The Next Great MLB Closer

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Closers tend to come out of nowhere. One day they're walking off the mound after yet another bad minor league start, the next they're anchoring the 9th inning. Well, maybe not that soon after a start, you gotta let them rest... eh, you get the point.
The next great big league closer seems to have arrived, and he goes by Robert Suarez. But unlike so many great closers before him, Suarez seems to have been bred for the closer role from the moment he stepped on a professional mound. So lets take a look together at the story of Robert Suarez; a tale of perseverance and a reminder that you should never give up on your dreams.
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28 сен 2024

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@Cheesefist 2 месяца назад

His 2023 issues I think came from the yips after the Bryce Harper home run in the NLCS in 2022. Thankfully he was able to work through his issues and become one of the highlights of our team.

@TheBaseballBlues Месяц назад

Yeah, completely agree. It was a tough way to end the season and have that last outing be on his mind for the entire off season. That and the perfect storm of underachieving that was the 2023 Padres certainly didn't help matters. This season though, he's more than proving his worth!

@Lawrence_619 Месяц назад

When he first got to SD, he didnt pitch well...this was the beginning of '22. In Spring Training, fans and the media were like "oh, man...this Suarez dude is supposed to be THE SH*T!". The season started, and I remember him and Luis Garcia and Nick Martinez, struggling...a LOT. And our pennant hopes got knocked around way before it was necessary. But pitching coach, Ruben Niebla, figured his guys out, and a questionable bullpen turned into the best on in the NL that year on their way to a pennant appearance. Suarez was so bad at one point, I was like "and this is the dude thats supposed to be the closer?"....enter Josh Hader, who Suarez set up. And looking back, I think that was the best thing for Suarez at that time... San Diego's always had some of the best closers the league ever saw, whether it be for a long time or relatively short period of time...Goose, Fingers, Hoffman, Beck, Bell, etc...sprinkled with some of the better closers of their day, in Street, Hader, Benoit and Fernando Rodney. But if Suarez can stay relatively healthy long enough and help the franchise get that WS...he'll be second to Hoffman, when it comes to Padre closers that truly made a longlasting impact on the franchise. Where closers are concerned, his 4 seam heater, is one of the best pitches Ive ever seen...he hides it well with a pretty short-arm delivery, for a big man.

@TheBaseballBlues Месяц назад

In a way it was similar to Ohtani's arrival where everyone thought Ohtani was a bust after a horrible spring training but turned it on once the season started. Obviously, I'm not comparing the two; one's a generational talent and the other a 33 year old closer. But at least in that instance, the similarities are there. And his spring training performance is probably the reason AJ Preller swung that Opening Day trade for Taylor Rogers with the Twins. I do agree that his first game was a wash and a brutal welcome to the big leagues, but doing the research for this video, I discovered that his numbers excluding that first game are actually really good: a 1.70 ERA, 61Ks, and a .176 BAA in 47.2 innings. And like you said, he became a great setup man down the stretch for Hader and didn't allow a single run from the beginning of September up until that 8th inning HR to Bryce Harper in game 5 of the NLCS. If San Diego can finally win it all this year and he continues to be lights out down the stretch and into October, he will definitely be remembered as one of the greatest closers in franchise history along with Hoffman. And thank you for watching! 🙏🏻

@Toasterbbang 18 дней назад

I just realized…He looks like Alex Pereira’s twin 😂

@TheBaseballBlues 15 дней назад

😂

@smolitj Месяц назад

He probably came on the scene too late to be an all time great, but I think some young guys who could really be all time great closers are: Josh Hader, Emmanuel Clase, Devin Williams, Jhoan Duran, Andres Munoz, Mason Miller, and Ryan Helsley.

@TheBaseballBlues Месяц назад

I agree that its certainly too late to get to all time great status, him being 33 and all and barely getting his first big league shot at the closers role compared to names like Munoz or Miller that aren't even 25 and already dominating the later innings. I do see him, barring injury, as a great closer for at least the next half decade though. His FB/changeup repertoire doesn't include a breaking ball, resulting in less torque on the elbow, so hopefully less injury risk for him.

@madxD144 Месяц назад

LMAO its pretty sure its Clase

@TheBaseballBlues Месяц назад

Oh, I totally agree that Clase is elite, but I wouldn't necessarily call him the next great closer because he's already been a great one for the past couple of years. This season is Suarez's first go around as a closer, at least stateside, and he has all the tools to be elite like Clase is. That's why I went with him.

@GusGusTravels Месяц назад

1st closer that comes to my mind is Trevor freakin Hoffman. Now we have Suarez.

@PrinceChaloner 13 дней назад

Don't forget about Tanner Scott..

@DeeJayRoyalT2 2 месяца назад

For Robert Suarez as with many South American players life is difficult they learn about perseverance from an early age. Robert Suarez has been a blessing for the Padres as much as they've been a blessing for him. Sigue adelante!!

@TheBaseballBlues Месяц назад

Indeed. So many come from very little and have to work so hard for everything they get. It's like starting a race with 5 second delay. I'm glad to see him persevere and find this success because humble people like him deserve it.

@hopespringseternal2624 2 месяца назад

As a Padres fan, I love Robert Suarez. Thank you for this video!

@TheBaseballBlues Месяц назад

Thank you for watching! I appreciate it!!

@sun6262- 2 месяца назад

why my dumbaa say jeff bagwell when he said "if you ask 10 baseball fans the first closer to come to mind" i was thinking about kimbrel but some reason said bagwell

@TheBaseballBlues Месяц назад

😂😂

@dangeejr 2 месяца назад

2024 all star 🌟

@TheBaseballBlues Месяц назад

💯

@natelan69420 Месяц назад

Wow, you hit this one out of the park, pun intended! Go Padres!!

@TheBaseballBlues Месяц назад

Thank you! I appreciate the kind words!!

@sandygarcia3567 Месяц назад

As a padre fan I love suarez, but the best closer of this generation is emmanuel clase he is also a lot older than clase, suarez is 33 while clase is 26.

@TheBaseballBlues Месяц назад

I wholeheartedly agree that when it comes to closers, Clase is in a class all to himself right now, pun intended 😂... But since Clase was already more than established going into this year, he's not really catching anyone by surprise. Suarez on the other hand, I don't think anyone outside of Padres fans had any idea of his potential. But now, I think everyone knows 😎

@TheWanderingPoett 4 месяца назад

Another great video my guy! I don't remember the last time I heard of a player that came from Japan that wasn't Japanese. Suarez is so good, wish the Marlins would've gotten him. Then again we probably would've traded him by now lol

@TheBaseballBlues 4 месяца назад

Thank you, much appreciated. Honestly, I can't recall of anyone either. I know that a few Cuban players the last few years have gone to Japan before making the jump to MLB, but I think it's different than Suarez's situation as they couldn't come straight to the US without defecting, which they would've if they could've. And if he was on the Marlins, yeah, they would've traded him one season after resigning him 😂 Thank you for watching!