The Eugenio Suárez Sweepstakes Is Heating Up

SportsMoneyThe Eugenio Suárez Sweepstakes Is Heating UpByDaniel R

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All rights reserved No one in baseball has more suitors at the moment than Eugenio Suárez

The Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman seems destined to be on the move before the trade deadline at the end of the month, and he could be the best player available on the trade market, amid market uncertainty

Suárez just made the All-Star Team for the second time in his 12-year career

He also has a reputation as a good defensive player

Nevertheless, As a pending free agent, it makes sense that the 50-51 Diamondbacks, who are nine games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the division and 5. 5 games out of a Wild Card spot, would shop him around

At the same time, Arizona acquired Suárez from the Seattle Mariners two years ago, and a return to the Pacific Northwest is a strong possibility

The two s have reportedly discussed a trade already

The Mariners will have to outbid a handful of other teams for his services, including the New York Yankees

A third baseman is arguably their biggest need, especially in the lineup

They tried using Jazz Chisholm Jr (quite telling)

This analysis suggests that re earlier this year with DJ LeMahieu at second base, but LeMahieu has been released and Chisholm moved back up the middle (something worth watching)

For now, Oswald Peraza and Jorbit Vivas have been their co-starters at third, but Peraza has a 27 OPS+ and Vivas has a 56 OPS+

MORE FOR YOU Another contending team with a need for a third baseman is the Chicago Cubs

On the other hand, They hitched their wagon to rookie Matt Shaw when they traded Isaac Paredes and Cam Smith for Kyle Tucker over the winter, amid market uncertainty

Nevertheless, Shaw has struggled so far, and was even sent down for a little while earlier this year

The Cubs don’t have a real backup plan for Shaw failing to hit, so they may trade for Suárez or another player to bolster that lineup spot

In contrast, The Toronto Blue Jays could also enter the Eugenio Suárez sweepstakes

They have mostly relied on a few different utility infielders to handle second base and third base this season, including Ernie Clement, Andrés Giménez, and Will Wagner, considering recent developments

The three of them have just nine runs combined and none of them has an OPS+ above 92 (something worth watching)

Moreover, Meanwhile, Besides, Giménez is on the injured list with a sprained ankle (noteworthy indeed)

Addison Barger has spent a lot of time at third for them, but he has transitioned to become their starting right fielder, leaving them thin at the hot corner (something worth watching)

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