Rosario?

[Mill1634]

Looks like he is staying in the big leagues, correct? 

[gunnarthor]

Until he slumps, yeah. 

 

I think he's this years Danny Santana.

[stringer bell]

 

Until he slumps, yeah. 

 

I think he's this years Danny Santana.

Rosario is going to be a good MLB hitter.  He's been a better hitter and a better prospect than Santana.  I think he will have a good major league career.  Not a flash in the pan.

[gunnarthor]

 

Rosario is going to be a good MLB hitter.  He's been a better hitter and a better prospect than Santana.  I think he will have a good major league career.  Not a flash in the pan.

I didn't mean it as an insult.  I meant it as a guy coming up from the minors and being a nice sparkplug for the team.

[KirbyHawk75]

What is Rosario's ceiling?  

[a-wan]

So far Rosario has shown little power and little plate discipline. Those combined severely limit his potention. 

[drivlikejehu]

Rosario has a .392 BABIP and yet still has below average offensive numbers (RC+ of 94). Before long his average will plummet and he will be back in the minors. Or he'll stay lucky and wait until next year to crater, Santana-style.

[DaveW]

 

What is Rosario's ceiling?  

.800 OPS

+ Defensive in the OF

20 HR 20 SB

 

Reality is probably closer to .750 OPS

15 HR 20 2B

[KirbyHawk75]

Would you say a Jacque Jones type player?  

[howieramone2]

 

Rosario has a .392 BABIP and yet still has below average offensive numbers (RC+ of 94). Before long his average will plummet and he will be back in the minors. Or he'll stay lucky and wait until next year to crater, Santana-style.

Yeah, either that or become a solid major leaguer.

[kab21]

I expect Rosario to come back to earth a bit but Rosario is the option for everyone that has lectured on and on that the Twins didn't care about OF defense.  Not a lot of options other than putting a Shane Robinson on the corner currently.

 

Perhaps Danny Ortiz but I wouldn't expect much offense from him either.

[Thegrin]

either he will be good or he won't be good.  We go out on a limb with our predictions.

 

I predict a .300 career BA and a borderline Hall of Fame candidate by the end of his career. 

[Craig Arko]

Would you say a Jacque Jones type player?

 

I was thinking Lyman Bostock.

[kellyvance]

I see Paul Blair kind of skills. I hope Tim Raines 

[DocBauer]

.800 OPS

+ Defensive in the OF

20 HR 20 SB

 

Reality is probably closer to .750 OPS

15 HR 20 2B

  

Would you say a Jacque Jones type player?

 

I agree with both of these.

 

He will be a .275-ish career hitter minimum. And I believe it will be actually be 15-20 points higher. I truly believe he's a natural hitter, and pretty decent on contact as well. However, I believe he will also be perennially aggressive, and will keep his OB% in the .320-ish range. Not bad...not great. 30+ Dbls yearly with a hand to hand and a half in triples.

 

He will also crank out 15-17 HR's yearly. But he is more than capable of low 20's a few times as he gains experience after a few years. In fact, his power might increase as his speed begins to diminish. I see 15-17 SB's per year, on average as well. I short, he will de absolutely everything well, without being great in any singular area. And he will be able to help the Twins virtually anywhere in the lineup, potentially, on a daily basis; the only thing he's not is an intimidating #4 hitter.

 

And yeah, surprise surprise, I think he's here to stay.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

.800 OPS

+ Defensive in the OF

20 HR 20 SB

 

Reality is probably closer to .750 OPS

15 HR 20 2B

id take that if he can continue to field the way he has

[SydneyTwinsFan]

Jacque Jones was a career .275/.325/.450 hitter which feels like a reasonable hitting comp for Rosario, although with some upside for Eddie in the field