3 Free Agent MLB Terbaik yang Cocok untuk Eugenio Suarez jika Hengkang dari Mariners

If a team is looking for power, third baseman Eugenio Suarez fits the bill and then some.

Last season, which Suarez split between the Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks, he uncorked 49 home runs and posted a .526 slugging percentage. Suarez would be a great fit in Seattle for the foreseeable future, as the 34-year-old would fill a position of need for a Mariners team that was one win away from reaching their first-ever World Series.

However, any team in need of a third baseman will likely see what it costs to sign Suarez. And with that, here are the three best free agent fits for Suarez should he depart Seattle.

Eugenio Suarez is a two-time All-Star. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

In theory, the Yankees’ 2026 starting lineup comes internally from one-to-nine, assuming that they re-sign one of outfielders Cody Bellinger and Trent Grisham. But that lineup doesn’t have to be written with a Sharpie; Suarez would be a high-voltage pickup for New York.

Excluding the 2020 MLB season, Suarez has averaged 35.1 home runs per season over the last seven years. He would add another impact bat to a Yankees’ offense that led MLB with 274 home runs last season and be an overall upgrade at third base.

So, why make a move at third base? New York appears married to Anthony Volpe at shortstop, with Jose Caballero pushing him; Jazz Chisholm Jr. is the everyday second baseman; Ben Rice likely replaces Paul Goldschmidt at first base. Sure, Ryan McMahon is due $32 million over the next two seasons and is a great third baseman. At the same time, he hit just .214 last season and has extensive experience starting at second base, too. Suarez can take over at third base with McMahon moving into a utility role. 

All that said, the Yankees may refrain from backing up the truck for Suarez, instead preferring to get a third baseman who hasn’t entered their prime (Munetaka Murakami?) or at least one with a better defensive track record (Suarez posted -6 DRS at third base last season) should they entertain upgrading from McMahon.

Eugenio Suarez spent the first season of his MLB career with the Tigers (2014). (Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Suarez is precisely what the 2026 Tigers need, and they don’t have to trade any prospects to get him.

Detroit shuffled several players at third base last season, including Zach McKinstry, Colt Keith and Andy Ibanez, among others. Signing Suarez would end the ever-fluid situation for the Tigers at the hot corner. Suarez, who ranked in the 89th percentile of MLB in barrel percentage last season (14.3%), would not only give the Mariners a proven third baseman but also a right-handed hitter with mammoth power.

While Detroit’s offense was a plausible unit, it ranked eighth out of 12 playoff teams in slugging percentage (.413). Suarez would fill a loose end and concurrently provide a power jolt to an offense that’s ready to roll. A lineup that features Riley Greene, Kerry Carpenter, Spencer Torkelson and Suarez is one that would be one of the best power units in MLB. Suarez fits the Tigers’ timeline, as they’ve made the playoffs in back-to-back years and are coming off a grueling, first-round playoff series loss to the Mariners.

So, why isn’t Detroit the No. 1 team for Suarez?

Eugenio Suarez has hit 49 home runs in a single season twice (2019 and 2025). (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)

Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said that the Pirates have “more flexibility than [they’ve] miliki di luar musim lainnya.” Sudah waktunya bagi Bajak Laut untuk menaruh uang mereka di mulut mereka.

Musim lalu, Pittsburgh berada di urutan terakhir di MLB dalam run (583), home run (117) dan persentase slugging (0,350), dan hit ke-28 (1,244). Singkatnya, grafik kedalaman posisi Pirates membutuhkan bantuan secara menyeluruh. Suarez akan menjadi solusi tegas di base ketiga untuk tahun-tahun mendatang, menambahkan komoditas yang sudah terbukti ke posisi sudut tengah lapangan dan sangat membutuhkan tenaga.

The Pirates kemungkinan besar harus menjadi penawar tertinggi untuk Suarez dan melakukan upaya bersama untuk meningkatkan daftar pemain mereka di tempat lain untuk meyakinkan pemain veteran baseman ketiga itu untuk bergabung, tetapi dia akan mengisi kekosongan dan mewakili langkah ke arah yang benar. Sedangkan untuk sisa lini tengah mereka, Pirates secara objektif dapat berharap bahwa salah satu infielder Nick Gonzales – pilihan No. 7 di Draf MLB 2020 – dan Jared Triolo akan tampil baik. Tetapi jika serangan Pittsburgh bisa menjadi unit kelas menengah, maka mereka akan memiliki peluang untuk menjadi tim wild card.

Paul Skenes bisa dibilang adalah pelempar awal terbaik dalam bisbol, tetapi rotasi awal Pittsburgh lebih dari sekadar pemenang Penghargaan Cy Young Liga Nasional 2025. Musim lalu, rotasi awal Pirates berada di urutan keenam di ERA (3,71) dan berada di urutan keenam di WHIP (1,19). Mike Burrows dan Carmen Mlodzinski menunjukkan potensi untuk menjadi pemain rotasi; prospek pitching yang terhormat Bubba Chandler melakukan debutnya di liga besar; Mitch Keller adalah pemain rotasi yang solid; Pirates memilih pemain tangan kanan Seth Hernandez dengan pilihan No. 6 di Draft MLB 2025; sebelum menderita cedera UCL, pemain kidal Jared Jones menunjukkan kemampuan untuk menjadi pelempar strikeout dan kekuatan rotasi teratas pada tahun 2024.

Jika sekarang bukan waktunya bagi Pirates, yang belum pernah meraih musim kemenangan sejak 2018, untuk mengeluarkan uang dan melakukan lompatan, lalu kapan lagi?

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