Kurt Suzuki, the heir apparent to Jason Kendall, is back in the big leagues in order to pick up as much as he can from Kendall. "Jason's the best you can get,'' Suzuki said Sunday at AT&T Park. "I'm going to follow him and how he prepares himself, be around him a lot doing as much as I can.'' Suzuki, called up from Triple-A Sacramento after backup catcher Adam Melhuse was dealt to the Rangers on Saturday, "definitely'' will play more than Melhuse did, manager Bob Geren said. Asked if that meant once a week, Geren said it will be at least that. It's unclear how long the A's want Suzuki to stay in the majors without playing every day; they typically do not bring up prospects to sit much, but, Geren said, catching is a different animal. "There's more to breaking in a catcher than any other position,'' said Geren, a former big-league catcher. "He has to learn the league, learn the opposition, stuff like that.''