SCOTTSDALE — As the ink dried on Johnny Cueto’s $130 million deal, the left side of the Giants infield exchanged text messages. Shortstop Brandon Crawford jokingly told third baseman Matt Duffy to keep his eyes up at the hot corner so he wouldn’t be caught off guard by Cueto’s famous wiggle.
“We were just joking around that you’ve got to be ready for the wiggle … but seriously, we actually do,” Crawford said Thursday. “It’s not as much the wiggle as it is the quick pitch.”
Cueto has confounded hitters for years in part because he is one of the most unique pitchers in the game.