The 100 Greatest Royals of All-Time - #54 Jose Rosado

I think when he began his career, most of us thought he would be much higher, but here he is at #54 - Jose Rosado

Back in the late 90s, there wasn't a whole lot of deference to pitch counts, at least not by crusty, old-school baseball men. Men like Bob Boone and Tony Muser. Boone and Muser each managed the Royals in those days. They both spent the prime of their playing careers in the 1970s, a gritty era in which pitchers dominated, and defense and fielding won you ballgames. Those were days in which pitchers went nine innings every time out, and anything less meant you were a pansy. The strike zone back in those days was about as large as more...