I once compared Andrew Suárez to Dallas Keuchel. I rarely take big swings with young players and, really, I just assume all baseball players are going to be bad because baseball is a difficult sport that’s largely about failing with dignity.
For some reason, I did not do this with Andrew Suárez.I saw him as the pitching version of Matt Duffy — scrappy, seemingly over-matched, but smart enough and just talented enough to make adjustments and punch back.
Luckily, everyone working for the Giants and everyone else who watches the Giants are much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much smarter than I and could see the writing on the wall long before I even knew to look.