Alex Anthopoulos
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Doesn't care if he has to pitch the eighth, the ninth.
If you have him go two innings, he's fine with doing that.
I didn't realize that someone mentioned this year that he's never made an all-star team and he's been such a good reliever.
And look, he's,
If you get, we all have lived through watching guys in the ninth and so on, but for me specifically, the value of strike throwers, it's just quality of life is just so much better.
You know, are you going to strike out 14 per nine or whatever it is?
Probably not, but just the ability to throw it over and Suarez does the same, same thing.
I'll take away some of those strikeouts and swing and miss to get the strikes guys on base and so on.
To me, that allows those guys, instead of having these long 20-pitch innings, that makes them more available during the year.
Back-to-backs aren't as bad.
If you want to go three in a row and it's a low pitch count each time, there's just all this other value that comes along with that.
And, look, you also have the optionality of if it is a low pitch count as well because he's got strike throwers to go two innings, which saves the bullpen.
So our two big-time guys in Suarez and Iglesias, they both throw a ton of strikes.
They're great teammates, great pros.
But I'm with you.
I think he's so underrated.
And, look, I hope he continues and he can make his first All-Star team in 26.