubs have gotten the message.”
That doesn’t stop one site from posting daily trade scenarios swapping Rosario for one 30-something guy after another. Thank goodness for Sandy.
Steven Matz & Amed Rosario for Blackmon? Hell Freaking No. Where do people get this stuff? Five years of Matz & seven years of Amed? No Way!
— Metsmerized Online (@MetsMerized) December 20, 2016
Baseball America recently ranked the 21-year-old Rosario as the Mets’ top prospect after a big season where he batted a combined .324/.376/.462 with 24 doubles, 13 triples, five homers 71 RBI and 19 stolen bases between High-A St. Lucie and Double-A Binghamton.
Amed was also named Defensive Player of the Year in both the Florida State League and the Eastern League. He is a potential 70-grade defender on the 20-80 scouting scale.
“He makes all plays look easy, even tough ones,” one scout said. “Swings the bat, makes adjustments with breaking pitches.”
The Mets signed Rosario back in 2012 for $1.75 million, a franchise record for an international amateur, and worth every penny. He has had a quick rise through the minors and continues to impress more and more each year.
The Mets added him to the 40 man roster last month to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft. Look for Amed to begin the 2017 season at Triple-A Las Vegas where he’ll be one step away from his major league debut.
“He can be an outstanding player, I think that’s why he’s considered our No. 1 prospect at a premium position,” Alderson said recently.
Congrats to Amed who is also a great follow on Twitter at @Amed_Rosario. A tremendous talent with a great personality and positive attitude. I love this kid…
Nimmo, Plawecki, Conforto, Cecchini, Rosario and possibly Smith playing for the 51’s!? With Rivera, Taijeron and Reynolds. This team could beat a third of MLB’s squads. They might be the Cubs of the PCL.
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Could be the best aaa team we’ve ever fielded. 3b TJ, SS Amed, 2b Gavin,1B Smith, C Plaw, LF Conforto,CF Nimmo, RF Taj
Good squad for the new manager Pedro Lopez to take to Vegas.
Add in Gsellman and Lugo to the rotation potentially. Ynoa as well. McGowan, Sewald and Roseboom in the bullpen too.