Here's a concept that seems increasingly foreign in modern baseball: trust your guy.

Giants manager Tony Vitello had every reason to pull Logan Webb early in Tuesday's outing in San Diego. Things weren't clicking right away, and in an era where managers treat their bullpen like a revolving door at a WeWork, the hook was right there for the taking.

But Vitello didn't bite. He let his ace work through it. And Webb — because that's what aces do — settled in, gutted it out, and delivered a quality start that keyed a Giants win against the Padres.

This is the kind of decision-making that separates good management from micromanagement, and honestly, it's a lesson that extends well beyond the diamond. Sometimes the best thing leadership can do is get out of the way and let talented people do their jobs. Novel concept, we know.

Webb has been the backbone of this pitching staff, and nights like Tuesday are exactly why. The right-hander showed the kind of composure and competitiveness that you simply can't manufacture. You either have it or you don't, and Webb has it in spades.

For a Giants team trying to stay relevant in a brutally competitive NL West, these are the wins that matter — the ones where your best pitcher fights through adversity instead of handing the ball off to a bullpen that's been taxed all season. It's the kind of gritty, no-excuses performance that fans who actually show up to Oracle Park (or in this case, watched from home while the team was in San Diego) deserve to see more often.

The takeaway? Let your studs be studs. Webb showed his guts, Vitello showed patience, and the Giants came away with a W. Sometimes baseball really is that simple.

Now do it again.