Fellow West County residents Mike Matheny, then an adviser for the Kansas City Royals, and unemployed reliever Trevor Rosenthal got together one day this past offseason at Matheny’s home.
Matheny, who managed Rosenthal at the height of his career here when the righthander had consecutive save seasons of 45 and a club record 48 in 2014-15, said he had seen some video of Rosenthal from the 2019 season — when Rosenthal was let go three times — and he had some thoughts about that both pro and con.
“I could tell he was in a good place with his body, as much as anything, and with his mind,” said Matheny.