PORT ST. LUCIE — The best time to hold this debate might very well be now, when we can envision Subway Series and Big Apple-centric All-Star Games pitting Amed Rosario against Gleyber Torres. Reality tends to bite into these fantasies.
Anyone remember when we sincerely wondered whether Derek Jeter or Rey Ordonez would have the better career?
So let’s get after it. I asked 10 talent evaluators from 10 non-New York teams: Between Rosario, the 21-year-old Mets shortstop prospect, and Torres, the 20-year-old Yankees shortstop prospect, whom would you rather have in your organization? On whose future would you bet most?