"Steven has as much talent as anyone who puts on a uniform through the big leagues," starter Alex Cobb said. "The one thing he does is he tries too hard. He wants to outwork anyone else."
Sometimes, all the work helps. All too often, it works against him.
Cobb watched it from afar for much of this season, as he worked his way back from Tommy John surgery. Cobb has seen it close up this month, and when he watched Souza strikeout twice in two at-bats Wednesday against the Orioles, he went to him in the dugout and offered some friendly advice.