Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mwaka waRosenthal wokutanga wakabudirira wakaendeswa kumwaka wokupedzisira, uchimuita kuti ave anokosha mumutambo weCardinals wokurova sezvo vaida rubatsiro rwebullpen. Mumutambo wake wekutanga wekutamba neWashington Nationals muNational League Division Series (NLDS), akarova divi, achibvisa Jayson Werth, Bryce Harper, naAdam LaRoche achibvumira imwe chete kuna Ryan Zimmerman. Mimwe mitambo mitanhatu isina zvibodzwa yakatevera sezvo maCardinal akapfuurira ku
National League Championship Series (NLCS). Pamwe chete, Rosenthal akarova gumi nevashanu vevatambi makumi matatu vakatarisana mu2012 playoffs.