Once upon a time, Amed Rosario and Dominic Smith were the next great hope for the New York Mets. Rosario once set the record for the largest signing bonus given to an international free agent by the club back in 2012, and by 2017, he was the No. 5 prospect in all of baseball.
That same year, Smith hit No. 63 on the MLB Top 100 and was the Mets' second most valuable farmhand, behind Rosario. Fans had visions of the pair anchoring the infield for years to come.
There were flashes. 2019 stands out as the high-water mark for both, with Rosario hitting 15 homers with a .