Mets uber prospect Amed Rosario has been extremely busy of late.  Last weekend, he had to fly out from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Miami, Florida to be the starting shortstop in the Future’s Game.  From there, Rosario would fly out to Tacoma, Washington to be the starting shortstop in the Triple-A All Star Game.  Over the past week, Rosario literally played shortstop from coast to coast.

It seems everyone wants him to play shortstop for their team.  That is everyone but the Mets.

As it turns out, Mets fans aren’t the only ones perplexed over why Rosario is in Triple-A.  Former Major Leaguer Billy Ripken was puzzled why Rosario was in the Triple-A All Star Game instead of playing in Flushing.  MLB Pipeline‘s Jim Callis pointed out Rosario is ready to be an everyday shortstop at the major league level right now.

On the very first play of the game, Rosario showed us all why he is major league ready.  On a routine fly ball to medium depth left field, Rosario was in position to make the play himself.  Later in the game, he stole a base against Rays prospect Mike Marjama, who has throw out 48% of base stealers this year.  Overall, in a game where he was 0-4, Rosario showed the skills that will make him a special major league player.

Watching the Future’s Game and the Triple-A All Star Game, you realize there are just no excuses remaining why Rosario is not in the majors right now.

We know he can hit.  On the season, he is hitting .327/.365/.474 with 16 doubles, seven triples, seven homers, and 52 RBI with 16 stolen bases.  Over his past nine games, he is hitting .415/.432/.537 with a double, two triples, three RBI, and three stolen bases.

We know he’s an upgrade defensively.  Mets shortstops have combined to post a -15 DRS, which is the worst in the majors.  Seeing his range, and the scouting reports, Rosario has the range to play the position, and play it quite well.  He would be a boon to a pitching staff that has been struggling.

And it’s not like the Mets shortstops have been making up for the poor fielding with their bats.  The shortstops have combined for an 85 wRC+.  That’s why their -0.4 combined WAR is the among the worst in all of baseball.  Arguably, anyone would have been an upgrade.  Rosario should be a massive upgrade even if he struggles out of the gate.

Between him being an upgrade and the Super Two deadline having passed a long time ago, it really is time for Rosario to come up to the majors.  The Mets need his offense and defense.  Rosario could also benefit from being mentored by Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera.  Considering the Mets are intent on selling, the time for such an arrangement could possibly be dwindling.  Between that and the Mets coming up on a soft part of the schedule now is a good time to call him up.

Now would be a good time for the Mets to find out why everyone but them want Rosario to be their shortstop.