Andrew Suárez is entering his second full season as a big leaguer, or at least he will once a roster spot is cleared for him. After being one of the better starters for the team last year, Suárez will likely begin the year in Triple-A for the simple reason that he has options remaining.
Though he’s just 26, Suárez is already something of an old style of player. The trend now is for pitchers to throw high spin fastballs up in the zone to counteract the uppercut swings of so-called launch angle hitters. Suárez, however, throws low-spin fastballs down in the zone to get ground balls.