Rosario rising in Mets’ future

PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. >> In a New York Mets’ clubhouse where Spanish words flow freely, a two- word description of Amed Rosario might be the best in any language. El Futuro. You don’t have to be a slick-fielding, multi-skilled, young talent from the Dominican Republic to understand the meaning of that — The Future. Rosario, in his first big league camp, is hitting .296 and showing the flashy defensive skills and fleet feet that have the shortstop ranked as the organization’s top prospect.

“He’s got to go play. He’s shown me everything that needs to be shown,” Mets manager Terry Collins said.

The 21-year- old Rosario played a career-high 120 games in 2016, starting his second season at Class A St. Lucie and being promoted to Double-A Binghamton on June 23. He finished with a combined batting average of .324 — a sizzling .341 at the higher level — and was selected to play in the MLB All- Star Futures Game.

“He hasn’t hit for power in camp, but you know he’s got it,” Collins said.

“He’s just got to go out and do what all good players do and that’s get out there and play 140 games in the ( Triple-A Pacific) Coast League and put up huge numbers. You’ve got a pretty good-looking prospect in the wings,” he said.

Rosario is getting his chance to play in the Grapefruit League with the big leaguers and will continue to join them after surviving the first round of camp cuts on Sunday.

With David Wright sidelined by health problems and Jose Reyes moved over to third base, Rosario and Asdrubal Cabrera were left at shortstop in exhibition games. Rosario’s playing time increased when Reyes left camp to join Team Dominican Republic at the World Baseball Classic.