Today Angels manager Kurt Suzuki put journeyman reliever Shaun Anderson on the mound in a game the Angels trailed by two runs. No matter how hard Anderson was hit, Suzuki left him in there. The Kurt Suzuki Dilemma: Incompetence or Intentional Tanking? There are many cases in which playing time should be alloted for the development of young players in a lost season like 2026 for the Angels. - Kurt Suzuki.