Amed Rosario, New York Mets
As everyone has seen, first-year general manager Brodie Van Wagenen has hopes for the Mets to contend for a playoff spot in 2019. New York does have an intriguing young core of starting pitchers and position players currently on the roster, with a crucial one being shortstop Amed Rosario.
His first full season in the big leagues included a bunch of learning on the job. However, it appeared as though he was starting to get a hold of things in August and September. Through the end of July, Rosario slashed .237/.280/.359, which was good for a 74 wRC+. During the regular season’s final two months, that line improved to .284/.318/.413, along with a 102 wRC+.
This was a significant stretch because it was the first time he had finished at least one month with an above-average wRC+, and in this instance, he did it in consecutive months. He’ll obviously need to figure out a way to sustain this while also cutting down on the -16 DRS he posted at shortstop last season.
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