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New York Mets SS Amed Rosario needs to improve against offspeed pitches in 2020

Heading into this spring, the New York Mets were hopeful that Amed Rosario would be able to take that next step in his development and become more polished during his third full major-league season.

But with spring training canceled and the start of the regular season now pushed back, Rosario’s chances of accomplishing that feat have undoubtedly declined. Nevertheless, the 24-year-old is still trending towards a successful season at the plate and he’ll likely be able to at least replicate his results from last year.

During the 2019 campaign, the 6-foot-2 shortstop produced career-highs in home runs (15), RBIs (72), BABIP (.