Among the many things Twins management deserves credit for, turning the pen into a legit strength comes in at the top for me. I'm a big believer in the importance of relievers to winning and losing. And both the FO and the field manager seem to me to have made it a priority. I want to give Rocco special credit for another thing...he's really good at not only using relievers by situations rather than innings, he's also way more proactive in getting his pen into a game than previous managers. I strongly believe in the old "lose a game early, its on the starter, lose a game late, its on the manager" saying. Rocco doesn't often lose games due to waiting until his starter has blown a lead and THEN trudging forlornly out to the mound to summon a reliever--AKA a "Molitor". No manager is perfect, but Rocco is light years better at taking his starter out before that happens.