2K16 Eddie Rosario

[Gregg]

How about 20 hrs, .270 ba, 15 sbs, 60 rbi, 70 runs?

What do you guys think?

[SlideRule]

I'm a bit more bearish on him. Not sure why. But I'd like to see more opinions as I have him as a potential keeper at $5 in an AL 10-team.

15 HR, .265, 12 sb, 55 rbi, 60 r

[Gregg]

Even that is toward the upper limit of what I'd expect out of Rosario. Doesn't walk at all and strikes out way too much for someone with very little power. He's a very risky player, imo. He needed a .332 BABIP just to hit .267 last year.

Yet he ranked 31st in AL only OF last year. We are a 12 team AL only that needs 60 OF without including the 12 UT spots. As a regular starter he should get another 100 abs.

[revo]

Even that is toward the upper limit of what I'd expect out of Rosario. Doesn't walk at all and strikes out way too much for someone with very little power. He's a very risky player, imo. He needed a .332 BABIP just to hit .267 last year.

He struck out far more at the MLB level than he ever did in the minors, so I'm not sure I'd fault him for that. But I agree that SlideRule's projections are also upper level. I think his HRs drop a tick rather than increase.

Minny also has a bunch of "next-ups" in Arcia, Vargas, D. Santana, etc., so I agree that Rosario's leash may be short.

[Hornsby]

He struck out far more at the MLB level than he ever did in the minors, so I'm not sure I'd fault him for that. But I agree that SlideRule's projections are also upper level. I think his HRs drop a tick rather than increase.

Minny also has a bunch of "next-ups" in Arcia, Vargas, D. Santana, etc., so I agree that Rosario's leash may be short.

They still like Santana as a 4th outfielder, but they've really soured on Arcia and Vargas. The guy that you've got to keep your eye on is Max Kepler, a German born outfielder who they really like, and might have been a starter this year if it wasn't for the Park signing. They really like Rosario, so he's pretty safe. He's also a good bet to go 15-15 with pretty good defense...

[revo]

He struck out far more at the MLB level than he ever did in the minors, so I'm not sure I'd fault him for that. But I agree that SlideRule's projections are also upper level. I think his HRs drop a tick rather than increase.

Minny also has a bunch of "next-ups" in Arcia, Vargas, D. Santana, etc., so I agree that Rosario's leash may be short.

Demoted to AAA today.

[Hornsby]

Demoted to AAA today.

Basicly got send down for being a dumb-ass...certainly not a lonely position for a Twin.

DETROIT – Left fielder Eddie Rosario had a bad game Wednesday. And his day got worse.

Rosario’s multiple mistakes landed him in the doghouse, on the bench when he was pulled in the seventh inning and ultimately on the way to the minor leagues.

After the 6-3 loss to the Tigers, the Twins demoted Rosario to Class AAA Rochester. Outfielder Robbie Grossman was not in the lineup for Rochester on Wednesday night and will be called up to replace Rosario on the roster.

Rosario missed a cutoff man in the first inning, made a bad throw to second as Nick Castellanos legged out a double in the second inning and didn’t communicate with shortstop Eduardo Nunez in the fifth as Justin Upton’s blooper fell between them for a single. And manager Paul Molitor lamented that Rosario continues to chase pitches out of the strike zone.

But the move that got him in the most trouble came with two outs in the seventh when he stole third. The Twins were down four runs and had two runners on with Joe Mauer at the plate.


“It goes back to one of those things where you are caught up in the moment and you do something that has no real impact on the game, trailing four with two outs in the seventh,” Molitor said. “We have our best hitter up there. The risk — 100-fold — is greater than the reward.”

Rosario was removed from the game after the inning, replaced by Darin Mastroianni. “I wanted to get Eddie out at that point,” Molitor said.

Grossman, 26, played 190 games the past three years with Houston, and exercised an out clause in his contract at Class AAA Columbus. He has a June 15 out clause with the Twins if he is not in the majors by then.

http://www.startribune.com/twins-demote-rosario-after-outfielder-s-bad-game/380043431/

[Hammer]

Rochester is going to have an awesome team this year.

[joncarlos]

Rochester is going to have an awesome team this year.

Maybe when the Twins get relegated, Rochester can take their spot.