Article: Twins Feel Prospect Eddie Rosario Close to Major League Ready

[beckmt]

Do not think of him as a center fielder, but Twins should give him a real chance to win a starting job out of spring training.  Would rather do that than sign a FA outfielder just to play and block all the youngsters coming up.  If it does not all work out, you have the same option to sign an outfielder next winter.

[Steven Buhr]

Besides 12-13 when he was playing 2B, Rosario has played more games in CF than any other position. In his career, he's played 169 games in CF and only 40 games in the corner. I would anticipate that he'll continue to play CF, unless he's in the same OF as Buxton. Not sure why the Rafters didn't play him there after Buxton left.

Just speculating, but maybe it was because the Twins asked them to play him in LF because they wanted to get a look at him out there?

[Steve Lein]

Just speculating, but maybe it was because the Twins asked them to play him in LF because they wanted to get a look at him out there?

 

I thought they might put him there some after Buxton's injury too, but I'd be fairly confident in saying this was the part of the case why they didn't. Beyond that, the Rafters also had another OF on their roster who would be a much better fit there than Rosario, in Houston's Andrew Aplin.

[kab21]

I really hope the Twins aren't in a position where Rosario is competing for the CF or LF job in spring training.  I think his best value next season is as plan B in case any of the 3 OF'ers need a replacement.  I'm bullish on Rosario still though.

[bird]

I would think that major league ready could be defined as the player has the tools to learn what to do at the major league level.  They would also think it would mean the player will show the ability to adjust, adapt, and overcome.

A player can be perceived by us to be MLB "ready", but we lack a credible factual basis upon which to judge readiness for ourselves. It's hard enough for the coaches and evaluators who are watching every bullpen and every BP these guys take, let alone monitoring their clubhouse and off-field behavior, to make this call. That's why it's a bit presumptuous to so vehemently disagree with the team about these decisions. 

 

And because it's impossible for even the field staff to be certain, I really hope Ryan brings someone in, even if it means turning around and trading from a surplus later.

[jokin]

A player can be perceived by us to be MLB "ready", but we lack a credible factual basis upon which to judge readiness for ourselves. It's hard enough for the coaches and evaluators who are watching every bullpen and every BP these guys take, let alone monitoring their clubhouse and off-field behavior, to make this call. That's why it's a bit presumptuous to so vehemently disagree with the team about these decisions. 

 

And because it's impossible for even the field staff to be certain, I really hope Ryan brings someone in, even if it means turning around and trading from a surplus later.***

 

***Most organizations call that "Plan B" contingency management.  The Twins, as exemplified in the cases of Hicks and Santana, have been wrong on either end of the "evaluation of readiness" spectrum, and positing Jason Bartlett as a Plan B solution.  

[bird]

***Most organizations call that "Plan B" contingency management.  The Twins, as exemplified in the cases of Hicks and Santana, have been wrong on either end of the "evaluation of readiness" spectrum, and positing Jason Bartlett as a Plan B solution.  

Right, like every other club in baseball.

[jokin]

Right, like every other club in baseball.

 

"Every other club", except for, in multiple recent and glaring cases in both the outfield and starting pitching for three years running, the Twins.

[Squirrel]

Right, like every other club in baseball.

"Every other club", except for, in multiple recent and glaring cases in both the outfield and starting pitching for three years running, the Twins.

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