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- Updated: May 19, 2016
9:14 PM ET
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota has optioned outfielder Eddie Rosario to Triple-A Rochester, the latest struggling young player sent down by the sputtering Twins.
Discipline at the plate topped the to-do list Rosario took with him to Triple-A.
“You can’t make a guy walk more, but you can try to get him to change his approach,” manager Paul Molitor said.
Rosario hit .267 with 13 home runs and led the majors with 15 triples as a rookie last year, but he was demoted with a .227 on-base percentage and 31 strikeouts in 115 at-bats. Oswaldo Arcia has taken over as the primary left fielder in place of Rosario, who has also committed his share of base-running and fielding mistakes.
“We have a lot of people who haven’t performed as we hoped,” Molitor said.
Center fielder Byron Buxton and starting pitcher Jose Berrios, widely viewed as the organization’s top two prospects, have been sent back to Rochester after rocky stretches with the Twins. General manager Terry Ryan …
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