SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Johnny Cueto provides endless entertainment when he faces major league hitters.
Stick him in minor league camp for a day, and the interplay gets even better. Cueto toyed with an Arizona Diamondbacks A-ball squad on Saturday, holding them scoreless in seven innings while walking one and striking out 10.
It was a controlled environment, designed to let Cueto build his pitch count. So he did seven innings of work despite getting up and down just six times. In one inning, he worked so quickly that the Giants had him stay out there. He recorded six outs.