JUPITER, Fla. • Already, Trevor Rosenthal has put together the best back-to-back seasons by a Cardinals closer in more than 20 years. He is only 25 years old. So, where does he go from here?
“I don’t think there is a next level,” said Jason Isringhausen, a Cardinals minor league pitching instructor and holder of the Cardinals’ career saves record. “He’s in the elite company right now.
“He’s very dominant. His strikeouts per nine innings are up there. His batting average against is low and that’s what really matters as a closer.”
For the record, Rosenthal has averaged 11.