Last January, I was surprised to learn that Rosario, a guy that finished 4th in the 2012 NL Rookie of the Year Award voting was taking his talent’s to Korea. According to sources, he was doing so to refine his skills as a catcher, as the previous season in Colorado, the club deemed him only useful enough to take part in 87 games (53 of which were at first base).
True, Rosario has never been a world class defender (30 errors and a 28% opponents stolen base percentage in five seasons), but this is a 27-year-old guy who can flat out mash when given the opportunity.