Understood but still unfair

The Twins announced a roster move shortly before their win Thursday afternoon:

Roster Moves: #MNTwins recall Romero from Triple-A, option Eades to Triple-A. pic.twitter.com/84ZC7NVvhp

— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) June 13, 2019

Ryan Eades had pitched twice for the big league club, a total of 3.2 innings with no runs allowed. He wasn't nearly as effective as a 0.00 ERA would suggest, but he had done nothing to get booted off the roster.

He got the ax because:

• Blake Parker is struggling;
• Taylor Rogers has been hampered by a sore back; and
• the Twins wanted a fresh arm in the bullpen, and Eades, who faced seven hitters on Wednesday in large part because Parker couldn't record an out, was the obvious choice to go.

Eades never figured to be on the roster long term anyway. Still, he did his job, Parker didn't do his, and it's Eades who pays for Parker's struggles. Understandable, but unfair.

Fernando Romero, who replaced Eades on the roster, faced four hitters in the eighth inning Thursday with a big lead and retired none of them. Matt Magill wound up pitching two innings to mop it up. So expect another bullpen shuffle today, with Romero returning to Triple A.

If that happens, at least Romero's demotion will be justified by his recent performance.