That fly ball is a perfect example of why Rosario's defensive numbers don't look good this year. Both could have caught it but Buxton did so Rosario gets dinged for that.
This is a growing concern. Pitchers are learning not to throw him fastballs. If he can't adjust he could have a serious regression. The K's are piling up.
I don't mean to derail discussion about the premise of the post, but shouldn't the question be "Can the Twins win with the so called core 4"? Dozier and Mauer of the last few seasons (Brian's career year last year not withstanding) are not players you build a championship team around. They are just along for the ride next year ( and possibly beyond). There are plenty of questions surrounding those 4 core players that need to be answered, the biggest of which is Buxton going to be a superstar or just a nice player. The next biggest is Berrios an Ace/strong#2, or a #3 pitcher. the answers to those 2 things will go a long ways towards determining if the Twins can really become a championship caliber team.
I DON'T get what anyone sees in Colon. He's sucked all of year and he's 44 freaking years old, yet some on here expect some kind of Jesus like resurrection from him. He's done, he can barely make it through 5 innings on a good day, taxing our already overworked bullpen. The decision to keep him for even 1 more start is horse manure.
I said this in the game thread and I'll say it here. Yes the error hurt, but Berrios was terrible. He was going 2-0, 3-0 on almost every hitter. A lot of his pitches weren't even close.
Yes, error was costly, but Berrios was terrible tonight. You go 2-0, 3-0 on almost every batter you are going to get results like this. He was lucky in the 1st inning,he wasn't throwing strikes then either.