On Thursday, just after it was announced that Jose Reyes would be getting the start at shortstop for the series opener against the Atlanta Braves, many fans voiced their concerns about Amed Rosario not getting consistent playing time.

Mets manager Mickey Callaway spoke to Kevin Kernan of the New York Post about the team’s plans for their 22-year-old budding star as they move forward through the tail-end of the season.

Callaway alluded to Rosey getting time off “twice a week because of extra workload” and admitted with “full disclosure” that, “the team is going nowhere, Rosario is working on all kinds of things so missing a start here or there in a lost season is no big deal.”

To this writer, that seems like the wrong way to approach such a young, uber-talented hitter like Rosario.

It’s true, he hasn’t exactly wowed since making his MLB debut a little over a year ago (August 1). In 534 plate appearances with the Mets, the Dominican native has a .240/.275/.368 slash line with a 76 OPS+.

Any power he’s shown has come in well-spaced spurts (four homers in 165 at-bats last season, four this year in 364 at-bats). He’s gone on cold snaps to make a polar bear shiver. At times, he’s looked completely overmatched.

But then, of course, there are the times that the phenom-potential in Rosey shines through. Take his most recent hill-to-valley as a prime example.

From June 14 through the end of the month (15 games, 41 at-bats), Rosario hit .293/.370/.463. As was noted here, the level of confidence in his swing (and his entire demeanor for that matter) was through the roof.

After a 0-for-11 start to July, he hit .327/.352/.538 from July 9 to July 26 (17-for-52) with three doubles, four triples, and six runs batted in. Sure, he finished the month out on another 0-for-18 funk, but, clearly, things are starting to turn around for Rosario.

It should be noted that amidst Callaway’s comments and a day off on Thursday, Rosario has gone 2-for-11 in August. He is leading off against the Braves in Sunday’s series finale today.

As cautious as the team wants to be with such a prized commodity, and even though that position is understandable and logical, through these eyes, getting the neophyte the most playing time they can at this point in his career has to be of utmost importance.

Letting him work through his troubles at his own pace, without having to worry about if he’s playing tomorrow, has to be the prioritized course of action with Amed Rosario.