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August 30, 2013

Rosario at First

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Patrick Saunders discusses the idea of turning Wilin Rosario into a full-time first baseman:

The idea seems plausible enough. Convert power-hitting catcher Wilin Rosario into the Rockies’ full-time first baseman of the future. Freed from the physical and mental burdens of life behind the plate, Rosario could become an even more potent offensive force.

The Rockies seem to me more interested in using Rosario as a part-time first baseman to keep his bat in the lineup when he’s not catching. The biggest reason against making Wilin a full time is his OBP. While his slugging percentage is over .500, his OBP sits just above .300. He did not have a high OBP in the minors, so there’s no reason to believe he’s going to develop one in the majors. First basemen should be complete offensive players. Talk of moving Buster Posey or Joe Mauer makes more sense since they are multi-dimensional hitters. Rosario is a catcher who has an offensive strength. The Rockies are probably better using him once in a while at first, and trying to develop or acquire a great hitting first baseman.

August 9, 2013

Cycle Alert

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The Rockies are off to a 7-1 lead over the Pirates in the bottom of the 2nd inning. Wilin Rosario already collected a home run and a double, giving him half a cycle. He does not triple often, just twice in 787 MLB at bats coming into the game, but Colorado is a good place to hit one.

It hasn’t been a good night for Francisco Liriano so far, who allowed eight hits and a walk so far.

Update: Rosario has the single as the Pirates bat in the sixth, the Rockies leading 10-1.

September 6, 2012

Throwback

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The Braves lead the Rockies 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, the one run scoring on an unusual play. With Juan Francisco on third, Rockies catcher Wilin Rosario held a pitch and looked Rosario back to the base. He then threw the ball back to the pitcher, Jhoulys Chacin, who swatted at the ball and knocked back behind the mound. That allowed Francisco to score, and give the Braves a 1-0 lead. I’m not sure I’ve seen that before. I’ve seen catchers not be able to throw the ball to the pitcher, but this was a perfectly good throw. I wonder if Wilin holding the ball longer threw off Chacin’s timing?