Lost in all the euphoria of Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson announcing the team will finally promote top prospect Amed Rosario to the majors was his statement that Rosario will not be playing every day:

“Rosario is not going to play every day,’’ Alderson said. “He’s never played that many games in a year.”

Rosario set his career high in games played last year with 120 games split between St. Lucie and Binghamton. In addition to those 120 games, Rosario did make an appearance in the MLB Future’s Game and the Florida State League All Star Game. His career high of 120 games had surpassed his previous high of 105 games played in 2015. That was a 15% jump in games played.

What is notable was when Rosario passed the 105 game mark last season, he didn’t wear down as one might suspect. In fact, Rosario got better. From his 106th game until his 120th game, Rosario hit .403/.456/.548 with four doubles, a triple, a homer, and 11 RBI with five stolen bases.

If Rosario were to have a similar 15% jump that he had from 2015 to 2016, this means Rosario would play in 138 games this season. Before his call-up, Rosario has played in 94 games meaning that he would play in 44 of the Mets remaining 59 games. As the Mets have not set forth a specific construct on Rosario’s playing schedule, it is possible the shortstop may play in more or less games than that.

Certainly, Rosario’s play on the field may dictate exactly how many games he plays to finish out the season. Should he play well, like he did at the end of the 2016 season, it is likely Terry Collins will be more inclined to put his name in the lineup in more games than originally expected. If he struggles, it is possible he will play in fewer games. You could also argue Rosario should stay in the lineup when he struggles so he can work on making the necessary adjustment. Ovearll, the specific amount of games he plays shouldn’t be the issue.

The real objective with Rosario is making him a better player. Yes, part of that is getting on the field and playing. Another aspect is just getting acclimated to the majors and learning from the veterans on the team like Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera. It is about making the adjustments he needs to make to become a better player not just this year, but for his entire career.

Yes, it will be frustrating if you are a Mets fan that rushes out to a game now to see him play only for him to be sitting that day. It will be even more frustrating for the Mets not to do everything in their power to insure Rosario becomes the major league player we all believe he can be.