Don't Worry, We Have Trevor Rosenthal

By the way… my 17 year old… HATES this idea.

Yea, I should have written this a few days ago when it happened, but to be honest, I wanted to hear what my now 17 year would say about it… only because he is so in tune with all these players and knows the ins and outs when it comes to their progression or… lack there of. Throw Trevor Rosenthal into the “lack there of” category when talking to my 17 year old.

First… the news. YES writes:

“The New York Yankees have added another arm to the minor league organization after signing veteran reliever Trevor Rosenthal to a minor league deal…The 29-year-old right-hander last played for the Detroit Tigers…An All-Star for the St. Louis Cardinals just four seasons ago, Rosenthal has struggled to regain his previous form after missing the entire 2018 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. 

Over parts of seven seasons with three different clubs (Cardinals, Nationals, Tigers), Rosenthal owns a career ERA of 3.46 across 340 1/3 career innings. The Yankees will be hoping he can resemble the pitcher he was during the first six years of his career rather than the last one…”

Now my 17 year old:

“Rosenthal used to be a great pitcher, but he can’t consistently reach the 90s which will in turn hurt him unless he can reinvent himself.  I personally think those days are over for him. Too bad too… because he used to have great stuff.”

Now, as we all know, you never say never with players who are following dreams.  2 Tommy John surgeries later, a guy like Ty Hensley is working his way through with the Unicorns and doing a wonderful job!

I am getting constant updates from Ty’s mom Marci, as she knows I am not only a friend… but a fan!

And so look… we wish Trevor Rosenthal well.  He may end up being a minor league pitcher for the rest of his career, and that’s OK. But I, much like my son aren’t jazzed about Rosenthal.  But hey… who are we to judge… right?

Dreams can come true. If the Yankees can fix Trevor, if he can keep working hard… there could be a nice progression or reinvention… or something.