If there was one Angels pitcher who could have benefitted the most from having actual minor league games to develop, it was left-hander Jose Suarez, who was knocked around in his two major league starts on a depleted staff.
Suarez made two starts in his age-22 season, and they were disastrous. He allowed five runs in 1u2153 innings on August 20 against the Giants, and then five days later allowed five more runs in only one-plus inning against the Astros. That’s 10 runs allowed while recording only seven outs, with 16 of 23 batters faced reaching base.